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Wednesday 27 June
Mr Hester says sorry. But what does it mean?
Kenneth Roy
Check-out: the lack of leadership at VisitScotland
Michael Elcock
Better to acquit the guilty than convict the innocent
Iain Macmillan and others in The Cafe
There is no peace treaty in the class war. Only a truce
R D Kernohan
Eck's Men: the latest instalment
Bob Smith
Tuesday 26 June
Is this the most useless ban ever introduced?
Kenneth Roy
How the cornerstones of Scottish justice are being removed
John McGovern
Reasons to not keep a date
Bob Smith
The Poles don't seek kindness, but they deserve better than trite slogans
Victor M Woldanowski
Technology means we're always somewhere else
Ronnie Smith
Thursday 21 June
The plan to turn Scottish justice into a liar's charter
Kenneth Roy
A visit from the spooks, and other pre-referendum scenarios
Walter Humes
There is no excuse for booking into sub-standard hotels
Chris Attkins and others in The Cafe
Will this match be about football or politics?
Alasdair McKillop
The tweet, the women, the French
Morelle Smith
A case of selective Camnesia
Bob Smith
Wednesday 20 June
O'Eck: Scotland is just another name for Ireland
Kenneth Roy
The trashed dinner ladies of Argyll are a sad by-product of the story
Marian Pallister and others
More influential Scots of the last 60 years
Thom Cross and others in The Cafe
Pinochet still lives in the most intimate ways
Bob Cant
Why we don't have to learn Chinese. Yet
Ronnie Smith
They're coming to get us
Bob Smith
Tuesday 19 June
Those school dinners
Kenneth Roy
The cost of the football highlights would have funded a new channel
Andrew McFadyen
Scotland is moving away from humane prison visiting
David Mackenzie
The bankers are the villains. But the problem runs deeper
Jill Stephenson
The beautiful reality of Iain Noble's island dream
Andrew Hook
A body with a racist past is about to embrace an African-American
Alan Fisher
The invisible art exhibition at the Hayward Gallery
Bob Smith
Thursday 14 June
Why does Scotland do business with this company?
Kenneth Roy
The new few: Britain's dangerously disconnected class
Walter Humes
Your most influential Scots of the last 60 years
Bob Cant and others in The Cafe
Why nothing much will be done about Syria
Alan Fisher
In New York City, I relax in the aesthetic pleasure of the moment
Leonard Quart
Men will chase anything in a skirt. Even me
Ronnie Smith
Wednesday 13 June
The untold story behind a death in custody
Kenneth Roy
Destitution, and then a plane back to hell
Marian Pallister
The perfect idea for a new Scottish currency
Peadar E Ó Donnghaile and others in The Cafe
Labour needs to ask: Is Scotland a nation?
Alex Wood
In the city of Katrina, news is suddenly in short supply
Alan Fisher
For a definition of marriage, look up the dictionary
Robin Downie
Tuesday 12 June
The most influential Scots of the last 60 years? They have to be joking
Kenneth Roy
Say anything you like, except the thing you really want to say
Alan Alexander
The night the royal family sank slowly beneath the waves
Rose Galt and others in The Cafe
The rogue state with a taste for banging people up
John Cameron
When the doc shakes your hand in a certain way, you know you're doomed
George Chalmers
Essay of the Week
The Nobel-laureate who supports devo-max
John Forsyth
Friday 8 June
The time has come to defend the BBC
Kenneth Roy
The subtext of the jubilee is a celebration of serfdom
Raymond Soltysek
After this outbreak in Edinburgh, don't knock health and safety
Anthony Seaton
Were we too kind to the Poles?
Marc Lambert and others in The Cafe
Norway's undying gratitude to Shetland
Peter MacAulay
Hook in America 5
With one final shove, the bin clicked shut
Andrew Hook
Daughter of the Farm – 1980
Gerard Rochford's poem for June
Wednesday 6 June
Sunday's great fiasco on the Thames
Kenneth Roy
Salt 'n' sauce: a tale of two cities
Paul Cockburn
See me? I'm a photographer, not a terrorist
James McNie and others in The Cafe
Obama's dreadful error about the 'Polish death camps'
Alan Fisher
Facebook on the market
Bob Smith
Essay of the Week:
The tribe: Rangers and Scottish literature
Alasdair McKillop
Thursday 31 May
The empty auditorium
Kenneth Roy
Creative Scotland and its 'crude ethic of sado-competition'
Jackie Kemp
The Curriculum for Excellence that just has to pass
Walter Humes
The US has a lot to say about human rights – except when it comes to itself
Alan Fisher
Wednesday 30 May
Vacuous and semi-literate: the state of political language in Scotland
Kenneth Roy
I'm still in a fog after the launch of the Yes campaign
Thom Cross
A survivor of the London bombings writes about Lockerbie
Tim Coulson MBE and others in The Cafe
Who is the real Romney? We have still to find out
Alan Fisher
Stalinism is alive and well on the Glasgow underground
Jill Stephenson
Tuesday 29 May
Eck's literary luvvies
Kenneth Roy
An open letter to Kenny MacAskill
Jim Swire
Should an independent Scotland be part of NATO?
David Mackenzie and others in The Cafe
The township of 12 people which sells four million cans of beer a year
Alan Fisher
At a cinema near you
Bob Smith
Scotland in the heat
Islay McLeod
Thursday 24 May
The mega-rich, celebs on the make, and the people on the No 24 bus
Kenneth Roy
Unless the SNP tells us what it knows about Lockerbie, I'm quitting the party
Judith Jaafar
SR's Megrahi coverage: deeply moral or crasser than the crass?
David Thomson and others in The Cafe
Still the families of the Lockerbie victims wait for truth and justice
Alan Fisher
An obituary should remind us of the elusiveness of the human condition
Walter Humes
When I mentioned solidarity, it was a new word to my 18-year-old son
John Forsyth
A tribute to George Wyllie, 1921-2012
Bob Smith
Wednesday 23 May
What did Maggie Darling put in their tea that fateful afternoon?
Kenneth Roy
Neve and Georgia: their memory condemned as tracks are covered
Derek Rodger and others in The Cafe
How should Barney deal with the 64th richest person in the UK?
Douglas Marr
Saturday for the referendum poll? Not if there's football on
Jill Stephenson
Beckham launches own brand Olympic Torch
Bob Smith
Hook in America 4
Carrying a gun in America is now a fashion statement
Andrew Hook
Tuesday 22 May
Megrahi and after 1
The coverage of his death has been crass and repugnant
Kenneth Roy
Megrahi and after 3
After greetings from Megrahi, I sent him the R & A's Christmas card
John Cameron
Thursday 17 May
What does 'Tutti Frutti' say to us now?
Bob Cant
The great 'Chariots of Fire' was the purest hokum
John Cameron
Hook in America 3
Down with everything: the new American mantra
Andrew Hook
Tanned and smiling, Mr Blair arrives among us
Ronnie Smith
Villages of Scotland
3. Thornhill
Islay McLeod
Wednesday 16 May
Could MacBirt be the head of Scotland's state broadcaster?
Tom Gallagher
The care of the dying in Britain
Jennifer Wilson and others in The Cafe
Hook in America 2
Forget democracy. In November, money may be the winner
Andrew Hook
Such a lovely lunch. But, then, the words 'Rat Line'
Michael Elcock
Villages of Scotland
2. Lochwinnoch
Islay McLeod
Tuesday 15 May
The girls on the bridge: Part 1
The suicide letter: ignored until it was too late
Kenneth Roy
We need to teach our students how to write
Katie Grant
In defence of J K Rowling and other rich people
Marian Pallister and others in The Cafe
Hook in America 1
Political debate has been effectively shut down
Andrew Hook
Good morning. My name is Alan, and I'm a Tweetaholic
Alan Fisher
Villages of Scotland
1. Ratho
Islay McLeod
Essay of the Week:
Easing the pain of the Church
R D Kernohan
Thursday 10 May
Ghosts on the platform at Achnasheen
Kenneth Roy
The answer to apathy: a new passion for the lives of ordinary people
Eileen Reid
The way things were: the care my dying mother got
Michael Elcock
Easy work: you just fail everybody
Robert R Calder and others in The Cafe
Helen Mirren is right. The UK has become brutal and cruel
John Cameron
Politicians of the week
Bob Smith
Wednesday 9 May
A complaint from the first minister and our reply
Kenneth Roy
Scotland may be a politically illiterate nation
Walter Humes
Politicians 'must listen to the people'? Maybe they should be leading instead
Robin Downie
J K Rowling should part with half her cash
David McGill and others in The Cafe
Seal Team 6 gives the world a glimpse into Bin Laden's mind
Alan Fisher
Images of Glasgow's east end
Islay McLeod
Tuesday 8 May
Delusions of power as democracy goes to the dogs
Kenneth Roy
Was the editor right to abstain from voting?
Anne Bonnar and others in The Cafe
The system is broken. Real local government is long overdue
Michael Pugh
The art of the debate has given way to manufactured conflict
Bill Mitchell
Living in a queue: airport ordeals I have known
Jill Stephenson
Essay of the Week:
Damnably difficult questions about modern art
Douglas Hall
Thursday 3 May
A few good reasons for not voting today
Kenneth Roy
I'm running a zero campaign. Can I do better than my 33 votes last time?
Hamish Mackay
The shallow rhetoric of the Olympics has been designed to fool us
Walter Humes
In South Dakota, it could soon be legal to murder a doctor
Alan Fisher
A world in which each new life is unwelcome
]ohn Cameron
The fire and humour of the UCS work-in are still with us
Chris Bartter
The tree I've just planted on a dump
Finulla McCloskey
Wednesday 2 May
The disturbing truth about a company embraced by Nicola Sturgeon
Kenneth Roy
We need to start thinking about the second chapter
Fraser Matheson
How is Spain to restore hope to its young people?
Bob Cant
A wee donation to charity doesn't justify the drop-off charge
Andrew Sanders
I have to admit that Donald Trump was kind to me
Jill Stephenson
Tuesday 1 May
Named and shamed for the company I keep
Kenneth Roy
The true motives for Rupert Murdoch's change of allegiance
Bill Wallace and others in The Cafe
The people who cared for my mother hadn't a clue who she was
Marian Pallister
Is it fair that people can once again be fired for being old?
John Cameron
He may be privileged and elitist, but he's the last man standing
Alan Fisher
Agape in New York
Gerard Rochford's poem for May
Thursday 26 April
An amusing guy and the company he keeps
Kenneth Roy
Public debate should be a lot better than 'Question Time'
Eileen Reid
I made my way to the first floor for a huddle
Walter Humes
We have the capacity to be a European leader in renewable energy
Andy Hall
Let the spoken word be heard plainly and clearly
R D Kernohan
Wednesday 25 April
The suspicious bill for Scotland's biggest security operation
Kenneth Roy
I have thought of a way of making Ryanair popular
Quintin Jardine
Kenneth Roy's mean-spirited attack on generous Mr Gilbert
Alan Campbell and others in The Cafe
Where should we start in our quest for happiness?
Michael Elcock
The care system forgets the people within us
Victoria Law
The Kirk's gospel according to St Marx
John Cameron
Tuesday 24 April
In the city of Willies, the powerless always come last
Kenneth Roy
Could the UN connection have cost Willie MacRae his life?
James Wilkie
The nostalgic, emotionally indulgent editor of SR
Alasdair McKillop and others in The Cafe
Too big to be beautiful
Douglas Wood
Why Scotland should support Team GB
Jennifer Flueckiger
Beware: The Donald is nigh
Bob Smith
Essay of the Week:
The death of depth
Chris Holligan
Thursday 19 April
My plan for saving a great Scottish newspaper
Kenneth Roy
Unwanted cargo: the look of terror on a woman's face
Owen Fenn
Should we go wild at the ballot box a fortnight today?
Walter Humes
The local press has been sacrificed to corporate profit
Quintin Jardine and others in The Cafe
He escaped the death penalty, but was robbed of his life
Alan Fisher
The positive power of the death knock
Bryan Christie
In my favourite place, we were locked in by 6.30pm
George Chalmers
Wednesday 18 April
The silent destruction of Scotland's independent press
Kenneth Roy
We are afflicted by the culture of the Scottish Cringe
Andrew McCallum
Theresa May and her selfish attack on human rights
Alistair Hayes
Skintland? The schoolboy Economist has a point
John Cameron
Will most charities really suffer from the new tax regime?
Jill Stephenson
I was told I might not survive. Thank you, pig
Iain Macmillan
Tuesday 17 April
The slow death of a national institution
Kenneth Roy
Free education for Scottish students is commercial genius
Morag McCracken
The bullet wound in the back of Willie MacRae's head
David Thomson and others in The Cafe
Nomadic kids and their smuggled goods
Ronnie Smith
Endgame: the death of everything
Gary Dickson
How dreich is Breich?
Islay McLeod
Essay of the Week:
Hamish Henderson and Scotland: a crucible of experiment
Tessa Ransford
Thursday 5 April
Fit only for the bulldozer: Scotland's prison for women
Kenneth Roy
Elite Scotland: a land of privilege (and the discreet private word)
Walter Humes
I'm neurotic about being happy. Happiness is no laughing matter
Eileen Reid
Two Scottish writers, Willie MacRae, and the impossible dead
Andrew Hook
I worry about Scotland, not about possible independence
Christopher Harvie
Such is the power of art, I look at a picture and think 'If only'
Barney MacFarlane
Portfolio and Close-up
Bob Smith and Islay McLeod
Wednesday 4 April
Mr Salmond's man objects to this piece, and demands a correction
Kenneth Roy
'World Man of the Year'? Mr Salmond should beware the cult of personality
Ronnie Smith
Demonising the elderly
Jill Stephenson
The Falklands was just a panicky gamble with a toxic effect
John Cameron
The trouble with Newt is Newt himself
Alan Fisher and Norman Fenton in The Cafe
Portfolio and Close-up
Bob Smith and Islay McLeod
Tuesday 3 April
Alex Salmond's government, and a sponsorship deal too far
Kenneth Roy
Secrets of a memo: the Crown and the CIA
John Ashton
Mario Conti is pursuing a cause which should be consigned to the dustbin
John Cameron
Marriage isn't just about procreation
Alex Wood and others in The Cafe
We need a theatre of healing in our lost un-cities
Thom Cross
What my father taught me about love
Gerard Rochford's April poem
A David Cameron Production: Britanic
Bob Smith
Essay of the Week:
The art form of the Scottish heart
George Gunn
Thursday 29 March
The politician who knows where I should stick my pen
Kenneth Roy
Edinburgh, where the only sound is a little mood music
Tom Gallagher
Trust me, the Church of Scotland has not changed its ways
Alison Grainger and others in The Cafe
What can Scotland learn from Quebec?
Harry McGrath
The nightmare of a forlorn presidential hopeful
Alan Fisher
Falling out of love with the car
Anthony Seaton
Essay of the Week:
Listening to the other side
R D Kernohan
Wednesday 28 March
The people's champion who turned his back on the world
Kenneth Roy
The pale imitations masquerading as Scotland's quality papers
Paul Cockburn
A Scottish show trial has descended into farce
John Cameron
Ordinary Scots don't give a stuff about constitutional futures
Judith Jaafar and others in The Cafe
Did Shakespeare speak with a regional accent?
Andrew Hook
Tuesday 27 March
James Robertson has accused me of crassness. I'm afraid he's right
Kenneth Roy
The case of Barbara Dowling, 67, c/o Cornton Vale prison
David Mackenzie
When women say no, they mean no
Rose Galt and others in The Cafe
All the family scribes climbed into a bottle
John Cameron
Afghanistan: the danger of a new insurgency
Alan Fisher
A very long road to freedom
Bob Smith
Thursday 22 March
A glimpse of a happy land called Scotland
Kenneth Roy
Words have never been more important
Bill Jamieson
They think I'm metaphysically confused. I have news for them
Eileen Reid
Obama may not stir the soul, but he's the best we're going to get
Leonard Quart
The rivals: Old Firm or infirm?
Alasdair McKillop
In SR Extra:
The un-nourished: The disaster of Scotland's food
Andrew Guest
Wednesday 21 March
A challenge for the Scotsman newspaper on its own doorstep
Walter Humes
My father, Arnold Kemp, and the Leveson inquiry
Jackie Kemp
Politicians who talk the lingo, but fail to be themselves
Alan Fisher
The empty road is part of Hockney's bigger picture
Andrew Hook
Tuesday 20 March
Scotland's gender scandal: Part I
Tokenism at the top
Kenneth Roy
That's the trouble with devo-max. It works
Ronnie Smith
How many of us are really fit for purpose?
Robin Downie
The incredible comeback of Rick Santorum
Alan Fisher
Thursday 15 March
They've just given city status to the wrong town
Kenneth Roy
Unless we think of the victims, we will not reform the offenders
Walter Humes
A woman from the human rights office disappeared. Because of me? Maybe
John Forsyth
An insider blows the lid on American greed
Alan McIntyre
A political roundabout spinning so noisily that it drowns out the swings
Bruce Gardner
SR extra:
An overview of the Lockerbie case
Morag Kerr
Wednesday 14 March
Someone was missing from the big Glasgow funeral
Kenneth Roy
In defence of the beleagured cardinal
John Scott
Some of the nationalists need to get out more
Jill Stephenson
An ancient mariner in Barbados warns me of British treachery
Thom Cross
My game of tennis with a few Wimbledon girls
Andrew Hook
SR Extra:
To understand what is going on in Russia, just follow the money
Ronnie Smith
Tuesday 13 March
She's just been re-arrested, but will she ever receive a fair trial?
Kenneth Roy
Why nationalists are entitled to call unionists anti-Scottish
Alan Weir and others
We are making progress towards a kinder, more tolerant Scotland
Alex Wood
On the 'island of peace', they are destroying the sacred rocks
David Mackenzie
Daniel O'Donnell could be just the man to save poor old Donegal
Bill Heaney
Thursday 8 March
Joan McAlpine is coming to get me
Kenneth Roy
I fear for my friend from university. I fear his son may soon reach for a bomb
Donald Murray
George Robertson will wait a long time for an apology
Dick Mungin
When is it morally right to intervene?
Eileen Reid
'Are there any trees close to your property?'
Lorn Macintyre
Wednesday 7 March
BBC Scotland and the Maltese mistress
Kenneth Roy
Cardinal O'Brien is out of touch with Scotland's Catholics
Brian Fitzpatrick
Now that I see the puny alliance in the 'No' camp, I'm voting 'Yes'
Quintin Jardine
There is no such thing as a Scottish ethnic identity
Dennis Smith
Why the Spanish civil war still goes on
Bob Cant
Tuesday 6 March
A man of many insults, and now of some mystery
Kenneth Roy
The Edinburgh elite keeps Goodwin, but fails to explain why
Walter Humes
Scotland the junkie needs to go cold turkey
Judith Jaafar
Journalists lauding their dead can be a mawkish spectacle
Alan Fisher
Bob Kernohan: A Tory grandee who dabbles in Christianity
John Dalrymple
Thursday 1 March
Stirring it: a challenge to all our readers
Kenneth Roy
An appeal to all Scots, of all parties and none
Kenyon Wright
My short career as a subversive Scottish nationalist
Jill Stephenson
The damage to an already fragile relationship
Alan Fisher
'I might be able to spare you a couples of minutes, but no more than that'
Catherine Czerkawska
Our national narcotic is doing so well that there's no need to send warships
Peter MacAulay
Wednesday 29 February
Point of order, Mr Chair. Why are you allowed to go on – and on?
Kenneth Roy
We should beware forensic evidence to secure convictions
John Cameron
David Cameron has raised the level of the intellectual debate
Andrew Hook
The principals won't like this report. So let's press ahead anyway
Walter Humes
Is Scotland to be regarded as a feeble child in the playground?
Anne Keenan
Tuesday 28 February
Special edition:
The Scottish police. The Crown Office. The payouts
John Ashton
The really damning stuff hasn't been published yet
Kenneth Roy
Why can't I just be nice about Michael O'Leary?
Quintin Jardine
I've asked that my name be withheld from this article
An anonymous contribution
Irish emigrants should be given a political voice
Anita Toolan
There is no need to growl apologetically about Scotland...
Tessa Ransford
Friday 24 February
People die. Language dies. Trust dies
Kenneth Roy
The Crown case against Megrahi is about to sink without trace
John Ashton
Can Rangers somehow create a positive fan culture?
Alasdair McKillop
The paragraph you are about to read is just the sanitised version
Eileen Reid
Do we want to be part of the world or part of the kailyard?
Alex Wood
SR Extra:
I must send my old professor something of Scotland. But what?
Anne Keenan
Wednesday 22 February
Megrahi, anger, and me
Kenneth Roy
The first minister would be well advised to restrict his TV exposure
Ronnie Smith
Should we cut aid to countries where gay people are abused?
Elizabeth Goodwin
Harvesting our organs: the ethical perils of 'presumed consent'
Robin Downie
I thought I was covered. The gas man thought otherwise
Andrew Hook
Tuesday 21 February
A tribute to Scotland's new hate figure
Kenneth Roy
If we want to be agreat nation again, anti-Englishness has to go
Responses to Ian Hamilton
For rough sleepers, 'that dog' is often all they have left
Michelle Howard
The day I became a rock on a Union Street pavement
Bruce Gardner
Maybe Shrigley should run Glasgow. At least he'd make us laugh
Barney MacFarlane
Thursday 16 February
Why does Scotland go on protecting Tony Gauci?
Kenneth Roy
From Ae! to Yell!, the contest for a place-name worthy of exclamation
The Midgie
For Richard Holloway, 'maybe' is an important word
Alex Wood
Romney follows every victory with a blunder
Alan Fisher
Barra may have independence before Scotland
Marian Pallister
SR Extra:
The Megrahi case: Smoke and Mirrors
Robert Forrester
Wednesday 15 February
I would be happy to fail Jeremy Hunt's test of what is 'proper'
Kenneth Roy
'Vermin and trash': abused at the hands of the CyberNats
George Robertson
It might be possible for the fans to take over Rangers
Alasdair McKillop and Graham Walker
Eurocracy is replacing democracy at the heart of Europe
Ronnie Smith
I was told to get back on the bus. That's what I did
Gary Dickson
Tuesday 14 February
An open letter to Donald Trump
Kenneth Roy
Soon I will be dead. But, oh, to be alive at this moment in Scotland
Ian Hamilton QC
One good reason why we should not trust business
Jill Stephenson
I'm gay and I'm single. So, guess what?, I feel a bit left out today
Paul F Cockburn
Love is all around us. Even in Glenrothes
Islay McLeod
Thursday 9 February
Ten questions about what happened in Scotland yesterday
Kenneth Roy
Can we avoid being angry? Should we av0id being angry?
Eileen Reid
It's too late for regrets. Yet, regrets I have a few
R D Kernohan
Barred from a presbyterian church: 'We can't just let anyone in'
David Torrance
It was exciting for a morning, and then it was back to grey
Fiona MacDonald
Wednesday 8 February
One of the Douglas-Homes is being nasty about a Scottish hero
Kenneth Roy
The importance of burying our dead
Bob Cant and Rose Galt
Traps for the unwary patient
Anthony Seaton
It's starting to look good for Obama
Alan McIntyre
Oh, how I love my fellow Scots
Judith Jaafar
Tuesday 7 February
How long will Scotland tolerate Billy Connolly's jokes?
Kenneth Roy
Two young people who are standing up for what they believe
Walter Humes
The blinkered vision of the Scotland's literati
Paul F Cockburn
The judge who thinks Franco can still go on trial
Ronnie Smith
Snow
Gerard Rochford's poem for February
Thursday 2 February
Why Michelle Mone has to stay in Scotland
Kenneth Roy
Dumbing-down the world's literary masterpieces
The short-list
The perils of travelling by train in Scotland
a selection of readers' views
Why should Alex Salmond be caressed with a feather duster by paxo?
Tom Gallagher
We're enjoying the deep darkness, and the light from the stars
Howie Firth
Wednesday 1 February
My letter from Mr Goodwin, as we must now learn to call him
Kenneth Roy
Proving ourselves: the strange academic world of impact:
Chris Holligan
For all their glitter, the cities of the world only touch us as voyeurs
Leonard Quart
Introducing to the Scottish public, the one and only Devo Max...
Bob Smith
This film could have put me off sex. not for too long, hopefully
Barney MacFarlane
Tuesday 31 January
Whit's wrang wi' you? You no' like oor sick talk?
Kenneth Roy
The leadership class in the UK has forfeited its moral authority
Walter Humes
New Zealanders know where they are. Do we?
Douglas Wood
A film embodying the greatest of all American themes
Andrew Hook
What is this 'Civic Scotland' that has suddenly become a proper name?
Jill Stephenson
Thursday 26 January
Could it get any worse than yesterday?
Kenneth Roy
On this significant day, a theory on why the Scots still lack well-being
Eileen Reid
Tomorrow is Holocaust Memorial Day. these people are part of it
Bob Cant
It looks as if snow is only for kids from private schools
Graham Connelly
Let me introduce you to the internet version of the pub bore
Catherine Czerkawska
Wednesday 25 January
The tale of a man who stayed too long at a pub
Kenneth Roy
The state of Scottish culture on Burns' birthday
Howie Firth and others
The most famous headline in Scottish journalism turns out to be a myth
Chris Holme
How we talk to patients in Catalonia and Inverness
A selection of views by Leo Martin and others
A country turned upside down by corruption
Ronnie Smith
Tuesday 24 January
The Year of Conning Scotland has officially begun
Kenneth Roy
If the Supreme Court blocks it, the referendum should still go ahead
Robin Downie
Even if you're dying in Catalonia, you had better not speak Spanish
Bob Cant
Tuesday night is no longer 'slump in front of the TV' night
Alan McIntyre
The history of our post-war progress is not all it seems
Jill Stephenson
Thursday 19 January
Could Mr Salmond be blown away by his own charisma?
Kenneth Roy
The day I left Oz Blackstone's wife dead on the kitchen floor
Quintin Jardine
Three cheers for the under-valued public sector
Anthony Seaton
What on earth has happened to my dongle?
Walter Humes
We were told to forget our cares at the door
Andrew Hook
Wednesday 18 January
Where Scotland should be looking for inspiration
Kenneth Roy
Where is the Scottish theatre in our journey of liberation?
Thom Cross
Best fans. Best stovies
Gerry Hassan
Requiem for my wife, Kay Carmichael
David Donnison honours a remarkable Scotswoman
Romney is starting to acquire an aura of inevitability
Alan Fisher reports from South Carolina
Tuesday 17 January
BBC Scotland has been exposed as shifty and hypocritical
Kenneth Roy
Who is to lead the resistance when Salmond sets up the referendum?
R D Kernohan
The ratings agencies are behaving like financial terrorists
Raymond Soltysek
We hid the stash at Stonehaven. It wasn't all there when we got back
Gerry Hassan
Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
Eileen Reid
Thursday 12 January
They've not only got the man's name wrong. They've got the wrong man
Kenneth Roy
An open letter to David Cameron telling him why he is mistaken
Kenyon Wright
The loss of the Scots language would be a cultural catastrophe
Michael Hance
Neddy: the evangelist who was Scotland's only prohibitionist MP
Bob Cant
The English are the most civilised of all the races
Iain Macmillan
Wednesday 11 January
Lend me your cliché...as we approach our date with destiny
Kenneth Roy
Andrew Hook is wrong. Again and again, it seems
Alex Cox and David Hill
Falsely accused of murder and rape, yet the state owes me no duty of care
Jim Fairlie
How my husband persuaded Norman MacCaig to change his name
Tessa Ransford
New year on the hills has inspired me to brush-up on my first aid
Graham Connelly
Tuesday 10 January
A referendum? Let's see if we can spell Norman MacCaig first
Kenneth Roy
A majority of registered voters should be required for independence
Andrew Hook
The audience gasped as they prepared to sing the national anthem
Michael Elcock
The presidential hopeful who equates homosexuality to bestiality
Alan Fisher
Glasgow's art lovers are seeing only half the picture
Barney MacFarlane
Thursday 6 January
The violence of last hours. The violence of first hours
Kenneth Roy
The Scottish opposition parties should begin talks with Alex Salmond
Robin Downie
The morning after: first hours of the year in Dunkeld
Islay McLeod
The jury is still out on whether we have a firewall fit for purpose
R D Kernohan
If I reach the age of 90, I intend to take up drinking seriously
Walter Humes
