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A tribute to Doug Marr: How I became a man with a pan

Doug Marr, a highly respected and long-standing columnist for The Herald, has died at the age of 76 after a short illness. Here, we pay tribute to him...

13.11.2023 20

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Doug Marr: I doubt if I would allow my son or daughter to play rugby

As the Rugby World Cup (RWC) rumbles towards its conclusion, it’s as good a time as any to reflect on what has been an outstanding, if overlong...

23.10.2023 2

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Doug Marr: Where are Labour’s working-class heroes?

It was Sir John Junor of the Sunday Express who came up with, and no pun intended, “pass the sick bag, Alice.” Sir John habitually dined at the...

16.10.2023 2

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Doug Marr: To make things better, we need to make things

The six-month trial removing peak time fares on Scotland’s railways was much in last week’s news. Very welcome for regular commuters I’m sure,...

09.10.2023 1

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Doug Marr: Love thy neighbour, but it isn’t always easy

As the soon-to-return inhabitants of Ramsay Street assured us over many years, “Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours.” Indeed, for most of...

02.10.2023 1

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Doug Marr: Weddings – for richer perhaps, but more likely to be for poorer

A friend was blessed with four daughters in rapid succession. For years however, he fretted how he would pay for their weddings. Back in the day,...

25.09.2023 4

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Doug Marr: If you want something done right, do it yourself – perhaps

For reasons known only to herself, my mother kept and filed my primary school report cards. Under “Crafts,” my P6 teacher had written, “When it...

18.09.2023 6

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Doug Marr: Private schools can’t leave equality and fairness to others

Having spent my entire teaching career in the state sector, I’ve hesitated to write about private education. I’ve always been ambivalent,...

11.09.2023 2

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