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Snares: Hidden cruelty in the Scottish countryside

Badger - credit: Ian Usher
14 November 2016

Associate feature: The League Against Cruel Sports are again stepping up the fight to make snares illegal

Iain Green 371
How did Donald Trump get elected?
18 November 2016

In the confusion over Trump's rise to power, it's weird no one has asked what Kilroy thinks

henry mcleish - column
Henry McLeish: What's the point of a union that's unwilling to take Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland seriously?
11 November 2016

Henry McLeish on what Brexit could mean for the debate over independence

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David Thomson, Scottish Food and Drink Federation

Growing food and drink through innovation

8 November 2016
Associate feature: the Scottish Food and Drink Federation inspiring businesses to innovate
We Will Remember, by Michael Garnett

Forgetting to remember: why FIFA may be right on the poppy

8 November 2016
Scotland vs England at Wembley is just the latest battleground over what the poppy symbolises,...
Scottish Parliament outside view

The Commission on Parliamentary Reform is a poorly conceived way to review parliamentary democracy

4 November 2016
Martin Sime, chief executive of SCVO, on why the new Commission on Parliamentary Reform is a missed...
Iain Green 370

Sketch: Wild times at the Scottish Green conference

4 November 2016
Sketch: What went on at the Scottish Green conference?
Council tax graphs

Council tax payers seeking to avoid the SNP's higher band hike face a Kafkaesque bureaucratic trap

3 November 2016
Over half of Scotland's homes are in the wrong council tax band but there is no way out for most...
Steve Watt

Tech 100: ‘As IT leaders we need to be open to considering creative routes for IT recruitment’

2 November 2016
Chief information officer at the University of St Andrews, Steve Watt, on addressing the skills...
Bee

Sketch: Things get heated as the Scottish Parliament talks Brexit and the environment

28 October 2016
Scottish Parliamentary sketch: MSPs talk Brexit and the environment
Geoff Aberdein by David Anderson

As party conference season ends, what's new?

27 October 2016
Geoff Aberdein takes a look at the state of Scotland’s political parties as they arrive back...
City of Edinburgh Council 20mph speed limit The Reducer

20mph speed limits need to be enforced

27 October 2016
A 20mph speed limit was introduced in central Edinburgh in July 2016, but a lack of enforcement...
Colin Birchenall

Tech 100: 'If the public sector does not disrupt itself, it will be disrupted'

26 October 2016
Colin Birchenall, chief technology officer for the new Local Government Digital Office and the...
Iain Green

Sketch: What does the SNP stand for?

21 October 2016
What happened at the SNP's autumn conference?
John McTernan

John McTernan: Theresa May’s speech may turn out to be a last hurrah

11 October 2016
Theresa May's speech to the Conservative Party conference was not conviction, but cowardice combine...
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French minister of state for digital affairs and innovation Axelle Lemaire

French digital affairs minister visits Edinburgh University to discuss Brexit

21 November 2016

The French minister for digital affairs, Axelle Lemaire, will give a lecture in Edinburgh on the digital economy

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Aberdeen City Region Deal could create more than £820m of additional investment

21 November 2016

Partners said the deal could bring in more money once private sector and other investment factored in

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Learn how to get the most out of your communication campaigns with Holyrood's Essential Communications Skills training event. 

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Holyrood and iomart will be co-hosting two Cloud Solutions Seminars in November, aimed at providing a forum for discussing the next steps for cloud services

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23 November 2016

This briefing will explore the latest reforms and changes in fundraising regulation in Scotland and examine good fundraising practice.

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24 November 2016

Following the Scottish Government’s announcement to introduce a new Scottish Child Poverty Bill, what does the future hold for both policy-makers and practitioners working to meet the needs of Scot

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