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Being kind to people online and in person can help counter the corrosive effect of the growing 'age of meanness' (Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Columnists Are you well? How to use kindness to defeat ‘age of meanness’ – Joe Goldblatt

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Columnists Rushdie attack shows fight for free speech is never ending – Scotsman

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People Dame Kelly Holmes spent 28 years fearing she would be outed

Columnists Depp vs Heard is not the only reason why women are facing a new dark age

Columnists Depp vs Heard is being used to fuel social media backlash against MeToo movement

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Columnists We need to reassess the increasing digitisation of our lives – Alastair Stewart

What's On Good Omens and Anansi Boys: Big name stars are spotted filming in Edinburgh

Columnists How Covid has undermined democracy – Kenny MacAskill MP

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Columnists Women's rights activists must be heard in transgender debate – Meghan Gallacher

Home Farmers get the balance right on health trust

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Columnists More and more people are falling for soulless lure of fame – Laura Waddell

Columnists We believe Scotland is not a racist nation but this belief has now been tested -...

Columnists Sturgeon is taking surer path back to normality than Johnson – Christine Grahame

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Columnists A society in danger of forgetting power of forgiveness - Rev. David Nixon

Columnists Social media now plays a key role in business - Mike Christoforou

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Opinion Ofcom’s mission creep is a threat to our liberty and more - Brian Monteith

Columnists Ofcom’s mission creep is a major  threat to our liberty - Brian Monteith

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Columnists Too many still cut off from society - Ros Halley

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