Opinion
‘At 19, I wanted to wake up famous like Lord Byron’

‘At 19, I wanted to wake up famous like Lord Byron’
Val McDermid: ‘If homelessness were an illness, we’d be demanding a cure’

Val McDermid: ‘If homelessness were an illness, we’d be demanding a cure’
We’re stressed, but we still reach out a helping hand to Ukraine’s refugees

We’re stressed, but we still reach out a helping hand to Ukraine’s refugees
Glasgow’s historic buildings have been neglected – but we must not repeat the mistakes of the past

Glasgow’s historic buildings have been neglected – but we must not repeat the mistakes of the past
The world suddenly changes when we realise how foolish our leaders have been

The world suddenly changes when we realise how foolish our leaders have been
Our most beautiful art treasures hide a multitude of sins

Our most beautiful art treasures hide a multitude of sins
We must diversify the books taught in our classrooms

We must diversify the books taught in our classrooms
Food bank users will continue to struggle until benefits are raised to meet the cost of living

Food bank users will continue to struggle until benefits are raised to meet the cost of living
Little Simz deservedly won a Brit award – where she lives is irrelevant

Little Simz deservedly won a Brit award – where she lives is irrelevant
Why the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is the perfect opportunity to axe the Vagrancy Act

Why the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is the perfect opportunity to axe the Vagrancy Act
The university strike is a symptom of our skewed value system

The university strike is a symptom of our skewed value system
We know how to end rough sleeping – now we must grasp the opportunity to do it

We know how to end rough sleeping – now we must grasp the opportunity to do it
Lucy Sweet: ‘There is great comfort to be had in watching other people cook’

Lucy Sweet: ‘There is great comfort to be had in watching other people cook’
Scrapping the Vagrancy Act is just the start – now we must end rough sleeping for good

Scrapping the Vagrancy Act is just the start – now we must end rough sleeping for good
The climate crisis is now the biggest Issue we face

The climate crisis is now the biggest Issue we face
Farewell, PJ O’Rourke, one of the most original free thinkers of our time

Farewell, PJ O’Rourke, one of the most original free thinkers of our time
‘Spare time on a sunny winter’s day is never wasted wandering around a graveyard’

‘Spare time on a sunny winter’s day is never wasted wandering around a graveyard’
‘Temporary’ accommodation shows the government is failing homeless children

‘Temporary’ accommodation shows the government is failing homeless children
Our leaders have failed us, but bitter and divisive public discourse isn’t helping
