Scotland is in the late stages of deciding whether to become the first country in UK to outlaw all corporal punishment against children.
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While everyone frets about the fate of big corporates, the little ones are growing agitated.
Three scholars react to the spectacle, finger-pointing and long-term harms of the stalemate in British Parliament.
Westminster has consistently disregarded the concerns of the devolved administrations over Brexit.
The answer to life, the universe and everything is not 42, but 282.
Want to travel to 1314 and see Robert the Bruce slaying an English knight? Why step this way, madam.
Guess how much the average funeral now costs. Hint: it’s more than most people pay for a second hand car.
This was no high watermark of British communism; just a key milestone in the struggle for better working conditions.
As the Brexit clock ticks down and the Alex Salmond crisis grows, the stakes have never been higher for his SNP successor.
Acidic seawater conditions are interfering with the ability of shellfish to produce strong, resilient shells, and it’s happening all over the world.
The doomed Scottish monarch has divided opinion ever since the days when she was forced off the throne.
Achieving a genuine sense of belonging in a new country takes a lot more than a naturalisation certificate.
The ongoing Brexit negotiations have provided no certainty or clarity to the industry.
Brexit has shown the constitutional arrangements around devolution for what they are.
As England agonises over Brexit, divisions have emerged in other parts of the UK, especially in Northern Ireland and independent-minded Scotland.
By changing the curriculum, Scotland acknowledges that society has always been diverse – and that will help more young people feel accepted.
Scotland tends to take a more progressive approach to inequality, but how is it actually faring compared to the rest of the UK?
A new law means the Shetland Isles must now be placed in their true location – but mapping experts aren’t entirely convinced.
An algorithm based on commuting patterns makes new ‘Greater Glasgow’ the biggest local authority in the UK.
Despite the parlous state of UK newspapers, the Scottish media landscape is ambitious enough to launch two new titles.
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling
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Chair in Scottish Politics, University of Aberdeen
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Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Social Research, and Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde
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Lecturer in Politics, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Lecturer in Politics, University of Aberdeen
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Professor Emeritus of Communications, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in History, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor of Scottish History, University of Dundee
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Professor of Politics, University of Essex
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Associate Professor, Institute of Public Sector Accounting Research, The University of Edinburgh
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Chair professor, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor of Economics, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Energy Policy, Robert Gordon University
