‘Men have forgotten this truth,’ said the fox. ‘But you must not forget it.’
PA/ Kirsty Wigglesworth
In threatening to derail a vote on fox hunting in England, the SNP has undermined its credibility as a voice for Scotland.
Did the indyref make a permanent difference to voter apathy?
Marc Charbonne
There is a widespread belief that the independence referendum stumbled across the elixir for dispelling longstanding voter apathy. In the areas where it matters most, it is just not true.
Never a cross word?
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As the British Museum gears up for some soul-searching about our inner Celt, 500 dons are gathering with much the same mission.
You don’t protect sex workers by arresting their clients.
Steve Rhodes
It’s time to listen to sex workers about how best to keep them safe.
Justice could become more accessible for Scottish child-abuse victims.
fresnel
At last, one of the biggest obstacles to suing the perpetrators of historic child abuse could be on the way out.
JM Barrie in 1893.
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Bandelero the Bandit is being performed for the first time since 1877. It is the ideal opportunity for a reappraisal of the Scottish writer’s oeuvre.
Energy secretary Amber Rudd on the march.
EPA
With wind braced for more cutbacks, government backing of nuclear and fracking will end in tears.
Oil workers are among those whose tax bills could get complicated.
Mike Paskin
Devolving income tax north might seem like an issue for Scots only. Far from it, as it turns out.
One of the stalagmites used in this study. The blue-green fluorescence is due to the light from the camera flash.
Stalagmites in Scottish preserve 3,000 years of climate history, suggesting human migration is linked to wet and dry periods.
Is the oldest profession anything of the sort?
Bob the Lomond
What do Northern Ireland, France, Norway, Sweden and Iceland all have in common? They’ve already gone where Scotland is debating following.
Charles Kennedy 1959-2015.
Andrew Milligan / P
The former Lib Dem leader remembered as anti-war orator and master communicator with a gift for relating to his audience.
Just you wait.
BBC/Mammoth Screen/Mike Hogan
There’s much more to the naked male bodies of these programmes than the simple titillation that meets the eye.
Protesters gathered in force for the UK state opening of parliament on May 27.
Yui Mok/PA
From rail strike threats to new anti-strike legislation, the Tory election success looks set to bring tensions to the boil in the coming weeks and months.
‘More of a trim and a prune than digging up the whole garden’
Andrew Millian/PA
Scottish and English land rules look set to further diverge, but talk of a revolution north of the border is somewhat wide of the mark.
Whisky galore!
ScottSimmPhotography
If Scotland gets control over its tax arrangements, transfer pricing within the UK will be a big problem - the amber nectar is a classic case in point.
‘It might take more than the king’s horses and the king’s men, your Highness’
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The Bingham report on how to stabilise the UK is well meaning but out of step with the reality of the situation.
Northern uproot?
Art Crimes
Tens of thousands have signed a petition for the north of England to join Scotland. But deeper cooperation rather than secession is the answer.
Difficulties need flagging up.
PromesaArtStudio via Shutterstock
The SNP’s big Scottish victory might appear to put full fiscal autonomy right back on the agenda. But here’s why it doesn’t.
There may be trouble ahead…
EPA/Andy Rain
The two epochal fights that will define Cameron’s second term are coming into view – and he’s starting to feel the pinch of a tiny majority.
London, the morning after the election.
Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
The British election has come and gone, and the results have confounded the expectations of most pollsters. Words such as “historic,” “extraordinary” and “political earthquake” have been used to describe…