Gillian Bowditch

On the face of it giving people the right to die is a compassionate and progressive move, but should we look to solve any problem with suicide?

The former first minister’s new career failed to take off after her appearance on ITV’s general election coverage

A seemingly innocuous blog on a Scottish government website perfectly illustrates the mammoth levels of bureaucratic waste and incompetence blighting the public sector

From oil and gas to whisky and yurt rentals, vital industries are under attack from a government that seems to think the creation of wealth is immoral

Plan to slow drivers down allied to the failure to dual our A-roads show that the SNP just wants to control our lives

Forcing children to copy passages in pristine longhand is a regressive step when there are more important skills to master in the digital age

With the world in a less stable position politically than it has been for decades, it is the people fleeing instability who have the most to teach us

An army of unsung heroes providing their expertise offer hope where the SNP, in power for 17 years and dragging the country into a perilous state, has failed

The public lavatory closures aren’t just a pain — they’re a false economy and a blow to tourism, civic duty and our sense of community

The SNP’s latest plan to tackle the drugs crisis is to remove any responsibility from addicts and encourage them to keep on using. It is a retrograde step