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Editorial: More ambition, Scotland!

December 6, 2020 by Sceptical Scot Editors Leave a Comment

‘We end a year of sadness and sorrow with hope that 2021 will raise the overall level of ambition in Scotland, not just in terms of defeating the virus, but of paving the way for a society and economy that give the people a greater sense of belonging and sharing, that may act as a model beyond its borders, promote fairness and justice in international relations and help save the planet.’

A platform for young journalists

December 5, 2020 by Sceptical Scot Editors Leave a Comment

Thanks from us to you for backing our CrowdFunder for young journalists – and festive greetings.

A great escape through the photographer’s lens

December 5, 2020 by Sceptical Scot Editors Leave a Comment

Loch Coire Mhic Fhearchair: Rob Bruce

‘As the world went into the turmoil of the Covid pandemic, I felt lucky to be out of the eye of the storm, in the beautiful area of Wester Ross.’

Sceptical Scot crowdfunder: investing in young writers

October 3, 2020 by Sceptical Scot Editors 1 Comment

Sceptical Scot breaks new ground with our first fundraiser and our first venture into print.  The two go together.

The Road to Tobha Mòr

September 19, 2020 by Sceptical Scot Editors 1 Comment

South Uist beach: photo Hugh Cheape

Why Gaelic matters: ‘Standing on the ‘Atlantic edge of Europe’, facing the ocean from a South Uist beach, Professor Hugh Cheape felt his world rearrange itself: “Conceptual clichés of periphery and centre flipped over and slipped away.”

Finding a better way: a frontline view

September 19, 2020 by Sceptical Scot Editors Leave a Comment

A rainbow chalked on a path: photo MCFB April 2020

The reality of life in lockdown hits home in a powerful report by Philippa Kemp, communications manager of the Edinburgh-based charity Multicultural Family Base. But it also raises hope. It doesn’t have to be this way.

A way home for Scotland’s homeless young people

December 23, 2019 by Sceptical Scot Editors 1 Comment

Key to the front door

A message of hope for Christmas. Prevention is the new focus in efforts to reduce youth homelessness in Scotland via Housing First

Scottish Labour for Radical Democracy

December 16, 2019 by Sceptical Scot Editors 2 Comments

‘We call on the left across the UK to back our demand for a second referendum on independence and to fight with us to secure a radical democracy for all the peoples of these islands.’

Migration is vital for Scotland

December 1, 2019 by Sceptical Scot Editors 1 Comment

Immigration is not the salient issue in GE2019 it was in GE2017 but Scotland’s need for significant net migration is stronger than ever – as Jonathan Portes and Graeme Roy discuss separately here.

Johnson’s toxic illegality

September 30, 2019 by Sceptical Scot Editors Leave a Comment

“We call on Mr Johnson urgently to set an example by ending his, and his colleagues’, populist and inappropriate rhetoric and to act from now on to defend, not undermine, our democratic institutions.”

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