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COURIER OPINION: Scotland’s abandoned community councils can’t become hotbed of hate

15.02.2026 100

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COURIER OPINION: Parole reform campaign continues after transparency win for victims

A further opportunity for change lies in the public consultation launched last month.

19.09.2025 10

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COURIER OPINION: Dundee University rebuild must be fully transparent

The Courier sets out its expectations for the recovery of the crisis hit institution.

30.06.2025 10

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COURIER OPINION: What must happen next to save Dundee University

'Anyone else who was complicit in this institutional vandalism should step down.'

21.06.2025 10

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COURIER OPINION: Parole fiasco of Angus killer Tasmin Glass raises serious questions on victim welfare

Glass' case will have appeared before the panel five times in 18 months at her next hearing.

07.06.2025 8

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COURIER OPINION: Watchdog rebukes for Dundee and Fife authorities are victory for scrutiny

Transparency is vital in public institutions and The Courier is proud to fight for our readers on this front.

01.06.2025 10

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COURIER OPINION: Who is taking responsibility for Swallow Roundabout chaos?

'There are now three pressing questions that demand immediate answers.'

17.05.2025 10

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COURIER OPINION: UHI Perth College must ask difficult questions about its future

The state of Scotland's college sector reveals an urgent need for the government to look again at how they are funded.

10.05.2025 9

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COURIER OPINION: Crisis at Dundee University is far from over

The Courier will continue to ask hard questions and fight the future of the university and the city.

03.05.2025 10

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COURIER OPINION: Swallow Roundabout chaos could have been prevented

The warning signs more than a decade ago should have been listened to.

27.04.2025 10

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COURIER OPINION: Swallow Roundabout chaos could have been prevented

The warning signs more than a decade ago should have been listened to.

26.04.2025 8

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COURIER OPINION: Fife boy has no time to lose to NHS officialdom – SNP health chief must step in

We revealed this week how a Dunfermline family was considering a move to the US after the NHS refused to provide a life-prolonging drug for their...

12.04.2025 10

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COURIER OPINION: Donaldson family must be given answers on Angus killer Tasmin Glass

The parents of murder victim Steven Donaldson have not been told why Glass was returned to prison.

05.04.2025 8

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COURIER OPINION: All Dundee University chiefs owe staff answers – even if it means uncomfortable questions

Two senior managers at the institution - including ex-principal Iain Gillespie - have turned down requests to be grilled by MSPs.

29.03.2025 10

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COURIER OPINION: All levels of government must help solve Dundee Raac crisis

Close to 900 homes in the city have been confirmed to contain the defective concrete with more people affected in Monifieth.

22.03.2025 10

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COURIER OPINION: SNP response to Dundee University crisis has been utterly inadequate

The Dundee University meltdown is a direct consequence of SNP policy – why are ministers pretending it has nothing to do with them?

13.03.2025 8

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COURIER OPINION: We will challenge NHS Fife secrecy over Sandie Peggie legal bill

The Courier will not take sides on the contentious disagreement between NHS Fife and Sandie Peggie - but we will fight against secrecy and ask the...

08.03.2025 20

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COURIER OPINION: Huge council tax hikes must stop cuts and improve Tayside, Fife and Stirling

First Minister John Swinney said the mammoth rises would not be needed - but his words appear to have been ignored.

01.03.2025 10

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COURIER OPINION: Scottish Labour’s NHS plan as controversial as it is radical

The party say their plan would slash bureaucracy and cut the number of “pen pushers”.

24.02.2025 10

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COURIER OPINION: ‘Say NO to Thimblerow’ – Perth needs a better leisure centre than the current plan

The hugely unpopular proposal to build the long-awaited PH2O without a dedicated leisure pool will come before councillors again on Wednesday.

22.02.2025 10

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COURIER OPINION: Axing Dundee University ‘crown jewel’ shows nothing is off limits

The Leverhulme centre symbolised the the University of Dundee's ambition — a world leader in academic excellence, an institution at the forefront of...

14.02.2025 10

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COURIER OPINION: Parole reforms need to be included in new victims bill

Victims and survivors from across Tayside and Fife have been calling for changes to the system.

08.02.2025 20

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COURIER OPINION: Crisis-hit Dundee principal’s next steps will matter beyond university’s walls

Professor Shane O'Neill will shortly set out his recovery plan. The city is banking on the university thriving.

01.02.2025 20

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COURIER OPINION: Perth’s Knife Angel should be catalyst for national conversation

A torchlit send off for the 27ft statue was attended by the families of stabbing victims in the Fair City on Friday evening.

11.01.2025 10

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COURIER OPINION: The good and bad of 2024 across Tayside, Stirling and Fife

It’s been a turbulent year throughout Courier Country this 2024 – and that’s not just down to the never-ending number of named storms we seem to...

28.12.2024 9

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