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Rosebank: Emergency protests planned after new North Sea oil field given go-ahead
Climate crisis

Rosebank: Emergency protests planned after new North Sea oil field given go-ahead

The oil field, off the coast of the Shetland Islands, could produce 200million tonnes of carbon dioxide

Safer drug consumption rooms that reduce overdose deaths green-lit by Scotland’s top lawyer
Drugs

Safer drug consumption rooms that reduce overdose deaths green-lit by Scotland’s top lawyer

Campaigners say the facilities, which have been shown to reduce drug deaths, should be introduced without delay

‘The leadership we need’: Humza Yousaf confirms plans for rent controls in Scotland
Rent controls

‘The leadership we need’: Humza Yousaf confirms plans for rent controls in Scotland

The Scottish First Minister promised his government would bring in measures to cap rents as part of the Programme for Government.

Drug-related deaths in Scotland: Here’s what can be done now
drug deaths

Drug-related deaths in Scotland: Here’s what can be done now

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2023
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2023

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The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly review: A story of Scotland’s black gold rush
Fiction

The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly review: A story of Scotland’s black gold rush

What is a universal basic income and why is it being trialled in the UK?
UBI

What is a universal basic income and why is it being trialled in the UK?

Could food banks be relegated to the history books?
Sabine Goodwin

Could food banks be relegated to the history books?

How the Scottish government is hoping to end the need for food banks
Food banks

How the Scottish government is hoping to end the need for food banks

A utopian vision for sustainable festivals
Festival Guide 2023

A utopian vision for sustainable festivals

A working class community’s fight to be seen for who they are… through theatre, bingo and a good feed
cost of living

A working class community’s fight to be seen for who they are… through theatre, bingo and a good feed

Scotland and Northern Ireland hold the cards for the UK’s future
Paul McNamee

Scotland and Northern Ireland hold the cards for the UK’s future

What’s it like living in rural Scotland during the cost of living crisis?
Cost of living crisis

What’s it like living in rural Scotland during the cost of living crisis?

Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern – what two shock resignations tell us about good leadership
Rainbow Murray

Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern – what two shock resignations tell us about good leadership

Nicola Sturgeon’s most memorable moments as she resigns as Scotland’s first minister
SCOTLAND

Nicola Sturgeon’s most memorable moments as she resigns as Scotland’s first minister

The Gold star Jack Lowden: Saoirse Ronan does a better Scottish accent than me
celebrity

The Gold star Jack Lowden: Saoirse Ronan does a better Scottish accent than me

Pledges to end homelessness collide with inconvenient truths
Opinion

Pledges to end homelessness collide with inconvenient truths

Scotland aims to cut car use by creating ’20-minute neighbourhoods’ in net zero push
Pollution

Scotland aims to cut car use by creating ’20-minute neighbourhoods’ in net zero push

‘Scandalous’: Charity that delivers essential supplies to older people faces closure after funding blow
Social Justice

‘Scandalous’: Charity that delivers essential supplies to older people faces closure after funding blow

William Wall-Ice and Carrie Bradthaw: Meet Scotland’s punny gritter trucks fighting the snow
Winter weather

William Wall-Ice and Carrie Bradthaw: Meet Scotland’s punny gritter trucks fighting the snow

What impact would a rent freeze have? Just ask tenants in Scotland
Rent freeze

What impact would a rent freeze have? Just ask tenants in Scotland

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Drug deaths fall among Scotland’s homeless population for the first time
Homelessness

Drug deaths fall among Scotland’s homeless population for the first time

Scotland introduces rent freeze and eviction ban to protect tenants from cost of living crisis
Renting

Scotland introduces rent freeze and eviction ban to protect tenants from cost of living crisis

Why I mapped the whole of Scotland by hand
Books

Why I mapped the whole of Scotland by hand

Top 5 books on Scotland’s witches and myths, chosen by Helen Fields
Top 5 Books

Top 5 books on Scotland’s witches and myths, chosen by Helen Fields