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The SNP’s new leader only just squeaked over the line against his rivals, which is a bad sign for his ambition to take Scotland out of the UK.
A Scottish parliamentary committee is investigating whether the nation’s laws to protect journalistic freedoms need to be tightened.
Does the law that created the Scottish parliament allow it to call indyref2?
Scotland needs to facilitate referendum debate which doesn’t rely on misinformation, half-truths and personality-led rhetoric fed by a toxic social media environment.
After 1922, the people that had supported independence often weren’t the ones who benefited from it.
By putting the onus on individuals to decide if they want to be double vaccinated to attend events, the Scottish government can claim it is being proportionate.
While the Scottish government is funding long COVID research projects, specific funding has yet to be provided to develop assessment and rehabilitation services for the condition.
It worked in Ireland – now Nicola Sturgeon is asking selected citizens to examine the big constitutional issues facing the country.
In Scotland, researchers have been at the heart of police reforms – all very different to south of the border.
Scotland is in the late stages of deciding whether to become the first country in UK to outlaw all corporal punishment against children.
Guess how much the average funeral now costs. Hint: it’s more than most people pay for a second hand car.
An algorithm based on commuting patterns makes new ‘Greater Glasgow’ the biggest local authority in the UK.
Scotland’s commitment to providing all students with free monthly supplies is showing the world how period poverty can be tackled.
Abortion provision in the 21st century needs to be treated like any other medical procedure: without judgement
Designed to ease budgetry pressures, households in Scotland on Universal Credit can now opt for a fortnightly payment instead of being paid monthly.
Scotland voted for its own parliament in September 1997, but has yet to make its mind up about the biggest issue of all.
99% of people who disappear come home again. A third of them don’t stay.
The Scottish and UK leaders exchanged fire this week – so, who’s winning?
Despite the political renaissance, Scotland’s literature is in need of new blood.
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor of Economics, University of Stirling
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Lecturer in Law, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Applied Health Research, University of Stirling
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Lecturer in Politics, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Research Fellow, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, University of Glasgow
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Director, Glasgow University Media Group, University of Glasgow
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Reader in Energy Policy, University of Aberdeen
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Professor Emeritus of Applied Philosophy, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Associate Professor of Security and International Relations, Staffordshire University
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Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Robert Gordon University
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Professor Emeritus, Lifelong Learning, University of Stirling
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Professor of Scottish History, University of Dundee
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Senior Lecturer in Business and Economic History, University of Dundee
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Research Fellow and Lecturer, The University of Edinburgh
