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Andy Burnham's rise to Downing Street makes the case for a directly elected mayor of Greater Glasgow impossible to ignore, says Glasgow South MP Gordon McKee 👉 www.heraldscotland.com/poli...
Leading Scottish Labour thinker Pauline Bryan tells our Writer at Large why Anas Sarwar should quit and why Andy Burnham must back federalism and give Scotland indyref2 powers 👉 www.heraldscotland.com/news...
What the row over Argentina’s Falklands banner really exposes is not a rare breach of neutrality, but the selective way football’s rulers police political messages, says Kevin McKenna 👉 www.heraldscotland.com/spor...
Six weeks after masked protesters marched through Glasgow city centre, the unrest has moved into its communities. What is really going on?👉 www.heraldscotland.com/news...
Jenni Daiches imagines a climate-ravaged Britain where one family heads for Scotland in a timely novel about migration, loss and survival 👉 www.heraldscotland.com/life...
Why heating oil costs more in Scotland now 👉 www.heraldscotland.com/news...
The offshore wind farms will see up to 140 turbines spread across an area of 429 square kilometres www.heraldscotland.com/news...
'Malaysian-inspired twists on Mexican classics, packed with fresh, vibrant flavours' www.heraldscotland.com/life...
'If Nicola Sturgeon’s opponents want her held to account for what they believe to be her misdeeds then David Davis needs to walk out of the House of Commons and make his claims - without parliamentary privilege as cover '|| @neilmackay.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/poli...
BrewDog co-founder James Watt is facing complaints to the UK data watchdog after reportedly contacting former shareholders as part of efforts to take back control of the craft brewer www.heraldscotland.com/news... 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘌𝘥 𝘏𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴/𝘗𝘈 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴
'We are all, in a way, the playthings of the rich, today. Billionaires now dream of extending their lives by decades, whilst in Britain drugs which could save millions from Alzheimer's are deemed too expensive for the likes of you or I' www.heraldscotland.com/poli... @neilmackay.bsky.social
'The new commission is a welcome first step to fixing the current situation – it wasn’t caused by punters drying up because they would rather go to the gym than the bar. It was caused by deep-rooted systemic failures.' www.heraldscotland.com/news... @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social
The SNP said the new figures revealed 'the global strength of Scotland’s food and drink sector' www.heraldscotland.com/news... @mrianmcconnell.bsky.social
'Film culture deserves a home online that’s not susceptible to this sort of grand corporate takeover that rinses users and enriches owners' Movie studios are circling like sharks to buy the biggest online review platform || @derekmcarthur.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opin...
A Glasgow restaurant operator has 'pleaded with council chiefs for answers' amid claims roadworks have 'sent trade plunging by 30 per cent'. @brianpdonnelly.bsky.social has more in today's Business Briefing: www.heraldscotland.com/news...
An installation Glasgow has commemorated Palestinian footballers killed by Israel ahead of the World Cup final www.heraldscotland.com/news... @gabymckay.bsky.social
Brenda Fricker, who won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her performance in My Left Foot and played the Pigeon Lady in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, has died at the age of 81 www.heraldscotland.com/news/nationa... 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘳/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴
Andy Burnham has officially become leader of the Labour Party, with the next Prime Minister pledging to 'give hope back' to communities failed by politics www.heraldscotland.com/news... @gabymckay.bsky.social
Voters who deserted Scottish Labour for the SNP and the Greens say they would be more likely to back the party again if it broke away entirely from UK Labour, according to new polling www.heraldscotland.com/news/2628802... @andrewlearmonth.bsky.social 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴
'This is where the question gets sticky, tricky and expensive' Education Correspondent @garrettbaylorstell.bsky.social explains: www.heraldscotland.com/opin...
Former Labour adviser Forde, who quit the party after Jeremy Corbyn became leader in 2015, spoke on The Herald's Unspun Live podcast www.heraldscotland.com/news... @hannahmargbrown.bsky.social 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌 (𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵): 𝘡𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘬𝘺𝘢𝘯/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌 (𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵): 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘶𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵
'There's not a major party in UK politics that behaves like that' Political satirist Matt Forde accuses the SNP of having an 'absolute allergy to scrutiny' www.heraldscotland.com/news... @hannahmargbrown.bsky.social
'If I was Binface, I'd try and win it. I would get Alastair Campbell involved and people like that.' - Satirist Matt Forde, speaking on The Herald's Unspun Live podcast www.heraldscotland.com/news... @hannahmargbrown.bsky.social
EXCLUSIVE 'These rogue businesses are not welcome in our city, and we’ll continue to target and disrupt them using all the enforcement powers at our disposal' www.heraldscotland.com/news... @joshpizpom.bsky.social
'They owe us an apology because they shouldn't have brought politics into that football game, it's as if they were rubbing salt into the wounds' www.heraldscotland.com/news... @gabymckay.bsky.social
New report ends the sea lice science debate in Scotland www.heraldscotland.com/news... @vickyallan.bsky.social
Christ of St John of the Cross by Salvador Dalí has been moved to a new bespoke gallery 'recognising the huge cultural significance of the artwork for the city' www.heraldscotland.com/news...
'I'd rather go bankrupt' - campaigner vows to fight £42,000 legal bill 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news... @sandradick.bsky.social
Before it was known that Widdecombe had been murdered, the University of Aberdeen employee allegedly posted that she hoped she had died an 'extremely painful death' and that she was 'handcuffed to the bed as she screamed in agony' www.heraldscotland.com/news... @gabymckay.bsky.social