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IN 1988, THE POLISH BAND KULT released the protest song “Arahja”, depicting a society divided by walls. Its refrain includes
LAST YEAR’S drug death toll was 1,133 – for the period from 1 January to 31st December 2025. That is
YET AGAIN THE SCOTTISH FISHING INDUSTRY is being unfairly treated by Marine Scotland and a disengaged Scottish Government. The industry
DOES THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT genuinely want to support Scotland’s red meat sector? Ministers continue to insist they are resisting the
THE PRIME MINISTER has to be very carefully scrutinised and challenged on every vague euphemism that trips from his lips,
THANK YOU for making me King of Scotland. About time too. Anyway, here are my first decrees. I will leave
SHOULD WE BE GOGGLE-EYED in confusion and concern as we observe the implosion of Labour’s fortunes in Scotland, Wales and
ONE OF THE THORNIEST PROBLEMS in public policy – and one that has been discussed already on this site –
IN THE 1970s AND 80s, I designed a lot of shopping centres. It was the high point of town centre
SCOTLAND has been broken by the SNP, but our wonderful country can be fixed. In 1933-39, President Franklin D. Roosevelt