Our children or profit – what matters more?
The juxtaposition of two articles in today’s Herald raises questions about what sort of a society we are becoming
Scottish Policy
How can I pay my bills? The real sadness behind the administration of Glasgow Rangers Football Club
The balance between transparency and the importance of a national institution got out of step – but it is in Scotland’s interests that the mess is fixed
A fresh start for economic development?
Three different sources, three different questions posed about whether corporate control of the Scottish economy is of any benefit to the Scots
God: yes to marching, no to teaching
In one day’s media we find issues where we need to put the church in its place, and others where we need to stand up in defence of believers
Could Donald Trump have got something right?
The man may be a buffoon, but at least one part of his letter raises a question sorely lacking from domestic debate
Suicide – its not people killing themselves
More than 100 years on from his seminal book, we still haven’t learned Durkheim’s lessons about suicide
From Greenock to the Super Bowl along the road to prosperity and social mobility
The left shouldn’t ignore the importance of sport – and Scotland doesn’t need to accept losing its talentRead More »From Greenock to the Super Bowl along the road to prosperity and social mobility
Denominational schooling and the manufacture of victimhood
Once again the Catholic Church has converted an important question about the nature of religion in education into an inverted witch-hunt
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Where Dragons’ Den should stop and some proper work begin
The Tory Government’s plan for a competition to identify innovation is an X-Factor answer to a Nobel question
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The BBC and the definition of ‘political’
Salmond’s views on rugby opens up a difficult question for balanced discussion of Scotland’s future