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  • Monday, 30 January, 2023
    Sturgeon criticised for ‘botched’ policy on transgender prisoners

    Controversy over Edinburgh’s gender reforms deepens after fresh concerns about protection of female-only spaces

  • Saturday, 28 January, 2023
    ObituaryTom Nairn
    Tom Nairn, political theorist, 1932-2023

    He was best known for his writing on the fragmenting of the British union, which he viewed as inevitable

  • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    Scotland calls on London to remove block on transgender bill

    Edinburgh minister warns that legal fight will delay implementation, causing further harm to trans people

  • Monday, 16 January, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    Sunak in constitutional clash with Sturgeon over gender reform bill

    UK government for first time moves to block legislation passed by Scottish parliament

  • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
    Scottish economy
    Scottish government lays out ‘fastest possible’ move away from oil and gas

    SNP says push on renewable energy is needed but industry warns against hasty transition

  • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
    Travelista
    Four healing hotels for 2023

    Where to get your groove back, from Highland hikes to an African sanctuary

  • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
    News in-depthScottish National Party
    Is Nicola Sturgeon losing her grip on the SNP?

    Cracks appear in party discipline after supporters raise questions over Scottish leader’s independence strategy

  • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
    LexScience
    Blue sky thinking: robobees are mechanical reply to hive collapse Premium content

    Scientists believe they can change ecosystems by creating mechanical versions of the real thing

  • Monday, 26 December, 2022
    Prime property
    Hot property: four homes for sale in the Scottish Highlands

    From a Modernist house on the Isle of Skye to an estate where you can glimpse the Northern Lights and the Milky Way

  • Friday, 23 December, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Sunak says impact of Scottish gender reforms should be assessed

    Tory MPs warn bill could be blocked if it is found to breach UK-wide equality legislation

  • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
    Scotland passes bill to make it easier to legally change gender

    Victory for Sturgeon as MSPs vote for legislation that has sparked heated debate within her own party

  • Monday, 19 December, 2022
    HTSIWhat to pack for your winter holidays
    What to bring on a Highland fling

    From hiking boots to whisky, HTSI’s deputy chief subeditor shares his essentials for a Hogmanay celebration

  • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The Conservatives re-embrace the City of London

    Some rules are redundant but care is needed in easing crisis-era regulation

  • Friday, 16 December, 2022
    HTSI
    ‘Where in the world can you get a whisky like this?’

    Ardross Distillery may be a small Highlands newcomer, but its ambitions are mighty

  • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
    Scottish economy
    Scotland top-rate tax rises widen gap with rest of UK

    Deputy first minister John Swinney says increases will help ‘challenging economic conditions’

  • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
    UK business & economy
    UK bank hubs offer lifeline to those struggling in a cashless society

    Businesses welcome pilot run jointly by lenders in wake of branch closures at time of soaring bills

  • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
    UK financial regulation
    Hunt to overhaul UK ‘senior managers’ regime’

    Chancellor will announce review of post-crisis rules on bankers’ conduct as part of wider regulation reform

  • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
    Scotland ‘lacks clear plan’ to deliver climate goals, says advisory body

    Edinburgh’s progress on cutting emissions has ‘largely stalled’, finds CCC report

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    Travel
    Whisky galore on a tasting tour by tall ship

    Guided by a leading expert on flavour perception, this Hebridean voyage goes deep into the science of Scotch

  • Saturday, 26 November, 2022
    Anas Sarwar
    Scotland needs an offshore energy revolution

    We have the potential for a economy-boosting, climate-friendly transition to clean power and green jobs

  • Saturday, 26 November, 2022
    Rare Scotch whisky prices surge on investor flight to safety

    Taste for fine single malts means values have jumped by a fifth this year

  • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
    UK house prices
    Winter chill settles over Edinburgh as homebuyers hold off

    Rising mortgage rates and costs of living are to blame and, as asking prices drop, the only winners are cash buyers

  • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
    UK labour disputes
    UK universities and Scottish schools hit by strike action over pay and pensions

    Historic walkouts come as unions call for ‘meaningful’ pay rises amid mounting strain across education system

  • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
    Inside Politics
    Nicola Sturgeon’s tricky balancing act

    Plus, as Simon Clarke attempts to amend levelling-up bill amid Tory MP rebellion, will Rishi Sunak accept Labour’s help?

  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
    Instant InsightDavid Allen Green
    Ruling against Scottish independence vote throws ball back in political arena

    The Supreme Court judgment was legally disappointing for the Holyrood government but gives it more ammunition

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