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Brian Donnelly: Anger as Yousaf urged to scrap homes law with £3bn of new homes axed The homes builder revealed that it saw a major deal collapse on the day the Scottish Government introduced rent controls

The chief executive of a major Scottish housebuilder has urged First Minister Humza Yousaf to scrap SNP and Green homes laws in the wake of...

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Brian Donnelly

Lee Halpin : Don't get caught out by the dawn of a new tax year

A new tax year welcomes a reset of allowances to be used throughout the year ahead, but this new tax year sees the dawn of a new allowance rulebook...

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Lee Halpin

Brutal Philippe Clement transfer call might fund his Rangers' revolution

Regardless of how the season ends for Rangers, Philippe Clement has a summer of significant upheaval to contend with. Recent games have shown that...

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Jonny Mcfarlane

Alison Rowat: Whatever Yousaf wished for, it cannot have been this

As Humza Yousaf walked towards that increasingly famous Bute House podium he looked the picture of confidence. The task before him involved a...

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Alison Rowat

Keith Lasley's impact on and off pitch at St Mirren is clear to see This piece is from yesterday's Buddies Briefing newsletter, which is emailed out at 6pm every Thursday. To receive our full, free St Mirren newsletter straight to your email inbox, click here.

This piece is from yesterday's Buddies Briefing newsletter, which is emailed out at 6pm every Thursday. To receive our full, free St Mirren...

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David Irvine

Potentially pivotal period in St Johnstone's history

Our 15-year tenure in the Scottish top flight is under threat. The club’s golden era could come to an end. St Johnstone’s long-serving owners look...

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Jamie Beatson

Ian McConnell: Brexit mantra from true believer monumentally unconvincing

If there is one thing you can be sure of when it comes to Lord David Frost, it is that his incredible passion for Brexit will not be dimmed by the...

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Ian Mcconnell

Neil Mackay: Yousaf and the SNP deserve to fall, and Scotland deserves an election Wouldn’t you just love to play Humza Yousaf at chess? You’d have him beat in two swift moves using the old Fool’s Mate before he could blink.

This article appears as part of the Unspun: Scottish Politics newsletter. Wouldn’t you just love to play Humza Yousaf at chess? You’d have him...

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Neil Mackay

Scotland's colleges have not been properly scrutinised or celebrated – until now Education can sometimes feel like a conveyor belt. Primary, on to secondary and, for the last few decades at least, a push then for university.

Education can sometimes feel like a conveyor belt. Primary, on to secondary and, for the last few decades at least, a push then for university....

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Catherine Salmond

Rosemary Goring: Ferry fiasco could herald unofficial new wave of clearances

Those who have been dockside when a ship is launched say it takes the breath away: the size, power and potential danger as these majestic vessels...

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Rosemary Goring

Like an episode of Baby Reindeer: What is it really like to have a stalker?

Netflix true-life drama Baby Reindeer, about a Scottish comedian and his stalker, has sparked massive interest. Here criminologist David...

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David Wilson

Taylor Swift took vinyl record to new heights… did she also destroy it? Could the vinyl record industry be a victim of its success? Or, rather, Taylor Swift’s success?

Could the vinyl record industry be a victim of its success? Or, rather, Taylor Swift’s success? Vinyl records have ridden an upward trajectory in...

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Derek Mcarthur

Ian Houston: Love is the only thing we leave behind that is of true value

The pulse of New York City throbs with the vigour of a race horse in full gallop. I saddled up long ago to ride that glorious dynamism, and the...

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Ian Houston

Time to salute our local dining spots again before they disappear for good Perhaps one of the only silver linings to come from the months of lockdown which began in 2020 was a renewed appreciation for our local food and drink heroes.

This article appears as part of the Food Matters newsletter. Perhaps one of the only silver linings to come from the months of lockdown which began...

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Sarah Campbell

Ross Greer: What was behind Yousaf's sudden Bute House Agreement U-turn?

The Scottish Greens exist to fight for people and planet. We believe a fairer, greener Scotland is possible and we are determined to deliver it....

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Ross Greer

Buckie Thistle only have themselves to blame in SPFL stooshie despite statements Highland League club missed the cut-off date for SPFL licence and unfortunately rules are rules even when it stings

You’ve got the chocolate bar. You’ve got the mop of blond hair. Your possibly polyamorous grandparents watch on with glee from their frankly...

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Matthew Johnston

Bute House Agreement has been an unmitigated disaster for Scottish education

This article appears as part of the Lessons to Learn newsletter. I know this is meant to be an education newsletter. We’ll get there, I promise....

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James Mcenaney

Raising the bar on accessibility through BSL

We’ve all been there. You want to get in touch with a company – perhaps to find out more about an offer they have, maybe an update on your job...

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Steph Lotz

Alison Rowat: Should Scots be more Welsh about Holyrood?

A 25th anniversary is traditionally marked with something silver: a photo frame perhaps, a clock, maybe jewellery. In Scotland, as you may have...

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Alison Rowat

Neil Mackay: Sunak’s Rwanda law is an Orwellian corruption of truth and reality

Poor old George Orwell. Since the birth of the internet he’s been trundled out, by those who’ve neither read nor understood his work, as the...

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Neil Mackay

Ian McConnell: Those who caused sick-note Britain continue to coin it in

To say that the Conservatives’ efforts to drive the economically inactive back to work are looking increasingly desperate would be a monumental...

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Ian Mcconnell

Kerry Hudson: How to test your relationship to the max? Book a holiday

I’m currently addicted to Race Around the World and I bet it’s for the same reason as millions of other viewers. Yes, it showcases countries, so...

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Kerry Hudson

Rebecca McQuillan: England needs to feel proud of itself - for all our sakes

St George’s Day is always a bit of a worry in politics. Flag-waving and ingratiating behaviour is the order of the day. Oh dear, you find...

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Rebecca Mcquillan

Martin Hannan: A game of high stakes for Scotland's women in Ireland

After that historic first win in Italy, Scotland’s women take on Ireland in Belfast on Saturday with a huge prize at stake, namely qualification...

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Martin Hannan

Brian Wilson: The Scottish Green cult doesn't deliver what it says on the label

“We have achieved more for people and planet in the past 32 months than other parties have in decades”, proclaimed Lorna Slater, co-leader of...

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Brian Wilson

Jags aim to continue to build momentum after securing play-off

This piece is an extract from yesterday's One Team in Glasgow newsletter, which is emailed out at 6pm every Wednesday. Saturday saw the...

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Reiss Haldane

Kevin McKenna: The end can't come quickly enough for Humza Yousaf

When I interviewed Jim Sillars earlier this month he made vivid use of ‘legacy’ language to describe the conduct of the Scottish Greens in...

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Kevin Mckenna

Carlos Alba: Predictions of the demise of Mr Yousaf and the SNP may be premature

Asked which issue is most important to them when casting their vote few, if any, Scots would say the cost of building ferries. Fewer still would...

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Carlos Alba

Europe the top prize for Dundee... but here's this season's awards

As my favoured tipple of choice reminds us all, good things come to those who wait, and it's fair to say Dundee fans have waited long enough for a...

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Gary Cocker

'Labour and the Tories have same economic model. Only independence can save Scotland'

Across many Western democracies politics can often seem febrile at present. That’s perhaps not surprising given the impact of various global...

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Jamie Hepburn

Hampden heroics proved Thelin has plenty to work with at Pittodrie

As an Aberdeen fan of 45 years, I have seen my fair share of ups and downs as well as the occasional heart-breaking moment. The two Skol Cup finals...

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Ally Begg

Kenneth Ward: Celtic form quirk should give fans plenty of reasons to be fearful Celtic’s encounter at Hampden was an illustration of their entire campaign, and one which should send shudders down the Parkhead faithful’s spines.

A FEW weeks ago, I suggested that April could be the cruellest month for Rangers. And so it has proved, in the cinch Premiership at least. But is...

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Kenneth Ward

Andy Maciver: Yousaf must now be bold and bring back Forbes

In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. These words were first attributed to the Chinese general Sun Tzu over 2,500 years ago, but they...

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Andy Maciver

How to navigate the perfect storm of succession planning

Organisations need to take the drama out of succession planning amid shortage of emerging leadership talent , writes Jamie Livingston, founder and...

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Community Contributor

Time to send soul-sucking joy thief VAR into the hell-pit whence it came

Earlier this season, I attended a match with my sons on a rare Saturday off. Both of them are Motherwell daft. Goals for The Steelmen aren’t all...

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Graeme Mcgarry

An in-depth look at Kilmarnock's unsung hero: Liam Polworth This piece is an extract from yesterday's The Rugby Road Gates newsletter, which is emailed out at 6pm every Wednesday.

This piece is an extract from yesterday's The Rugby Road Gates newsletter, which is emailed out at 6pm every Wednesday. To receive our full, free...

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Ewan Paton

Mark Williamson: Climate climb down shows folly of SNP Government energy plans

Even as it made an embarrassing climb down on its climate change targets the Scottish Government had the nerve last week to try to rekindle fading...

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Mark Williamson

Neil Mackay: Nothing can save the SNP now, but indy can still be salvaged

THERE has been a craze in theatre for dramas where actors play multiple parts. A production of The 39 Steps saw four actors taking on 139 roles....

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Neil Mackay

Nick Rodger: Korda and Scheffler continue to make a hard game look easy

The game of golf, particularly in the barren hinterlands where this correspondent ekes out a humdrum existence, can best be described as an endless...

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Nick Rodger

Stuart P.M. Mackintosh: Foolish, shocking and dangerous – the rush for AI riches

You can hardly go a day now without hearing of new advances in Large Language Model (LLMs) artificial intelligence programs, as they leap ahead of...

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Stuart Mackintosh

Ian McConnell: A truly terrifying Tory proposition

It seems that former prime minister Liz Truss is not a great fan of the “people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones” wisdom. Ms Truss offered...

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Ian Mcconnell

Mark Smith: A good way to use Scotland’s land. So why aren’t we doing more of it?

I remember the first time I saw it: clambering through the heather and the ferns, climbing over the fences, wellies sinking into marsh and bog,...

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Mark Smith

Alison Rowat: As strategists go, Humza is less Succession than Sesame Street

For Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran it must have seemed like she was back in the classroom, refereeing a heated argument between competing sides....

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Alison Rowat

Recovery is fragile – it needs nurtured and protected until it's strong enough

EVERY year, around late March, I convince myself winter will never end. I survey my lifeless garden and panic that I’ve broken it. And then, just...

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Colin Borland

Struan Stevenson: Populist right is heading for an EU surge

The EU’s answer to Donald Trump is Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary. Long regarded as a maverick, the ultra-right wing 60-year-old is...

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Struan Stevenson

Sir Tom welcomes boost to give businesses the EDGE

Entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter has welcomed the announcement from the Scottish Government that they will honour a funding pledge for Scottish EDGE....

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Dominic Ryan

Entrepreneurs advise business to broaden horizons

Should a proudly Scottish company open up its business model to broader horizons? That’s the question that was put to two of Scotland’s top...

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Dominic Ryan

Bank CEO reveals why he left the dancefloor

Joseph Healy, the co-founder of Judo Bank, has spoken for the first time since stepping down as CEO to work on a new venture in the mental health...

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Dominic Ryan

Six non-Old Firm players who could have made Team of the Year - Craig Fowler

The PFA Scotland Team of the Year for the 2023/24 campaign was released last week and some of the choices were, well, interesting. Jack Butland,...

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Craig Fowler

The unsung heroes: Six non-Old Firm players who could have made Team of the Year

The PFA Scotland Team of the Year for the 2023/24 campaign was released last week and some of the choices were, well, interesting. Jack Butland,...

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Craig Fowler

Secret Teacher: The hours spent writing up action plans in schools is time wasted

This period between the Easter/Spring break up to around June is, for me, the golden period in a primary school. Relationships within classes are...

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Secret Teacher

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