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Gold standard for Scottish education?

June 3, 2016 by Cameron Wyllie 1 Comment

John Swinney, Scottish education secretary, in classroom

Nicola Sturgeon, we know, has chosen her experienced deputy John Swinney to spearhead improvements to the Scottish education system over the next five years. But, argues an independent school head, writing in a personal capacity, there’s more to fix than the (narrowing) attainment gap.

Diary of a social media junky

May 26, 2016 by Darren McGarvey Leave a Comment

Social media all too often create a “cacophonous crescendo of confusion” among writers and audience alike. Loki, who’s sometimes sworn to go off it, takes a wry look at himself (and others) as he reaches out to the “community” (?) via tweets and FB posts and the like.

Scotland’s economy in the EU

May 23, 2016 by David Bell 1 Comment

Scottish voters will supposedly deliver a resounding vote for Remain in the June 23 referendum on UK membership of the EU. Yet, a leading economist reveals, the country’s economy is not as positively integrated in Europe as its people.

The Sun, the SNP and a new Scotland

May 3, 2016 by Darren McGarvey 14 Comments

Politicians are in the game of professional cynicism, argues Loki in his latest philippic. Posing with and for The Sun goes with the territory. Yet we were promised a new politics in Scotland, not the same old kowtowing to lobbies. The SNP needs to keep its radical fire-power.

Holding our own feet to the fire

April 16, 2016 by Darren McGarvey 1 Comment

Loki stirred up a hornet’s nest among Yes supporters when he wrote on the STV website why he won’t vote SNP on May 5 but for RISE. Here he explains more about why he’s saying No to pragmatism.

Sustaining scepticism in Scotland

April 5, 2016 by Sceptical Scot Editors Leave a Comment

This magazine is now a year old: it needs support to grow and offer a richer variety of sceptical analysis and comment to, we hope, a wider audience.

Inequality and mental illness: boxed in

March 28, 2016 by Darren McGarvey 2 Comments

The Scottish Government has given a few extra millions to mental health services but ministers know rising mental health illness is linked to poverty and inequality and do nothing to tackle these. Time for civil society to step up to the plate.

Scotland still losing the heid

March 2, 2016 by George Rosie Leave a Comment

‘Losing the heid’ is the title of an STV documentary on foreign takers of Scottish companies made by the author 25 years ago. Here he returns to the topic, finds more and more ‘crown jewels’ are no longer in Scottish hands, with Holyrood powerless to stop the process, and lists those that have gone recently.

Divided nation – Germany’s refugee crisis

February 18, 2016 by Regina Erich 1 Comment

Germany’s welcoming culture for more than a million refugees last year is under siege as Angela Merkel struggles to retain control. The Far Right is capitalising on doubts and anxieties, notably since the New Year sexual assaults on women in Cologne. The author returns to her home country and finds it divided anew but determined to defend its liberal democracy against the extremists.

Aberdeen misses the boat in the oil boom

February 4, 2016 by Bob Tait Leave a Comment

Nicola Sturgeon and David Cameron have rushed to Aberdeen to pledge financial support to surmount the oil industry slump. But the city was never given the tools to benefit fully from the boom, argues the Aberdeen-based author. It now needs a change in Scotland’s political culture to make the transition.

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