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Trans rights activists protest the Section 35 order to block Scotland's recent Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill outside opposite Downing Street this week (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Letters Readers' Letters: Don’t blame media for trans bill culture war

Kirsty Logan PIC: Simone Falk

Books Book review: Now She Is Witch, by Kirsty Logan

Letters Readers' Letters: Reasons to be cheerful in an otherwise bleak year

Columnists Joyce McMillan: Like Orwell in 1939, we must realise some wars have to be fought

Columnists Tories discover that bashing union leaders no longer works – Joyce McMillan

Theatre and Stage Arts review of 2022: Joyce McMillan on the year in theatre

Columnists SNP and Labour's bitter war leaves 'Middle Scotland' in despair – Joyce McMillan

Theatre and Stage Theatre review: An Edinburgh Christmas Carol, Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

Columnists Joyce McMillan: Supreme Court seems to think Scotland can be treated like colony

Columnists Joyce McMillan: UK faces depression and decline unless it adopts Green New Deal

Books Book review: The Tongue She Speaks, by Emma Grae

Columnists Joyce McMillan: Bland Biden gives hope to centre-left across the West

Columnists How Tory ideology caused UK's ethical and financial meltdown – Joyce McMillan

Columnists Joyce McMillan: Energy crisis shows why Scotland should quit UK's Tory nightmare

Edinburgh Festivals Fringe theatre reviews: 9 Circles | The Golfer | Afghanistan Is Not Funny...

Columnists How the Royal Family can thrive in 21st century Britain – Joyce McMillan

Columnists Joyce McMillan: Millions still prefer the old Tory illusion

Columnists Joyce McMillan: Gorbachev's commitment to peace is his lasting legacy

Edinburgh Festivals Scotsman Fringe Awards: this year's Edinburgh festival prize-winners

Columnists Joyce McMillan: Cost-of-living crisis shows folly of 'small state' politics

Edinburgh Festivals Your invitation to the Scotsman Fringe Awards at the Edinburgh festival

Edinburgh Festivals Edinburgh Fringe reviews: This Is Not A Show About Hong Kong | Nightlands

Edinburgh Festivals Fringe Firsts: six more winners of our Edinburgh Fringe new writing awards revea...

Edinburgh Festivals Fringe Young Writers Award: a chance to be mentored by Scotsman critics

Edinburgh Festivals Fringe theatre round-up: She Wolf | Psychodrama

Edinburgh Festivals Fringe Firsts week one - we reveal our 2022 Edinburgh festival award-winners

Columnists Joyce McMillan: Tories' ludicrous plans highlight opposition's lack of vision

Edinburgh Festivals Theatre reviews: Truth’s A Dog Must To Kennel | Every Word Was Once An Animal

Columnists Terror and waste of new Cold War looms - Joyce McMillan

Theatre and Stage Edinburgh International Festival: 4 theatre highlights for 2022

Edinburgh Festivals The Scotsman’s 2022 Edinburgh Festival coverage: everything you need to know

Theatre and Stage East Lothian: Festival vibes on the coast, but without the crowds

Opinion How we are covering the return of Edinburgh's festivals

Columnists Johnson is not the problem. He's just a symptom of Westminster's corrupt system

Books Book review: Bought and Sold - Scotland, Jamaica and Slavery, by Kate Phillips

Columnists Shrewd Sturgeon is playing her Indyref cards to maximum effect – Joyce McMillan

Columnists SNP and Labour should learn from our new national hero – Joyce McMillan

Theatre and Stage Scots: A musical history of Scotland in 50 minutes

Letters Readers' Letters: Who will make the case for nuanced Unionism?

Columnists Unionists at a standstill with their case against independence - Joyce McMillan

Books Book review: The Social Distance Between Us, by Darren McGarvey

Columnists Why is the political response so muted in the face of this colossal crisis ?

Columnists Why SNP and Labour need to stop fighting and talk – Joyce McMillan

Theatre and Stage Laurel and Hardy: The best play about the best comedy duo in history

Columnists Disempowered councils seem too weak to take real action on global warming

Books Book review: Modren Makars: Yin, by Ann MacKinnon, Finola Scott and Irene Howat

Theatre and Stage Theatre reviews: hang | Mr Moonlight

Columnists Will Tories' moral meltdown spark a fightback against their toxic policies?

Columnists Johnson’s credo is one of greed, selfishness and rule-breaking – Joyce McMillan

Columnists The EU can only hold its values firm in the face of sneering Viktor Orban

Books Book review: The Age of the Strongman, by Gideon Rachman

Theatre and Stage Theatre reviews: Julius Caesar | Daniel Getting Married

Columnists Johnson's lies are on collision course with hard reality – Joyce McMillan

Columnists How disaster capitalists are leading us towards a planet-sized disaster

Columnists Why Sturgeon's time as First Minister may be coming to an end – Joyce McMillan

Columnists Putin's heartlessness makes him dangerous in victory or defeat – Joyce McMillan

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Columnists Recent events suggest MSPs aren’t following policymakers' 'three golden rules'