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Katy Gordon talks about how new event can breathe life back into Perth.
Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale looks at the Scottish Parliament election results.
The Courier's columnist views the new-look political make-up of Scotland and fears a Nigel Farage-dominated UK.
"That we have this local boy back and so proud of his roots is wonderful."
"I look upon poster-displayers as zealots who have made up their mind what the answer is before the question has been asked."
"If you don’t get the outcome you want, at least you will be entitled to moan about it for the next five years."
"I suspect there are many such aspirational individuals around and they’re not all super rich."
Katy Gordon speaks about her mental health struggles after reading the story of Lisa Tarling and her son, Phoenix.
"I saw the Queen once in City Square, waving with Prince Philip from the Chambers balcony – and I cried."
"One of the cardinal rules of political messaging is not to fight on the battlefield of the opposition’s choosing."
"With the Holyrood election just over a week away, every politician in this area should be shouting from the rooftops about the danger to the...
Katy Gordon was shocked to read about minister Alison McBrier's ordeal.
"The officers I know joined for the right reasons. But sometimes the strain on their face tells its own story."
"Changes and alternatives must be thought through before we have things in place on the vacant Waterfront sites that can’t be moved."
"This is another sliding doors moment for Farage – and for the future of Scotland."
"There’s more chance of the SNP battle bus winning the Le Mans 24-hour race than the party fulfilling its pledge."
"What is universal in people's responses is the passion residents have for their communities and local areas."
"A cultural quarter needs places for culture."
“It really isn’t a difficult concept; it’s how our democracy works.”
Katy Gordon talks about what might be Perth and Kinross Council's worst week so far in 2026.
"As far as most people are concerned in the post Boris Johnson/Liz Truss era, solid and dependable is just the ticket for a national leader."
"We need to decide what it is we want from our city centres and ask some hard questions."
Katy Gordon talks about panic buying of fuel amid the Iran conflict.
"This is a good approach if seated on Hampden’s slopes, not much use in the council chambers."
"The best chance the Westminster parties have of repeating their win in 2014 was yesterday."
"No one appears to have the guts for the fight."
The stadium plan requires more attention to pedestrian infrastructure than the road layout sideshow.
From tax policies to offensive jokes, the past week's headlines have been full of Reform controversies.
"The ongoing farrago over the new ground and the assorted elements which will accompany it would have tried the patience of a saint."
"There are green shoots everywhere."
"It’s a small alteration to the LEZ. Opening this lifeline won’t poison anyone."
What can we learn from the man who once represented the people of Dundee?
"With the SNP’s soft-on-crime stance, such youngsters feel invincible and untouchable when it comes to their behaviour."
Katy Gordon shares her story of her hysterectomy on the anniversary of the surgery.
Ruminant animals are part of the solution, not the problem.
"No one knows what’s wrong...but everyone knows who suffers."
"Every word, every gesture, every action is analysed to the nth degree and any deviation from perfection is seized upon as proof that you are unsuited...
Katy Gordon speaks about the horrific cases of bullying in local schools and the lack of consequences.
"Looking up to that overpass as we drive through our daily lives, it feels so sad - such a waste of young life."
"It’s in the running for Scottish politics’ own goal of the year."
"I’m sorry, but Dundee city centre in its present state is not a wonderful place for anyone."
"Freedom of expression is a vital component in any society but it’s not a licence for the unsavoury to display out of context and dangerous material."
Katy Gordon speaks about the loss of one of her favourite nights: election counts.
This Farming Life TV star Jo Morris tells us all about what's happening on her family farm in Fife.
"It is blindingly obvious that the SNP, the potential victims of an alleged embezzlement, would be aware of police lines of inquiry and pieced...
"John Davidson’s neurological disability comes down the pecking order it seems."
"Sure, policing can often be a dangerous profession and I’m all in favour of protecting officers while they protect us. But guns only beget more...
"New antenatal classes may cover the way dads might feel after birth, but are possibly too embarrassed to talk about."
"No matter what do-gooders claim, only a small minority used their newfound mobility to broaden their minds."
In an increasingly violent world, a stick and a spray can are insufficient tools to protect the public from the mad, bad and dangerous.
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