PinnedLittle boy lost: The challenges facing a generation of young menYoung men are growing up assailed by damaging portrayals of masculinity and with no one speaking up on their behalfApr 7A response icon30Apr 7A response icon30
Women’s Work: Re-fighting battles for equalityNext week, judges at the UK Supreme Court are expected to deliver their verdict in a case which campaigners hope will give a definitive…Apr 10Apr 10
The Poverty Line: ‘We’ve always been an enclave of issues surrounded by wealth’When it opened in 1898, the Madelvic factory was the first of its kind in the UK, producing electric broughams, an early version of the…Apr 10Apr 10
Stars and Strife: How America embraced division to re-elect Donald TrumpIt was an election campaign where the challenger narrowly survived an assassination attempt, where a faltering incumbent exited the stage…Nov 8, 2024Nov 8, 2024
The pain of saying goodbye: Why we need to improve palliative careEarlier this year, I wrote an article about assisted dying, hearing and reading the testimonies of those who had watched their loved ones…Nov 8, 2024Nov 8, 2024
Half a World Away: The continuing allure of R.E.M.Like all the best music, the band’s back catalogue still has the power to transport the listener somewhere newApr 12, 2024Apr 12, 2024
Assisted dying: Why we should be cautious about making it easier to end a lifeA majority of Scots support assisted dying but the experience of elsewhere shows the need for informed debateApr 11, 2024Apr 11, 2024
‘Suicide is one of those subjects you become a PhD in after it affects you’Novelist John Niven forged a successful career as his brother went to prison for drug dealing. After his brother’s suicide, he wrote a…Dec 13, 2023A response icon1Dec 13, 2023A response icon1
The scale of Scotland’s drug-death crisis outstrips every other country bar one — the United StatesSandra Holmes’ daughter was just 12 years old when she took an overdose of paracetamol. It was the beginning of a descent into drug use to…Apr 14, 2023Apr 14, 2023
Morally bankrupt: Liz Truss is out of touch and out of her depthIn just a few short weeks, the new prime minister has threatened the future of the UK economy and helped re-shape the politics of Scottish…Oct 11, 2022Oct 11, 2022
