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Scotland’s fortnightly political & current affairs magazine

Editor's Column

Mandy Rhodes, managing director of Holyrood Communications and editor of the flagship title Holyrood magazine, is responsible for the editorial content of all other associated titles and products

Mandy Rhodes

Mandy Rhodes

@holyroodmandy

Caroline Flack's death shows we should all pause and reflect on how we use social media

Caroline Flack's death shows we should all pause and reflect on how we use social media

Caroline Flack's death didn’t happen in a vacuum

by Mandy Rhodes

With just over a year before the next election, Jackson Carlaw will need to ride two horses at the same time

With just over a year before the next election, Jackson Carlaw will need to ride two horses at the same time

The case for indyref2 must be rooted in the present, but these days the SNP would find it tricky to campaign on ‘team, record, vision’

The case for indyref2 must be rooted in the present, but these days the SNP would find it tricky to campaign on ‘team, record, vision’

The Care Review must unveil a Scottish system that finally does what it says on the tin

Society & Welfare

The Care Review must unveil a Scottish system that finally does what it says on the tin

Using Big Ben to celebrate Brexit would only serve to rub salt in the country's wounds

If Labour has any chance of survival, it needs to stop blaming the SNP for its demise

Waking up in 2020 after the usual festive bender with a banging head, dry mouth and the creeping fear

Election results across the north of England appeared rooted in contradictory political positions

In an election rooted in duplicity, Jack Merritt's life shows us an alternative

Trust has become the real issue in this election

There's a terrifying pattern of mendacity to Boris Johnson's government

Women represent half the population but we are still waiting for fundamental change

Ruth Davidson’s relatively short-lived foray into the world of politics has been a phenomenal career move

Eva Bolander's shopping list has done us all a disservice

Moderate Scottish Tories have found themselves in a very lonely place

War of words

A liberal view of democracy

It’s galling that the menopause is seen as yet another thing that women should grit their teeth and get through

The Scottish Government’s clumsy attempts to reform the Gender Recognition Act have inadvertently opened a hornet’s nest

Unionist party leaders are the main risk to the UK

What will Boris Johnson’s premiership mean for the future of Ruth Davidson’s Tories?

Tackling Scotland's drug crisis needs to be put ahead of political point-scoring

Boris Johnson meets questions over his behaviour with pure contempt

Talk of a review of devolution has inevitably raised fears about a watering down of powers

As the Tory leadership contest moves forward, the democratic deficit feels starker than ever

If Boris Johnson becomes prime minister, Ruth Davidson will not be able to wash her hands of her part in putting him there

Scottish Labour desperately needs a reboot

A roomful of women drowned out by a silent man

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