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The SNP leadership election has been an extended act of self-harm

Neil Mackay: Just how much lower can this SNP rabble sink?
There are just two creatures in nature who can decapitate themselves and survive: the Sacoglossan sea slug and the SNP.

March Of The Mummies protest in George Square, Glasgow. The rally was organised by Pregnant Then Screwed and took place across 7 cities around the UK. The demonstration demanded recognition, respect and action for working mums and dads. Photograph by

Daniella Theis: Politicians want to curb right to protest - don't let them

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Queen Elizabeth, the Duke of Rothesay and MSPs listen to performers during a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of devolution in the Holyrood chamber at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture: Andrew Milligan: WPA Pool/Getty Images

Brian Wilson: The Andy Wightman affair is when rot set in for Sturgeon and co

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The then Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern sign the Good Friday Agreement in April 1998. The author is on the left, showing Mr Blair where to sign.

Agenda: The clash between justice and peace

SNP leadership candidates Ash Regan, Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes taking part in the SNP leadership debate in Inverness

Lesley Riddoch: The SNP has the chance of a fresh start here, but will it take it?

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Isla Bryson, formerly known as Adam Graham

Kevin McKenna: The poison which has wasted the SNP set in years ago

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Delegates cheer the announcement of an Independence Referendum Bill at the SNP conference in 2016

Mark Smith: The problem with the people choosing the SNP's new leader

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Doug Marr: The coarsening of politics isn’t just rough and tumble

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Mumsnet chief executive said Nicola Sturgeon had generally been a

Business pioneer attacks Sturgeon for leaving 'chaos' behind

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt. Picture: Victoria Jones.

Jeremy Hunt's week: I'm such a clever Tory boy

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images).

Opinion David Leask: We should fear American isolationism as much as its imperialism

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Kelso, River Tweed, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Picture Phil Wilkinson

Struan Stevenson: Experts warn freshwater killer shrimps are heading to Scotland

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivering his Budget to the House of Commons.

Herald View: The 'budget for growth' is likely to fail its own tests

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Which of the three leadership contenders can persuade voters to back independence?

Brian Taylor: SNP leadership contenders set out road to independence. Will it work?

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Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on the latest ferry woes

Camley’s Cartoon: Will Hull 802 ever sail?

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Mark Smith: Kate Forbes versus Patrick Harvie. I’m with Kate

Opinion Mark Smith: Kate Forbes versus Patrick Harvie – I’m with Kate

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Can the pro-independence movement harness the strengths of both Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes?

Opinion Andy Maciver: Why the Yes camp should meld the best of Yousaf and Forbes

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Access to the new Sighthill Bridge over the M8 in Glasgow Picture: Gordon Terris

Kevin McKenna: Finally, a Glasgow regeneration that will improve people's lives

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While Jeremy Hunt attempts to give the impression of a steady hand, only time will tell if he survives the political odds

Opinion Michael Settle: Has Chancellor done enough to put the Tories back on track?

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Many will never forgive Tony Blair for his role in the Iraq War

IRAQ WAR 20 YEARS ON Neil Mackay: Why the SNP owes everything to Tony Blair’s Iraq War sins

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Scottish historian Professor Sir Tom Devine

Sir Tom Devine: 'SNP might be in deeper trouble than they could ever have imagined'

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Gina Hanrahan is Head of Policy at WWF Scotland

Agenda Climate should be in poll position in SNP race

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The SNP is the dominant force in Scottish politics – it's presumptuous to assume they are finished

Opinion Rebecca McQuillan: Think the SNP is finished? You are very much mistaken

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One of the many messages of support for Gary Lineker's stance

Opinion Roz Foyer: Lineker saga has shown how solidarity gets results

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt

Budget Sketch Robert McNeil: Charming chancellor pursuing his not so cunning plan

The majority of land in Scotland is suitable for livestock farming but not for growing crops

Opinion David Bean: Imposing a vegetarian diet on Scots would be an environmental disaster

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The #TradWife movement is being pushed in earnest as an alternative way of living for young women

Opinion Kerry Hudson: Save us from this spectacularly silly #tradwife trend

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The leadership contest may result in the SNP taking one of two paths, leaving one side heartbroken

Opinion Alison Rowat: SNP leadership debates should come with a trigger warning

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Gary Lineker and BBC director-general Tim Davie have been in a stand-off that saw several BBC sports broadcasts disrupted

Opinion Neil Mackay: The BBC is now an active foot soldier for the Tory culture war

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To-do lists can be helpful... until they become the problem

Opinion Daniella Theis: I love to-do lists but there's a problem with them. The problem is me

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The Greens polled fewer than six per cent in the Western Isles but are driving a policy that is threatening to wipe out the fishing and processing industries

Opinion Brian Wilson: SNP’s Green Deal is last straw for struggling islands

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Emma Hutton is Chief Executive of JustRight Scotland, a human rights legal charity based in Glasgow.

Agenda Scots must resist cruel anti-asylum bill

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The damage seen to the SNP can be linked to Nicola Sturgeon's time as First Minister

Opinion Kevin McKenna: Nicola Sturgeon is chiefly to blame for the damage to the SNP

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SNP leadership candidate Humza Yousaf meets supporters at Glasgow University

Opinion Lesley Riddoch: Some unwelcome advice for the next leadership hustings

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Inspectors found around one-third of 35 schools spread across all 32 local authorities had no process for monitoring and recording suspected or confirmed bullying

Opinion Doug Marr: Our youngsters must be protected from school bullies

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SNP leadership candidate Ash Regan has not made the best or wisest contributions to the independence argument

Opinion Mark Smith: The conditioning of the Scottish nationalist mind

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Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker leaves his home in London following reports that the BBC is to have a

Michael Settle: Politicians would envy the support Gary Lineker has attracted

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Baroness Helena Kennedy led a working group on misogyny

Herald View: Criminal reform is a step forward in the fight against misogyny

BBC's Match of the Day aired without commentary

BBC's Kuenssberg: I'd have been out the door in minutes if I'd tweeted like Lineker

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Dani Garavelli asks if the SNP candidates and Anas Sarwar are the best Scotland has to offer

DANI GARAVELLI Mick Lynch's barnstorming speech in Glasgow could teach tired SNP and Labour a lesson

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Under fire Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker

Is under fire Gary Lineker finally heading up the tunnel?

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Glasgow Film Festival sees the European premiere of San San F Young's personal documentary on Hong Kong's battle for freedom of expression and the role of its art world

Festival Review Glasgow Film Festival: Hong Kong Mixtape and the throes of a real cancel culture

Tom Gordon: Why FoI really matters to The Herald

Tom Gordon: Why FoI really matters to The Herald

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Kevin McKenna interview: 'Forbes row shows Christians are expected to hide beliefs'

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Humza Yousaf taking part in the SNP leadership hustings at Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries, Scotland.

Humza Yousaf's week: 'Of course Nicola would love to endorse me. Honest'

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has come to Scotland to rekindle relations with our nationalists. (Image: Canadian Press/Shutterstock)

David Leask: Would a Canadian-style compromise kill off demand for independence?

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Presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy (second left) with SNP leadership candidates Humza Yousaf (left), Kate Forbes (second right) and Ash Regan (right) on set before taking part in the SNP leadership debate, broadcast on Channel 4, from The Engine Works in

Brian Taylor: Can the SNP survive this calamity of a leadership contest?

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1 in 3 people in Scotland struggle with their mental health. Picture posed by model

Lennie Pennie: We don't take antidepressants for fun. We take them as we need them

The alcohol ban on trains was introduced during the pandemic

Opinion Mark Smith: The booze ban on trains – beware what happens next

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Last week’s renewed pay offer gives teachers a pay rise of almost 15 per cent over a two-year period

Opinion Andy Maciver: New FM should show the teaching unions who’s boss

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Stephen Noon was responsible for the development of the SNP manifestos in 2007 and 2011 and is now a Senior Advisor in Weber Shandwick’s Scottish public affairs team

agenda How businesses can have a say in policy issues

Home Secretary Suella Braverman's statement on the Illegal Migration Bill in the Commons on Tuesday was headline-chasing pantomime

Opinion Teddy Jamieson: Braverman obsesses about small boats to distract from bigger issues

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Frightened mourners take shelter behind gravestones in Milltown Cemetery, Belfast, on March 16, 1988 during the bloody assault by Michael Stone

Opinion Neil Mackay: How 14 days of murder changed my life forever

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Scotland's Next First Minister: The STV Debate, STV's Political Editor Colin Mackay, SNP leadership candidates Kate Forbes, Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan taking part in a SNP leadership debate at STV's studios in Glasgow

At Large Kevin McKenna: What really goes on behind the scenes of SNP hustings?

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