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Poverty in later life is the scourge of modern society, governments need to understand the causes

Reflections of a frontline worker on the implications of budget cuts on staff and their clients. ...

Support for people with some risks to their independence, health or wellbeing has been removed due ...

A Royal College of Nursing exhibition shows how prison nurses have propelled reform of patient care ...

Egalitarian ideals shape Scotland’s distinct health policies, but independence raises a key question: party agenda or ...

Billionaires may buy their way into social media, but it will always disappoint them – because ...

The assessment of free personal care on paper and in practice differ widely when dealing with ...

The author argues for a new economic paradigm, where public spending is an investment and the ...

Challenges that healthcare in rural areas has to deal with. What are your views?

Resource allocation to improve health outcomes should be outlined directly by clinicians.

Scotland having its own currency not only benefits the wellbeing of the population through proper funding ...

Charlie McCarthy explores the options available to keep Scotland’s popular footpaths well maintained for local walkers ...

When Truss dubbed Sturgeon an “attention seeker” who ought to be ignored, was she just referring ...

Britain’s fiscal problems cannot be solved by squeezing ordinary incomes alone. As private fortunes grow across ...

"You're not robust enough for politics": how sexism and intimidation are forcing women out of Scottish ...

What’s next for children in Scotland? Party manifestos reveal shared priorities – and deep divides on ...

SNP look close to a majority, with Labour and Reform UK vying for opposition

On 7 May 2026, Scotland votes – yet for many, the question is no longer who ...

Jason Boyd continues his investigation into the political failure to support neurodivergent adults in Scotland

Rejoining would revive our economy and boost our security

A wellbeing economy seems popular with Scottish voters so what would this mean for Scottish independence ...

A social work practitioner’s view of obligations and ramifications of assisted dying

Directly elected mayors and giant regional councils proposed

The partial failure and potential success of past and present plans to implement recommendations for the ...

Tragedies in mental health services show a compassionate, collaborative approach is long overdue. Trauma-informed care is ...

Keeping up to date with novel diagnostics that are not invasive is fundamental to decreasing waiting ...

A catastrophic response from politically estranged politicians

Scientists have been able to develop vaccines and save millions of lives while deniers and governments ...

Rural GPs need to be looked after and the 2018 GP contract should be revisited

Covid-19 pandemic opened the doors for the development of mRNA vaccines and opportunities for the life ...

If we allow lies and propaganda to inform our views of refugees, what does that say ...

Even in the 21st century, women are facing health inequalities with huge obstacles still to tackle

In the third of our "SNP leadership contest" series, we look at Humza Yousaf's campaign as ...

Scotland in possession of a central bank becomes a currency issuer, which opens doors to investing ...

The UK Government enacting Section 35 is not only an affront to Scotland’s democracy, it is ...

In the second of our ‘Pulse of the NHS’ series, Ashley Black spoke to a nurse ...

Churchill memorably once said that ‘democracy is the worst form of government’ – except for all ...

How political decisions create artificial social pressure points that fuel the rise of the far-right

As wealth concentrates at the top, economists argue that taxing the super-rich could help tackle inequality, ...

Building resilience, health and sovereignty is the key to beating austerity