Ramsay Jones: In what warped world is the right to legally own the means of mass destruction a right worth defending?
Three events last week left me reeling. And angry. And astounded at the sheer stupidity of some of our supposed good and great.
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Jamie Stone: Travel risk assessment for far north mums to Inverness is now of paramount importance
I give credit where it is due.
Ramsay Jones: When personality took precedence over politics
I tuned into First Minister’s Questions at our Scottish Parliament on Thursday. I wish I hadn’t.
Everybody needs good neighbours – so Brexit negotiators should heed lessons of TV property show
Location, Location, Location.
Edward Mountain: Time to build and support NHS teams in the north, not dismantle them
Next year, the National Health Service will celebrate its 70th anniversary.
Alex Rowley: We need to use powers of Scottish Parliament in progressive way
At a time when we desperately need investment in our public services and to drive Scotland’s economy, it is right to consider using the tax powers of the Scottish Parliament in a progressive way - ensuring that those who are able to pay a bit more do so.
Murdo Fraser: Income tax vote “clearest sign yet” SNP is lurching to the left
The vote in the Scottish Parliament yesterday was the clearest sign yet that the SNP is lurching to the left, and planning a raid on the pockets of the majority of Scottish taxpayers.
Ramsay Jones: Three years on, the No message is finally settling in
It was an early autumn day in London.
Richard Lochhead: We must fight Westminster’s power grab to protect parliament so many fought for
This week marked the 20th anniversary of the referendum on devolution when Scotland voted overwhelmingly for a Scottish Parliament with tax-raising powers.
Ramsay Jones: Return of politics and farewell to Kezia
I hope you’ve had your Ready Brek.
Ramsay Jones: The notion you can only be pals with those from your own tribe is appalling
Last week I poked gentle fun at a Labour Peer for suggesting, mostly in jest, that some Nationalists might take umbrage at Alex Salmond’s friendship with a senior Tory politician.
David Duguid: Centralised closure decisions leaving some communities without opportunity to thrive
I was disappointed to read the recent Press and Journal report that jury trials were to be moved from Peterhead Sheriff Court, in my Banff and Buchan constituency, to Aberdeen.
Ramsay Jones: President Trump would do well to remember ‘we are all Jock Tamson’s bairns’
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion...”
Stewart Stevenson: On both sides of the Atlantic, democracy is being tested again
The art of politics over the past two thousand years seems to have evolved for the most part as a method of making decisions which don’t result in killing one another.
Ramsay Jones: Charlottesville violence is a watershed moment for Trump’s America
Charlottesville. Virginia. The United States of America. August, 2017.
Ramsay Jones: Life is easier as a binary choice of right and wrong – but alas, things aren’t always that simple
Life is simple when you can reduce everything to a simple binary choice of right and wrong.
Ramsay Jones: When this president trumps, the nostrils of the whole world catch the odious stench
I got it wrong about Donald Trump. I even tweeted an apology. How on Earth could I have believed what had been reported about him? But I did.
Colin Clark: Our farming sector is worth shouting about
I look out over the rolling countryside of Aberdeenshire towards Bennachie every time I leave my Gordon constituency home.
Ramsay Jones: BBC can’t treat its female staff like poor relations – and for that matter, neither can anyone else
The price of a cafe latte. Or if you prefer it, a cappuccino. Per household. Per week. Just 10p a day per person for a family of four. That’s the cost of a TV licence fee.
Evans: Scotland must be given seat at Brexit negotiating table
It’s 394 days since Scotland voted Remain by 62% to 38% while the UK-wide poll ensured our country was dragged out of the EU.
Ramsay Jones: We need to talk about sex
I think we need to talk.
Ramsay Jones: No end to our fractious politics
What passes for political debate in this country has descended into the farcical and fractious.
Ramsay Jones: Nostalgia is just not what it used to be
Somebody once said that nostalgia is not what it used to be.
VIDEO: Alex Salmond: Can a DUP deal ‘bought and sold with Tory gold’ really last?
Speaking in his exclusive Press and Journal video blog, former First Minister Alex Salmond gives his thoughts on the £1billion Tory-DUP deal at Westminster and whether it can last.
Kirsty Blackman: Government’s austerity obsession is illogical
Two weeks ago I received the honour of being re-elected as the MP for Aberdeen North and immediately got back to work starting new cases helping people I had spoken to during the general election campaign. In fact, at the election count I was approached by a constituent looking for help.
Ramsay Jones: Grenwell Tower residents deserve public inquiry
This has been a heartbreaking, gut-wrenching and deeply sorrowful week.
Alex Salmond: Theresa May now lacks authority to negotiate a good Brexit deal
Speaking in his exclusive Press and Journal video blog, Alex Salmond says the Prime Minister’s lost authority will make it difficult for her to negotiate a good Brexit deal.
Ramsay Jones: Thursday was one of the most astonishing, compelling, and confusing elections in my lifetime
And so the winners are the losers, and the vanquished have become the victors.
Political leaders pay tribute to trusted local news in The Press and Journal
Scotland's political leaders have praised The Press and Journal for championing local journalism and holding government to account.
Willie Rennie: HIE campaign proves The P&J is a true champion for the north
It’s no secret that a lot of newspapers have had a tough time over the past few years. The rise of the internet has brought new challenges and opportunities but there’s one area that’s been going from strength to strength and that’s the local paper.
Ruth Davidson: Press scrutiny essential for holding public figures to account
I have always been a great supporter of the local and regional press in Scotland.
Angus Robertson: Quality journalism holds powerful to account and gives voice to powerless
Journalists play a vital role in our national life. As a former journalist myself, I know that journalism at its best holds the powerful to account and gives voice to the powerless.