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Opinion
Argument and commentary on Scottish public life.
Opinion
Westminster's gambling shake-up brings card payments to machines and stricter age limits
Ranald Bain◆4 Aug
Opinion
Scotland's council crisis exposes the limits of devolved democracy
Ranald Bain◆4 Aug
Opinion
Westminster's gambling reforms consultation could reshape Scotland's betting landscape
Ranald Bain◆3 Aug
Opinion
Scotland's £250m empty homes plan faces delivery test
Ranald Bain◆3 Aug
Opinion
Scotland's Council Tax Reckoning: A Long Overdue Reality Check
Ranald Bain◆30 Jul
Opinion
British ISA plan raises questions over who really benefits from £2.5bn scheme
Ranald Bain◆29 Jul
Opinion
Westminster asylum hotel clearances spark Scottish government anger as 600 face relocation
Ranald Bain◆24 Jul
Opinion
Scotland's £500m empty homes buyback could reshape rural housing landscape
Ranald Bain◆23 Jul
Scotland's rent controls gamble: can government intervention fix the housing crisis without killing investment?
Ranald Bain · 20 Jul
Autumn Election Set to Reshape Scottish Political Battleground
Ranald Bain · 20 Jul
Scotland's wet relief as England faces new water restrictions amid climate divide
Ranald Bain · 19 Jul
Scotland swelters through hottest day in two years as heatwaves reshape Highland life
Ranald Bain · 11 Jul
Scotland braces for heatwave after recording hottest day of 2026
Ranald Bain · 10 Jul
Starmer's Welfare Cuts Expose Growing Rift Between Westminster and Scottish Values
Ranald Bain · 7 Jul
Starmer's welfare cuts plan sparks Labour rebellion as Scottish MPs face constituency pressure
Ranald Bain · 7 Jul
Starmer's landslide victory reshapes Westminster as Tories face worst defeat in history
Ranald Bain · 7 Jul
Sunak's Departure Leaves Scottish Conservatives Facing Existential Questions
Ranald Bain · 6 Jul
Supreme Court backs Scottish ministers' right to challenge Westminster gender reform block
Ranald Bain · 29 Jun
Supreme Court rules biological sex defines woman in Equality Act
Ranald Bain · 29 Jun
Supreme Court Rwanda ruling ends offshoring experiment and reshapes UK asylum policy
Ranald Bain · 22 Jun
Can the Green Highlands Fund deliver real community ownership or just more green tokenism
Ranald Bain · 21 Jun
Westminster's election paralysis leaves Scotland's public services hanging in the balance
Ranald Bain · 14 Jun
Scotland's teaching unions unite in strike threat as Holyrood faces budget reality check
Ranald Bain · 14 Jun