The arrival of autumn – once described by John Keats as the ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ – means it’s time for a proper feast in Scotland, writes Stephen Jardine.
Old animals in shelters are often overlooked by those looking for a new pet, but Alex Watson has found the experience of adopting Sherry the cat, now 64 in cat years, particularly rewarding.
The UK government risks undermining the “legitimacy” of the union if it continues to block a second independence referendum in all circumstances, a leading think tank has said.
Scotland needs to have a decent, efficient and affordable bus service to meet its climate change targets as well as ensuring people can get to work on time, writes Gillian Fyfe.
The Workplace Parking Levy takes no account of the ability to pay, whether drivers have the option of leaving their car at home and is a fundamentally unfair tax, writes Miles Briggs.
The 700th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath is to be marked with a horse-led procession, the unveiling of a new choral work and a mass picnic in the historic Angus town where the document was signed.
In the modern, globalised world, most nation states share sovereignty in one way or another while their people can choose to relocate to a new country, writes Kenny MacAskill.
