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Sketch: John Swinney seeks pen pal

Sketch: John Swinney seeks pen pal

Would Anas Sarwar and Russell Findlay care to join his prestigious new circle of the elite?
by Louise Wilson
Scottish Budget: Abolishing the two-child cap is a bold move, but a gamble
Economy

Scottish Budget: Abolishing the two-child cap is a bold move, but a gamble

John Prescott: A proud man-of-the-people who mixed just as comfortably with world leaders

John Prescott: A proud man-of-the-people who mixed just as comfortably with world leaders

We need action not words to halt the decline of Scotland's ancient pinewoods

We need action not words to halt the decline of Scotland's ancient pinewoods

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Sketch: Liam Kerr takes a death-defying trip
Louise Wilson
by Louise Wilson

Sketch: Liam Kerr takes a death-defying trip

But what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, right? And so, Kerr, having survived all that, is officially one of the Hard Men of Holyrood
Bluesky Thinking: Will the promise of the Xodus last?
Kirsteen Paterson
by Kirsteen Paterson
Society & Welfare

Bluesky Thinking: Will the promise of the Xodus last?

A growing social media platform promises better. But the Winter Fuel Payment shows it can be hard to maintain a coherent position

Shaken, not stirred

Is it time to break up with the independence divorce analogy?

15 minutes of maybe
Society & Welfare

Choosing poverty

Yes, no, maybe

The F-word

Cards on the table

Owl's well that ends well

Guilt by association

JK Rowling and the campaign for the union

Picking your fight

Power to the people

Kate Hudson: No nukes
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