The opportunity for emerging political figures to make their mark is considerable.
The Conversation
Here are five political leaders from around the world who are emerging as significant talents and possible contenders for influence in 2017 and beyond.
Bound for glory?
Masson
Despite the political renaissance, Scotland’s literature is in need of new blood.
Rock and roll.
Lightspring
George Kerevan, Stephen Boyd and Katherine Trebeck see a world where employees are treated like just-in-time inventory.
Meet Bench Girl (you’ll have seen her before).
How the news media distorts the reality of alcohol – new findings.
Mission: poverty eradication.
Kunst Bilder
Scotland is the latest place to look at piloting the concept.
‘I’m lovin it.’
Jane Barlow/PA
A fundraising initiative in Scotland has made headlines, but good intentions are not enough when it comes to helping vulnerable people.
Goaty McGoatface.
WilleeCole Photography
Sorry kids, these gift ideas are closer to home.
Any T left?
Jane Barlow/PA
T in the Park is on the rocks. So what else is new?
A student revising class work in Kenya. The quality of maths teaching in schools can have a profound impact on learner interest.
Reuters/Thomas Mukoya
The quality of what pupils come to know, understand and are able to do has a big impact on students. Low quality leads to boredom as well as fear and anxiety about maths as a subject
Which way forward?
safriibrahim
Nearly six months on from the UK’s shock vote, there looks very little room for manoeuvre in negotiations.
PA/Nick Potts
English and Scottish football players are set to defy a FIFA ban by marking Armistice Day on the pitch.
A third of Scots can’t afford it.
Monkey Business Images.
Scotland’s failure to meet target illustrate a worldwide problem - the right to adequate heating and energy is not being properly recognised.
Wha’s like us?
Stuart Chalmers
New Scottish alcoholic liver disease figures show how far country’s problem is from being under control.
PA/Stefan Rousseau
Theresa May desperately needs room to manoeuvre after letting Brexit bravado get the best of her.
Some can serve, some can’t.
bikeriderlondon
A recent Australian high court case has highlighted a problem that also exists in UK and Ireland.
Whitelee wind farm near Glasgow.
Andy Magee
Just when you thought wind farms were bad for house prices everywhere, a new piece of research from Scotland suggests otherwise.
Addressing conference.
Jane Barlow/PA
Scottish first minister tries to keep party faithful happy while starting long courtship of the no voters.
Sturgeon addressing conference.
John Linton/PA
The independence bill is a short-term win but no game-changer.
Peter Graham: Wandering Shadows (1878).
Wikimedia
The Catalans have no trouble telling their story of oppression through culture. The Scots find it trickier.
24-hour surveillance people.
Wikimedia
Scotland is about to greatly expand its use of tags to have more prisoners serve sentences in their homes and communities.