13 Oct 2020 - 1:09am

What Lockdown and Prohibition share The Roaring 20s have started with the pubs being shut — this time as a result of Covid

Mark Forsyth

25.08

The secrets of Scotland’s ancient capital Seven kings are buried among Dunfermline's litter-strewn ruins — a fact the nationalists could make more of

Daniel Kalder

14.08

How offensive is Edinburgh Festival? If new legislation passes, actors could be criminalised for hurting an audience member's feelings

Joan Smith

11.08

Why they burn witches in Scotland Where the Highlands meet the Lowlands, Christianity both assimilated and clashed with paganism

Diane Purkiss

05.06

Not even Dom Cummings can help Labour The Conservatives have had a lamentable few months — but Starmer still isn't beating Johnson

Matthew Goodwin

04.05

Covid-19 is hardening our borders The pandemic has brought out tribalism in even the most liberal societies

Tim Marshall

26.02

Why Boris has his eye on a Union-boosting bridge Wouldn't the UK be better preserved by keeping Scotland and Northern Ireland apart?

Eilis O'Hanlon

24.01

The Scottish town that rejected nationalism In East Fife, Scottish nationalism has slowly become more attractive

John Lloyd

22.01

The inconvenient truth about transwomen Self-identification puts women, children — and trans people themselves — at risk

Debbie Hayton

16.12

Eight ways to unite the nation We've endured too many years of bad government. Let's hope Boris seizes this chance to be a great leader

Polly Mackenzie

05.12

Why Glasgow deserves better Our correspondent visits Easterhouse, one of the most disadvantaged pockets of the nation

Paul Embery

28.11

How toxic is Scottish masculinity? Rachel McCormack's new documentary, <i>The Ideal Scotsman</I> casts an empathetic eye over the men who wear tartan skirts

Julie Bindel