{"id":18386,"date":"2026-04-18T11:13:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/david-gow-memorial-archive\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T14:03:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:03:31","slug":"david-gow-memorial-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/david-gow-memorial-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"David Gow Memorial Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<main class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--65);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--55)\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase\">David Gow Memorial Archive<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\">Writing, tributes and reflections from David Gow\u2019s Sceptical Scot archive.<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This page gathers David Gow\u2019s work for Sceptical Scot, alongside tributes and reflections published in his memory. Over time it can also expand to include selected work from beyond the site.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-base-2-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:24px;padding:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:0.4rem;\">Featured from the archive<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-top:0;\">A different David Gow article is highlighted each day.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);gap:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:42%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/sturgeon_economy-1024x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:16px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/sturgeon_economy-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/sturgeon_economy-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/sturgeon_economy-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/sturgeon_economy.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:58%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\">Culture<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:1rem;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2016\/08\/sturgeons-diminishing-timeframe-for-scottish-indy\/\">Sturgeon&#8217;s diminishing timeframe for Scottish indy<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0.2rem;\">August 31, 2016<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nicola Sturgeon is about to launch the SNP&#039;s much-delayed &quot;summer&quot; initiative to win over No voters to support independence and, maybe, #indyref2. But two books by two prominent Scottish professors, reviewed here, suggest she has a very steep hill to climb.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2016\/08\/sturgeons-diminishing-timeframe-for-scottish-indy\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">David Gow on Sceptical Scot<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\">A running archive of David\u2019s published work on the site.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-766ec56c wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17292 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-economy tag-housing tag-scottish-government\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/10\/build-baby-build\/\" target=\"_self\" >Build, baby, build<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Scottish Parliament has just passed a new housing bill that, inter alia, removes the council tax cap on second homes but we need a much more consequential approach to solve the housing polycrisis. <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/10\/build-baby-build\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-05T09:43:33+00:00\">October 5, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19078 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-economy tag-scottish-economy tag-scottish-election-2026 tag-scottish-government\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2026\/04\/a-quiet-election-for-a-tired-scottish-parliament\/\" target=\"_self\" >A quiet election for a tired and poorly Scottish parliament<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Scottish party manifestos pledge extra spending without addressing huge challenges facing the next Scottish government \u2013 likely to be SNP again despite almost 20 years of underachievement in power. John McLaren sets out four lessons to learn from the state we are in. When the last election took place, in 2021, the country was in <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2026\/04\/a-quiet-election-for-a-tired-scottish-parliament\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-26T22:13:14+00:00\">April 26, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19065 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-politics tag-scottish-election-2026 tag-scottish-referendum tag-snp-government\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2026\/04\/whats-good-for-scotland-in-2026-election\/\" target=\"_self\" >What&#8217;s &#8216;good for Scotland&#8217; in 2026 election?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2026\/04\/whats-good-for-scotland-in-2026-election\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-10T08:21:05+00:00\">April 10, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19064 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-poetry tag-climate-change tag-poetry-foundation tag-scottish-poetry-library tag-spring tag-trump tag-war\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2026\/04\/four-poems-in-defiance-of-an-uneasy-spring\/\" target=\"_self\" >Four poems in defiance of an uneasy spring<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2026\/04\/four-poems-in-defiance-of-an-uneasy-spring\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-05T16:45:54+00:00\">April 5, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19047 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-policy tag-learning-difficulties tag-neurodivergence tag-scottish-education tag-scottish-government tag-young-people\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2026\/04\/mind-the-implementation-gap-neurodivergence-in-scotland\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mind the (implementation) gap: Neurodivergence in Scotland<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2026\/04\/mind-the-implementation-gap-neurodivergence-in-scotland\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T22:20:15+00:00\">April 3, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17560 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics tag-farage tag-france tag-macron tag-trump\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/12\/les-enfants-de-la-patrie-but-the-enduring-trap-of-populism-is-not-unique-to-france\/\" target=\"_self\" >Les enfants de la patrie \u2013 but the enduring trap of populism is not unique to France<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Trump has seized on opportunities Macron and Starmer have created. Macron and Starmer. alike in their determination to ignore politicians of the left, have allowed Farage and Le Pen to set the agenda, writes Tony O&#8217;Donnell <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/12\/les-enfants-de-la-patrie-but-the-enduring-trap-of-populism-is-not-unique-to-france\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-08T19:35:06+00:00\">December 8, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17548 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-economy tag-economy tag-scottish-government tag-uk-budget-2025 tag-uk-government\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/12\/uk-budget-2025-get-real-the-world-has-changed\/\" target=\"_self\" >UK Budget 2025? Get real. The world has changed<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">John McLaren explains in no uncertain terms why the UK Budget is such a disappointment, doing nothig when so much needs to be done, further eroding trust in mainstream politicians, pushing voters towards outlying parties making even wilder promises <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/12\/uk-budget-2025-get-real-the-world-has-changed\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-08T18:49:45+00:00\">December 8, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17515 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics tag-devolution tag-our-scottish-future tag-scottish-government tag-scottish-politics\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/12\/enough-campaigning-is-the-next-scottish-government-prepared-to-govern\/\" target=\"_self\" >Enough campaigning. Is the next Scottish government prepared to govern?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Hot on the heels of Anton Muscatelli&#8217;s hard-hitting report comes Jim Gallagher&#8217;s rigorous investigation into Scotland&#8217;s failing governance. Fixing Broken Government comes with positive recommendations for a radical re-set in time for the May 2026 elections. But will Scotland wake up in time to avert fiscal crisis? We have to, says, James Mitchell&#8221; &#8220;we cannot&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/12\/enough-campaigning-is-the-next-scottish-government-prepared-to-govern\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-03T09:30:12+00:00\">December 3, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17488 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-economy\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/11\/fraser-of-allender-takes-another-bite-at-the-budget\/\" target=\"_self\" >Fraser of Allander takes another bite at the Budget<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8220;The proposed pay-per-mile charge raises important questions of fairness and is likely to be a source of public debate.&#8221; After the endless leaky build up, the 2025 UK Budget raises many questions and uncertainties about fairness, efficiency and effectiveness. The FAI investigates some likely outcomes. <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/11\/fraser-of-allender-takes-another-bite-at-the-budget\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-27T21:21:18+00:00\">November 27, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17476 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-economy tag-scottish-economy\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/11\/muscatellireport-is-scotland-ready-for-radical-action-on-regional-economic-development\/\" target=\"_self\" >#MuscatelliReport: is Scotland ready for radical action on regional economic development?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Carried out on behalf of the Scottish Labour Party but after the 2026 election the Muscatelli Report is likely to fall to an SNP Government \u2013 judging from past behaviour how successful would it be? <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/11\/muscatellireport-is-scotland-ready-for-radical-action-on-regional-economic-development\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-16T10:14:53+00:00\">November 16, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17439 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tributes-to-david-gow tag-brexit tag-europe tag-scottish-referendum\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/11\/well-tempered-steel-beneath-david-gows-jovial-irreverence\/\" target=\"_self\" >Well tempered steel beneath David Gow&#8217;s jovial irreverence<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Under David&#8217;s editorship Sceptical Scot soon established itself in a crowded field, gaining a reputation for well written, thoughtful contributions to the debate. It is a testament to David&#8217;s determination that there was never really any doubt that it would do so. <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/11\/well-tempered-steel-beneath-david-gows-jovial-irreverence\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-11T19:53:04+00:00\">November 11, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17424 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tributes-to-david-gow\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/11\/honest-rigorous-and-kind-david-gow-as-mentor\/\" target=\"_self\" >Honest, rigorous and kind: David Gow as mentor<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8220;As an editor David was rigorous and kind, but most of all never patronising. He would never accept a pitch out of politeness, no matter how long you\u2019d been writing&#8230;&#8221; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/11\/honest-rigorous-and-kind-david-gow-as-mentor\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-08T11:43:37+00:00\">November 8, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17402 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-media tag-europe\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/11\/david-gows-legacy-of-friendship\/\" target=\"_self\" >David Gow&#8217;s legacy of friendship<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/11\/david-gows-legacy-of-friendship\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-03T21:19:52+00:00\">November 3, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17370 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-culture tag-ai tag-arts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/10\/ai-creativity-and-humanity-3-responsibility\/\" target=\"_self\" >AI, Creativity and Humanity (3): Responsibility<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8220;AI isn\u2019t going anywhere. You interact with it many times a day whether you know it or not. You don\u2019t need to fear it and I encourage you to embrace it. But you should also challenge it, and those who are developing it. Keep an open mind, balance optimism with scepticism and use creativity to&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/10\/ai-creativity-and-humanity-3-responsibility\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-19T16:56:23+00:00\">October 19, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17361 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-culture tag-ai tag-arts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/10\/ai-creativity-and-humanity-2-obstacles\/\" target=\"_self\" >AI, creativity and humanity (2): Obstacles<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8220;As a creative producer, my team and I are able to do more, better, faster; we\u2019re expanding and experimenting with techniques we weren\u2019t previously able to do. Ideas I\u2019ve never had the time, headspace or resources to realise are now coming to life.&#8221; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/10\/ai-creativity-and-humanity-2-obstacles\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-17T09:07:38+00:00\">October 17, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17341 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-culture tag-ai tag-arts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/10\/ai-creativity-and-humanity-1\/\" target=\"_self\" >AI, creativity and humanity (1)<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8216;\u201cI resisted ChatGPT for so long because I felt it was wrong to use it. But then I caved in and now I can\u2019t stop!\u201d one arts organisation CEO told me. She\u2019s hooked, having discovered the joy of drafting policy documents and analysing big data sets rapidly.&#8221;&#8216; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/10\/ai-creativity-and-humanity-1\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-16T17:56:16+00:00\">October 16, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17324 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-culture tag-slavery\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/10\/two-worlds-collide-or-stories-geoff-palmer-told\/\" target=\"_self\" >Two worlds collide or stories Geoff Palmer told<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8220;Geoff worked tirelessly to bring the hidden world of slavery &#8211; the subjugation and the struggle &#8211; into the light and to make people aware of the connections between the unpaid labour of slaves and three centuries of Scottish history. He wanted people to know about the huge wedge of privilege and prosperity it brought&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/10\/two-worlds-collide-or-stories-geoff-palmer-told\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-15T09:36:47+00:00\">October 15, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17309 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-culture tag-gaza tag-israel tag-middle-east\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/10\/israels-biggest-security-threat-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_self\" >Israel\u2019s biggest security threat: Netanyahu<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8220;Perhaps the most damning result of what is happening is the mass radicalisation of young Palestinians and of future Palestinian generations. As Israeli and US security experts have acknowledged, talk of Hamas being defeated is delusional \u2013 Hamas is as much an idea as a movement, and that idea will not only persist but will&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/10\/israels-biggest-security-threat-netanyahu\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-07T13:38:13+00:00\">October 7, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17285 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics tag-labour-party\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/10\/does-starmer-have-a-vision\/\" target=\"_self\" >Does Starmer have a vision?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8220;Starmer, in his speech, said both Farage, the Tories, \u2018the extremes of the left\u2019 and the SNP want Britain to fail. But as the Prime Minister struggles on, the biggest risk is that Starmer will fail and Labour will end up where the Tories were, desperately swapping one bad leader for another. The UK does&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/10\/does-starmer-have-a-vision\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-04T10:22:36+00:00\">October 4, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17266 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics tag-scottish-education tag-scottish-government\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/09\/scottish-education-genuine-partnership-or-pre-election-fix\/\" target=\"_self\" >Scottish education: genuine partnership or pre-election fix?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8220;The Scottish educational establishment, over many decades, has been successful in resisting attempts to disturb its culture of complacency. Sadly, it may take a further decline in public confidence and trust before real change \u2013 as distinct from yet another exercise in public relations \u2013 can take place.&#8221; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/09\/scottish-education-genuine-partnership-or-pre-election-fix\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-15T18:42:31+00:00\">September 15, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17024 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international tag-europe\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/06\/make-europe-great-again\/\" target=\"_self\" >Make Europe Great Again<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Ultra-conservative central European thinkers among others are joining forces with MAGA protagonists to work for the break-up of the EU as we know it <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/06\/make-europe-great-again\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-18T10:05:42+00:00\">June 18, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-16939 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics tag-europe tag-scottish-government\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/05\/a-coalition-willing-and-delivering-change\/\" target=\"_self\" >A coalition willing and delivering change<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8220;That&#8217;s why &#8211; in the middle of tectonic turbulence geopolitically &#8211; a progressive coalition that can see off Reform with or without the shrunken Conservatives in its pockets would be the most desirable outcome of Holyrood 2026. A coalition of the ready, willing and able set on initiating reforms that will usher in transformative change&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/05\/a-coalition-willing-and-delivering-change\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-05-18T08:33:11+00:00\">May 18, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-16810 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international tag-europe tag-young-people\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/01\/were-allowing-the-far-right-to-set-the-pace\/\" target=\"_self\" >We\u2019re allowing the Far Right to set the pace<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The rise of remigration rhetoric in Europe, notably from figures like Alice Weidel, echoes past atrocities, while mainstream political discourse adopts increasingly extremist views. A surge in racism and antisemitism is reported, reflecting broader societal unrest. The liberal left struggles to counter these trends, facing challenges in forming effective coalitions against the far-right&#8217;s rising influence. <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/01\/were-allowing-the-far-right-to-set-the-pace\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-15T11:14:43+00:00\">January 15, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-16713 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-economy tag-climate-emergency\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2024\/12\/paying-the-price-for-net-zero\/\" target=\"_self\" >Paying the price for net zero<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">European nations are retreating from climate commitments, exacerbated by rising costs and societal resistance. The new UK government and Scotland have reduced climate targets amid challenges posed by defense spending and economic demands. Both the UK and Europe face crucial decisions about investing significantly in a green transition, requiring a comprehensive strategy beyond current proposals,&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2024\/12\/paying-the-price-for-net-zero\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-17T13:35:16+00:00\">December 17, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-16644 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2024\/11\/a-new-way-to-govern-scotland-co-opposition\/\" target=\"_self\" >A new way to govern Scotland: co-opposition<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Labour and Plaid Cymru ran Wales pretty successfully for three years (2021-24) without a formal coalition. Could Swinney and Sarwar take a leaf out of the same boat? <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2024\/11\/a-new-way-to-govern-scotland-co-opposition\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-30T10:17:47+00:00\">November 30, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-16614 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-environment tag-trump\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2024\/11\/welcome-to-a-dark-future-under-trump-2-0\/\" target=\"_self\" >Welcome to a dark future under Trump 2.0<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Donald Trump said in his White House meeting with Joe Biden \u201cit\u2019s a nice world today\u201d but the incoming 47th US President will preside over a dark world he blackens daily <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2024\/11\/welcome-to-a-dark-future-under-trump-2-0\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-17T11:34:44+00:00\">November 17, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-16452 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-economy tag-europe\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2024\/09\/eurosclerosis-makes-an-unwelcome-return\/\" target=\"_self\" >Eurosclerosis makes an unwelcome return<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8220;Mario Draghi, former central banker turned technocratic premier, is warning the EU of a &#8220;slow agony&#8221; if it fails to invest in modernisation and catching-up on the US and China. That is no exaggeration. It means renewing its political class and leadership to one that focuses on delivery, not radical surgery. Nor doom and gloom.&#8221; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2024\/09\/eurosclerosis-makes-an-unwelcome-return\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2024-09-28T10:11:19+00:00\">September 28, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-16378 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international tag-europe tag-fascism tag-germany\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2024\/09\/an-alarming-alternative-for-germany\/\" target=\"_self\" >An alarming Alternative for Germany<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8220;There is renewed talk, too, of &#8220;Ossifikation&#8221; or reasserting a specific east German identity rather than adopting a pan-German One after 34 years of unification. All of these factors but, most notably, xenophobia &#8211; the Ausl\u00e4nderfeindlichkeit I reported on from east Germany in the early 1990s and the emergence of a small but ultra-violent neo-Nazi&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2024\/09\/an-alarming-alternative-for-germany\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2024-09-04T11:34:01+00:00\">September 4, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-16361 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics tag-scottish-government tag-snp\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2024\/08\/is-scotland-heading-for-an-early-election\/\" target=\"_self\" >Is Scotland heading for an early election?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The parlous state of UK public finances and spillover impact of the October 30 Budget could mean Holyrood refuses to pass next year\u2019s Scottish Budget, triggering the government&#8217;s resignation <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2024\/08\/is-scotland-heading-for-an-early-election\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2024-08-30T08:53:47+00:00\">August 30, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-16311 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-economy tag-child-poverty tag-scottish-government\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2024\/07\/political-posturing-over-child-poverty\/\" target=\"_self\" >Political posturing over child poverty<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Over 4m British children live in relative poverty and they are four times more likely to suffer mental health issues than better-off kids. Ending the two-child benefit cap is just one remedy. <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2024\/07\/political-posturing-over-child-poverty\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2024-07-25T08:43:40+00:00\">July 25, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-16304 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international tag-europe tag-trump tag-us-election-2024\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background tw-stretched-link is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-252c928d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.8rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2024\/07\/blowing-up-the-transatlantic-bridge\/\" target=\"_self\" >Blowing up the transatlantic bridge<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The imminent advent of a Trump 2.0 presidency is concentrating the mind of Europeans as they confront more tumultuous instability at home and abroad. More Europe is, with all its attendant risks, the only preferred option <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2024\/07\/blowing-up-the-transatlantic-bridge\/\">Read article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2024-07-23T09:19:19+00:00\">July 23, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"wp-block-query-pagination is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-query-pagination-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-numbers\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-page=2\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-page=3\">3<\/a>\n<span class=\"page-numbers dots\">&hellip;<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-page=6\">6<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18386?query-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next\">Next Page<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tributes and reflections<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\">Articles written in tribute to David Gow and his editorial legacy.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-766ec56c wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17439 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tributes-to-david-gow tag-brexit tag-europe tag-scottish-referendum\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7a3cb0b5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary);border-bottom-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/11\/well-tempered-steel-beneath-david-gows-jovial-irreverence\/\" target=\"_self\" >Well tempered steel beneath David Gow&#8217;s jovial irreverence<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Under David&#8217;s editorship Sceptical Scot soon established itself in a crowded field, gaining a reputation for well written, thoughtful contributions to the debate. It is a testament to David&#8217;s determination that there was never really any doubt that it would do so. <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/11\/well-tempered-steel-beneath-david-gows-jovial-irreverence\/\">Read tribute<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-11T19:53:04+00:00\">November 11, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-17424 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tributes-to-david-gow\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7a3cb0b5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--tertiary);border-bottom-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/11\/honest-rigorous-and-kind-david-gow-as-mentor\/\" target=\"_self\" >Honest, rigorous and kind: David Gow as mentor<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8220;As an editor David was rigorous and kind, but most of all never patronising. He would never accept a pitch out of politeness, no matter how long you\u2019d been writing&#8230;&#8221; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sceptical.scot\/staging\/2025\/11\/honest-rigorous-and-kind-david-gow-as-mentor\/\">Read tribute<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-secondary-color has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-08T11:43:37+00:00\">November 8, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/main>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Gow Memorial Archive Writing, tributes and reflections from David Gow\u2019s Sceptical Scot archive. This page gathers David Gow\u2019s work for Sceptical Scot, alongside tributes and reflections published in his memory. Over time it can also expand to include selected work from beyond the site. 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