agenda
James Bream: Would you vote for Jeremy Kyle-style lie detectors at government briefings?
James Millar: If anyone thinks 2021 is an easy canter to victory for the SNP, think again
James Millar: The gossip economy is in recession – and that is bad for political debate
Chris Deerin: Room for optimism as we end a torrid year? Scottish National Investment Bank on it
Len Ironside: Vote-greedy politicians are all mouth and no trousers on homelessness- it’s time that changed
James Millar: On Fairytale of New York, outdated culture warriors must change the record too
Chris Deerin: Of Benjamin Franklin’s many talents, humility is the one politicians today could most learn from
Chris Deerin: Oi Farage, don’t you dare hitch your nasty far-right crank wagon to the cause of ‘reform’
James Millar: Boris crashing Strictly was perfectly in step with his dysfunctional family strategy
Chris Deerin: Great songs and books never grow old – but too few tackle the issue
Jim Hunter: By turning their backs on Scottish identity, Tories risk harming the union
Dr Tracy McGlynn: Learning as we go – the pandemonium of parenting in a pandemic
Chris Deerin: In football, as in life, digital bliss is better than grim reality
James Millar: If we can’t take history lessons, at least let’s learn something about basic geography
Jim Hunter: Give me maps, give me memories and I can ‘travel’ anywhere despite the ban
James Millar: Keir Starmer has teed Labour up nicely for a shot at an unlikely victory
Chris Deerin: Just for the record – you may have fallen victim to the Fat Cops Curse
Iain Maciver: With my crumpled shirts and bowl cuts, this is like being back in the 1970s
Chris Deerin: With age comes the unexpected wisdom that Stock, Aitken and Waterman were not all bad
Catherine Deveney: The political response to Harry Dunn’s death is inadequate, inappropriate and intolerable
Jim Hunter: Nationalists will understandable seize on the Arbroath Declaration anniversary – but its significance goes way beyond that
Professor George Boyne: Founder’s legacy mean it is back to the future for our university
Anne Bennie: New justice centre for the north is a step in the right direction
