UPFRONT
Carol Craig
Why we should listen to scientists'
and doctors' concerns about S5

PHILOSOPHY
Robin Downie
Two cheers for democracy?
That's rather generous

IN CASE OF ANY NEWS
Kenneth Roy
I've just remembered.
I have no shoes

NOTEBOOK
Eileen Reid
Three inspirational men
and a ticking clock

DESPATCH
Gerry Hassan
Let's stop looking to America
for the future

POLITICS
Bill Paterson
For Europe to work, the many
have to take charge

MEDIA
Hamish Mackay
Turbulent times at the BBC; D C Thomson broadens its portfolio; a new managing editor at Newsquest Scotland; and more

BAROMETER
Islay McLeod
Would you vote differently
after a drink or two?

CARTOONS
Bob Smith
Putting the low in Halloween

CAFE
SR Forum
Are we any closer to independence?

EDUCATION
Kirsty Gunn
A new way of writing that has
everything to do with learning

REFLECTION
Charles Gibb
I can still recall the exact spot
on the street. The weather too