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SNP MSP and Minister for Independence Jamie Hepburn

Readers' Letters: Independence Minister wrong about Brown and Vow

The decision to house Ukrainian refugees, seen observing a minute's silence for Ukrainian troops, on the MS Victoria cruise ship explains one reason why migrants don't move to Scotland – a lack of housing (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Scotland needs to sell itself to migrants as a good place to live – Brian Wilson

Humza Yousaf understands that building sustained majority support for Scottish independence may take time (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Indy cause remains strong with the SNP best placed to lead it – Stewart McDonald

David Cameron PIC: Elaine Hill

Book review: Femke, by David Cameron

Twitter's blue ticks are now mostly only given to users who pay for them (Picture: Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images)

Elon Musk was right to end Twitter’s old 'lords and peasants' system

Nicola Sturgeon did not enjoy a good relationship with Boris Johnson.

How did previous first meetings between First Minister and Prime Minister go?

The level of support for Scottish independence among young voters is high, and there are reasons why they won't grow out of it (Picture: Lesley Martin/PA)

Think SNP's troubles mean Scottish independence is dead? Think again

Tributes have been paid to Conservative former chancellor Nigel Lawson after his death at the age of 91.

Tributes paid to 'giant' of Tory politics Nigel Lawson after his death

Liz Truss arrives at Conservative headquarters on September 5 after being elected party leader (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images)

I was wrong about American-style TV debates. They're vital – Alastair GJ Stewart

John Lewis'' flagship store in the St James Quarter, Edinburgh (Pic: Michael Gillen)

John Lewis: Retail guru Mary Portas warns John Lewis it has ‘let go of its soul’

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer publishes tax details

Over 100,000 messages from Matt Hancock and government ministers have been leaked by journalist Isabel Oakeshott

Who is Isabel Oakeshott? Key revelations from leak of Hancock WhatsApps

Kate Forbes, and the other SNP leadership candidates, should commit to drawing up a comprehensive plan to achieve Scotland's climate change targets (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

SNP leadership contest is an opportunity to get serious about climate change

Aberdeen captain Willie Miller celebrates with the rest of the team after winning the European Cup Winners Cup following a 2-1 win over Real Madrid in Gothenburg in 1983.

Gothenburg Greats to be honoured as Aberdeen confirm 40th anniversary plans

First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon during a press conference at St Andrew's House, Edinburgh. Picture: Andy Buchanan/PA Wire

Nicola Sturgeon promises to publish tax returns next month

Nadhim Zahawi

Sunak orders investigation into Tory chairman Nadhim Zahawi amid tax questions

Jeremy Hunt channels Mr Bean as he orders a coffee in a new Treasury video about inflation (Picture: HM Treasury)

Chancellor Bean is actually talking sense in much-mocked video

Boris Johnson to release a memoir about his time in Downing Street after reportedly £6 million deal.

Boris Johnson to release a memoir about his time in Downing Street

Acting Finance Secretary John Swinney delivered the Scottish Budget for 2023-24 last month (Picture: Andrew Cowan/pool/Getty Images)

Swinney faces moral questions of his own as public services struggle

Where once many people grew their own food, now most people buy it from supermarkets (Picture: Marvin Recinos/AFP via Getty Images)

Looming global food crisis should galvanise world into action – Joyce McMillan

Lord Young of Graffham, David Young holds his insignia of member of the Order of the Companions of Honour after it was presented to him by the Prince of Wales in 2015 (Photo by John Stillwell - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Lord Young: tributes paid after death of Cabinet Minister at 90

“I always wanted to incorporate some kind of art into my career.”

Ad Feature The astounding life and career of Rita Poddar

Rishi Sunak can't resist the cameras but now he's PM he should stop the cheesy videos.

What is it about Tories and photo-ops? They can’t stop themselves

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks with patient Sreeja Gopalan during a visit to Croydon University Hospital, south London on Friday.Leon Neal/PA Wire

Immaturity, simplicity and populism now prevail in politics - Alastair Stewart

Rishi Sunak speaks to the audience during a Conservative Friends of India event in August. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Sunak would become youngest UK PM in modern political history if he wins

The continued extraction or import of fossil fuels into the UK should be made conditional on the permanent removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (Picture: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images)

Could Truss allow new oil-and-gas drilling and strengthen UK net-zero target?

The hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, passes the City Chambers on the Royal Mile. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

The final goodbye: Scotland bids farewell to Queen Elizabeth II

Larry for Leader billboards emerged across London in the Chief Mouser's bid to replace former PM Boris Johnson.

Who is No. 10’s Larry the cat who ‘entered’ the PM race?

2022 AJ Bell Tour of Britain - Stage 1 - Aberdeen to Glenshee Ski Centre, Scotland - Corbyn Strong, Israel Premier Tech, wins the stage. (Photo Zac Williams/SWpix.com)

North East showcased as cycling destination spot with the first stage of the Tou...

Liz Truss during a hustings event in Darlington, County Durham. Picture: Press Association

Euan McColm: The Tories need to stop the party’s slide even further right

Former Prime Ministers, from left, John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown attend a Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Whitehall in 2021 (Picture: Justin Tallis/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Former prime ministers should set up non-party political 'brains trust'

Rishi Sunak looks at a book with Teddy Openshaw as his father, Henry, looks on after a Conservative leadership campaign event in Ribble Valley yesterday (Picture: Owen Humphreys/pool/Getty Images)

Is race an issue for Sunak? It's a difficult question but survey data is telling

Anne Simpson, chair of the Book of Deer Project, with the manuscript. She said it felt 'unreal' that it was now on show in Aberdeen. PIC: Aberdeen City Council.

Scotland's 'oldest surviving manuscript' comes home after hundreds of years

Boris Johnson, the current leader of the Conservative Party, and James II, the former Duke of York (Getty Images / Peter Lely)

Why are the Conservatives called Tories? Meaning explained

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is seeking to hold another referendum on Scotland's place in the UK before the end of 2023. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Leader: ‘Devomax’ will never satisfy Nationalists

Itziar Ituno and Marc Martinez in Intimacy

Sherwood is exceptional drama but the second episode ends with a shock

Boris Johnson has chosen to play 'EU trade war' games for the benefit of certain elements of British public opinion (Picture: Dominic Lipinski/WPA pool/Getty Images)

How Johnson has been revealed as a reactionary nationalist – Joyce McMillan

The boarding school experience for Richard Beard's generation was firmly rooted in the past (Picture: John Pratt & Chris Ware/Keystone Features/Getty Images)

What boarding schools can do to UK's future leaders – Laura Waddell

Football has become a political football again with Boris suggesting Ukraine sould be given a World Cup bye

Waving Ukraine all the way to Qatar would be some gesture

David Cameron is driving a small lorry of supplies to Poland

Ex-PM David Cameron driving ‘small lorry’ to Poland with supplies for refugees

Renewable energy can drive down the price of energy, cut carbon emissions and reduce the power of despots like Vladimir Putin (Picture: William Edwards/AFP via Getty Images)

How renewable energy can help solve three major crises – Scotsman comment

Bogside Artists' mural depicting a famous photograph from Bloody Sunday of the dying Jackie Duddy being carried by local men as a local priest Fr Edward Daly (later Bishop) tries to lead them to safety waving a blood stained white handkerchief. The mural is one of several which make up the People's Gallery in the Bogside, where the killings happened. Picture: JPIMedia

Bloody Sunday: 'The people did not forget. We remember still' - Brendan McDaid

John Kelly, brother of Michael Kelly, who was killed on Bloody Sunday in Derry's Bogside in 1972, holds an image of his brother beside the Civil Rights mural in the city. The campaigner has told how he narrowly avoided being shot on the same day his teenage brother was killed. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Bloody Sunday families say battle for justice goes on after 50 years

Lesley Stephen, who was diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer in 2014, said the approval of the new drug would allow for "kinder" treatment options. Picture: Chris Watt

Potential 'game changing' breast cancer drug approved in Scotland

David Cameron set out the basis for a Scottish independence referendum on an episode of the BBC's Andrew Marr Show (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Union dividend is more important to Scotland than ever – Pamela Nash

Donald Trump's supporters storm the US Capitol in an attempt to stop the ratification of Joe Biden's election as US president (Picture: Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

How liberalism has made Western democracies what they are – Dr Paul Arnell

Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael called for a "revolution" in standards

Alistair Carmichael calls for transparency ‘revolution’ over sleaze scandal

The UK government's decision to fund carbon-capture-and-storage schemes in England instead of Scotland will have dashed the hopes of Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross (Picture: Daniel Leal-Olivas/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Here's clear evidence Scotland has no future in Brexit Britain – Kenny MacAskill

Perhaps Scotland's national character is closer to the Rev I M Jolly than Disneyland, but it's much easier to be happy when you have a job, a warm house and access to healthcare (Picture: Mark Ashman/Disney via Getty Images)

Sturgeon should focus on the economy ahead of 'well-being' – Susan Dalgety

Twenty women currently living with secondary breast cancer, captured by global award-winning portrait photographer Viktorija Grigorjevaite aka Sane Seven

Secondary breast cancer remains “forgotten” illness, says patient

The odd half-empty shelf is no excuse to start panic-buying and making the situation worse (Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images )

Big Society values are needed now more than ever in modern times – Scotsman says

Ministers have been criticised for failing to have an adequate policy around retaining WhatsApp and text messages.

Texts between ministers may be deleted permanently due to lack of backup system

The European Union flag flies outside the Scottish Parliament on January 29, 2020 in Edinburgh alongside the Saltire. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Scottish Government 'likely to lose' court battle over indyref2, says ex-adviser

An advert for the social media campaign to encourage the young people to get vaccinated against Covid which has drawn criticism

Buller Boris may struggle to be down with the kids over Covid jags – Aidan Smith

David Cameron leaves his home in London ahead of giving evidence to the Commons Treasury Committee on Greensill Capital. Picture: PA

David Cameron reportedly made $10 million from Greensill before firm's collapse

Dundee saw homelessness rise 10 per cent last year and the city has the worst drug death rate in Scotland (Picture: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images)

'Big Society' that filled austerity's gaps is at risk – Scotsman comment

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Police Scotland officers outside Turnberry's hotel during Mr Trump's visit in May 2023. Picture: Robert Perry/Getty

Taxpayers to pick up policing bill for Donald Trump's visit to Scotland

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Expert: AI threat should have delayed key review of school exams

SNP administrations have sought at various stages to centralise public services

Brian Monteith: The centralisation of the SNP can yet be undone - here's how