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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

Herald Scotland

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Scotland is my home, but I might be forced to leave because of a ticking time bomb

There is a ticking clock in the back of my head. November 10, 2027. That is when my visa expires, and when, due to the intricate complexities of...

24.03.2026 10

Herald Scotland

Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

'My dad died 20 months after an MND diagnosis – I’m glad MSPs shut Pandora’s box'

My dad died from MND. A horrible disease, it stuck without warning and ravaged his muscles all too quickly. 20 months from diagnosis to death. At 10...

18.03.2026 10

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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

I Despair: The BBC has only itself to blame for BAFTAs Tourette's controversy

‘I Despair’… the reaction to John Davidson’s tics at the BAFTAs is another example of the BBC falling on its face, writes Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco....

23.02.2026 150

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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

Local councillors act like petulant children – no wonder people are scunnered

This article appears as part of the Unspun: Scottish Politics newsletter. From my perch in the press gallery, two floors above the Aberdeen City...

08.08.2025 10

Herald Scotland

Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

Americans want to move to Scotland— they might want to think twice My countrymen and women have a lot to offer. Yet, it’s become somewhat dull to hear the same refrain every time a new president gets into office.

It’s not a surprise Amercians are keen to move to Scotland.  Let’s be honest. Things aren’t great in the land of the free right now.  New...

17.05.2025 20

Herald Scotland

Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

It's time for the peerage system to go the way of the shilling Setting aside the talk of gifted tickets to Sabrina Carpenter shows or free suits from Lord Ali, the resignation list is perhaps the biggest example of cronyism in our country today.

This article appears as part of the Unspun: Scottish Politics newsletter. Another year, another list of ousted MPs and faceless civil servants.  ...

15.04.2025 10

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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

The Student Press Awards are calling: Don't let the opportunity pass you by It’s time for someone else to pick up the mantle, and embrace the incredible range of possibilities on offer to those who are willing to put in the work.

It’s May 2024. I’m at the Herald Student Press Awards, having just won three gongs, including the coveted Student Journalist of the Year prize.  ...

03.04.2025 10

Herald Scotland

Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

Adolescence is a chilling call to action: How will my generation respond? Misogyny has mutated, as pernicious peddlers of “masculinity” spread their infectious toxins through podcasts and social media.

A family torn apart, a community rocked, and a teenage girl murdered — Stephen Graham’s Adolescence is ripped straight from the headlines.  I...

22.03.2025 20

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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

'The greatest tragedy of my life, but now it is my greatest motivation'

My dad was a journalist. Long ago, in the halcyon days of the nineties, he presented a popular radio programme in Philadelphia. Later, he worked as a...

10.02.2025 20

Herald Scotland

Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco