Bylines Scotland

As summer heat overwhelms the planet, are humans programmed to fail to react to slow, incremental threats, like the frog in the old story? | Naz Saad
https://bylines.scot/opinion/the-boiling-frog/

Donald Trump’s intervention with FIFA to enable a suspended USA player to take part in a World Cup tie destroys the integrity of the rules | Jonathan Fox
https://bylines.scot/society/culture/red-card-to-fifa/

Is AI really being used to make our lives better? There are growing indications that its indiscriminate adoption is having negative effects | Nazish Saad
https://bylines.scot/science-tech/the-insanity-of-the-ai-carousel/

How to explain to foreigners that, to become an MP in Britain, one has to challenge a space warrior for a vote in a sleepy English town? | Tomasz Oryński
https://bylines.scot/opinion/britain-is-a-sensible-democracy-or-is-it/

Shuttered shops and vacant lots – once the life of a town, city centres are now an empty testimony to the past
 | Nazish Saad
https://bylines.scot/news/scotland/regenerating-abandoned-town-centres/

Opponents of the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act failed to offer a better answer to the ever-growing social problem of disorderly crowds | David Anderson
https://bylines.scot/society/the-problem-we-never-solved-2/

Noughties Eurodance DJ Basshunter celebrates two-decade anniversary in the heart of Scotland | James Jobson
https://bylines.scot/society/arts-entertainment/dreams-come-true-as-basshunter-celebrates-20-years-of-boten-anna-in-glasgow/

French healthcare personnel are delighted to have a Scottish patient, but the underfunded NHS struggles by comparison | Martin Roche
https://bylines.scot/opinion/if-you-must-have-a-fall-fall-in-france/

Independence supporters have been quick to argue that the recent Westminster instability strengthens their case | Jess Hillary
https://bylines.scot/politics/will-starmers-resignation-be-the-push-needed-for-scottish-independence/

It promises a green AI future, but the proposed Ravenscraig data centre exposes key environmental issues and a defect in the planning system | Pilar Girvan
https://bylines.scot/science-tech/hyperscale-data-centres-interrogating-the-green-promise/

Benbecula: the portrayal of breakdown in an island community | Amanda Wheatley
https://bylines.scot/society/books/a-discussion-of-graeme-macrae-burnets-bleak-tale-benbecula/

Council override of published retention policies means some ASB complaint records could remain on file for decades | Barbara Grigor
https://bylines.scot/opinion/how-long-is-too-long-north-lanarkshires-anti-social-behaviour-records-under-scrutiny/

As Fair Tax Week 2026 kicks off, Scotland can lead on tax justice to build our economy, public services and democracy | Duncan Thorp
https://bylines.scot/opinion/tax-reform-sounds-boring-but-its-a-powerful-tool-for-scotland/

The oldest whisky distillery in Caithness, the Old Pulteney Distillery celebrates its 200th anniversary this year | Nazish Saad
https://bylines.scot/news/scotland/the-old-pulteney-distillery-a-200-year-highland-tradition/

Springburn Pool in Glasgow is set to reopen bringing a vital community asset back to life | Sadia Sikandar
https://bylines.scot/society/springburn-pool-set-to-reopen-after-major-refurbishment/

"You're not robust enough for politics": how sexism and intimidation are forcing women out of Scottish councils. | Jennie Kermode
https://bylines.scot/politics/abuse-and-sexism-in-politics-women-councillors-speak-out/

Scotland may be changing, but there’s a problem that keeps coming back, and we can’t ignore it anymore | David Anderson
https://bylines.scot/society/the-problem-we-never-solved/

A Royal College of Nursing exhibition shows how prison nurses have propelled reform of patient care in prisons | Amanda Wheatley
https://bylines.scot/society/prison-nursing-unlocked-a-history-of-care-and-justice-in-prisons/

The proposed UK social media ban for children under 16 is aimed at the wrong target and, on the Australian experience, is unlikely to work | Nazish Saad
https://bylines.scot/science-tech/protecting-the-platforms-the-social-media-ban-for-under-16s/

A horrific Belfast attack sparked Scottish riots. How a hunt for a single suspect devolved into collective punishment | Motaz Amer
https://bylines.scot/news/scotland/a-crime-has-a-suspect-and-racism-targets-everyone-else/

The TV drama Believe Me, based on the John Worboys case, is a powerful series that asks serious questions of the police and justice system | Lucas Ross
https://bylines.scot/society/serial-offending-believe-me-reviewed/

Violence across Glasgow left many residents afraid, especially those from ethnic minorities – Glaswegians must choose unity and reject hate | Sadia Sikandar
https://bylines.scot/society/a-night-of-fear-a-call-for-unity-glasgow-must-reject-hate/

Peter Murrell has admitted to stealing more than £400,000 from the Scottish National Party (SNP) | James Jobson
https://bylines.scot/news/former-snp-chief-executive-pleads-guilty-to-embezzlement/

Yet another political exploitation of a young man’s death, and why we must resist and refuse to heed the call for rage | Nazish Saad
https://bylines.scot/society/refusing-to-heed-the-call-for-rage/

Tony Blair’s critique of Labour risks muddying the urgent need for climate action in an increasingly warming world | Jonathan Fox
https://bylines.scot/environment/blairs-net-zero-intervention-misses-the-point/

With an intriguing election result for the Scottish Parliament, what happens next and what opportunities are there to influence change? | Duncan Thorp
https://bylines.scot/politics/the-rebirth-of-scotlands-rainbow-parliament/

A poem about time, efficiency, inhumanity, and the hope that the time has come for Scotland to build a healthier society | David Murray
https://bylines.scot/news/scotland/scotlands-time/

The inspiring legacy of Mr Datta, an immigrant surgeon from India who became a beacon of belonging, integration and community | Nazish Saad
https://bylines.scot/featured/mr-datta-the-immigrant-who-became-a-highland-legend/

Scotland and Canada: two northern nations look to strengthen their European connections but face very different obstacles | Ben Beveridge
https://bylines.scot/opinion/the-nearer-continent-scotlands-european-return-canadas-european-deepening/

Mental Health Awareness Week has ended: the mental health crisis has not | Frances Nixon
https://bylines.scot/health/the-forgotten/

Wisdom can be found even in old fairytales, but where is it in modern politics? | David Murray
https://bylines.scot/politics/where-is-wisdom-in-politics/

Two universal health systems built from the same working-class source – the bargain made in the 1940s is the bargain being tested in 2026 | Ben Beveridge
https://bylines.scot/society/history/the-same-well-tredegar-weyburn-and-the-bargain-that-still-holds/

Britain is facing the return of Thatcherism on stilts under Nigel Farage’s Reform Party | Martin Roche
https://bylines.scot/opinion/why-reform-is-thatcherism-on-stilts/

What one Afghan journalist’s journey reveals about integration, trust and belonging | Nazish Saad
https://bylines.scot/news/world/an-afghan-refugees-story-of-hope/

The SNP’s staying power is a real achievement yet the media focus lies elsewhere | Martin Burns
https://bylines.scot/news/scotland/what-the-media-is-missing-about-the-scottish-elections/

The SNP win historic fifth term in Holyrood but the finer details tell a whole host of different stories in this Scottish election | James Jobson
https://bylines.scot/politics/scottish-election-five-key-takeaways/

The SNP got the largest number of votes in the Holyrood election, so why is that not seen as a mandate to change the constitution? | Alec Ross
https://bylines.scot/opinion/democracy-the-constitution-and-the-meaning-of-victory/

Mental Health Awareness Week is a chance for everyone to increase their understanding about mental health issues  | Frances Nixon
https://bylines.scot/health/mental-health-awareness-week-depression-in-verse/

It would be wrong to blame Keir Starmer alone for Labour’s failure in the Holyrood election: Anas Sarwar is also a big part of the problem | David Anderson
https://bylines.scot/news/scotland/the-man-who-would-be-king/

Norway banked oil wealth. Scotland and Canada now face the same choice with renewable seabed riches | Ben Beveridge
https://bylines.scot/news/economics/the-seabed-and-the-shield-the-renewable-transition-in-two-old-resource-economies/

The majority of voters made allusions to the SNP, highlighting its influence and presence in the current political landscape across Scotland | Martin Burns
https://bylines.scot/politics/polls-show-snp-heading-to-be-largest-party-at-holyrood/

In Scottish Parliament elections, you cast two votes under the Additional Member System for a mix of local and regional MSPs – an explainer | Dr Patricia S Paton
https://bylines.scot/politics/voting-for-the-first-time-heres-how-the-scottish-electoral-system-works/

Jason Boyd continues his investigation into the political failure to support neurodivergent adults in Scotland | Jason Boyd
https://bylines.scot/news/scotland/neurodivergence-were-not-a-problem-to-be-managed-part-two/

New polling shows that 60% of Americans have an unfavourable view of Israel, which is likely to mean the end of bipartisan support | Martin Burns
https://bylines.scot/news/world/israels-support-base-in-the-us-shrinks/

The Alba Party faces demise due to its ‘dire’ financial situation. Is it a matter for regret? | James Jobson
https://bylines.scot/opinion/alba-the-partys-over/

Scotland’s new MSPs face a crucial choice: embrace community wealth building or risk squandering a transformative economic opportunity | Jim Osborne
https://bylines.scot/politics/community-wealth-scotland-needs-new-ideas-from-our-next-msps/

Trust is collapsing, services are failing – and no party is taking Scotland’s neurodivergent adults seriously | Jason Boyd
https://bylines.scot/news/scotland/neurodivergence-were-not-a-problem-to-be-managed-part-one/

Local community activist Kate Nevens is seeking to become Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith’s first Green MSP | James Jobson
https://bylines.scot/politics/housing-history-and-fighting-the-far-right-an-interview-with-kate-nevens/

A rare 18th-century bust faces imminent sale abroad, prompting concern over how Highland heritage is being valued and protected | Jane MacKinnon
https://bylines.scot/opinion/a-cultural-loss-in-the-making-the-fight-to-keep-the-bouchardon-bust-in-scotland/