39 m. ago Readers' Letters: SNP must be worried as experienced MSPs abandon Holyrood

Reader is unsurprised to see John Swinney put spotlight on Scottish independence once again

Politics

24 h. ago Readers' Letters: UK government's migrant changes ignore Scotland's needs

Keir Starmer’s hardheaded new stance on migrants will hurt Scotland, says reader

Politics

41 h. ago How Scotsman readers can get a free copy of The List's Eat & Drink 365 glossy magazine

If you want to get your hands on the latest food and drink publication from The List then you’re in luck.

Politics

48 h. ago Readers' Letters: Swinney's position on assisted dying is perplexing

The First Minister’s position on assisted dying confuses a reader

Events

4 d. ago Readers' Letters: Trade deal with mercurial Trump isn't worth a dime

Keir Starmer’s trade deal with Donald Trump didn’t impress a correspondent

Politics

5 d. ago Readers' Letters: Women won't forget Sturgeon's role in gender controversy

Nicola Sturgeon’s response to last week’s Supreme Court judgment around sex and gender continues to provoke discussion

Politics

6 d. ago Readers' Letters: Make Scotland better in name of those who died for VE Day

John Swinney’s Programme for Government failed to impress correspondents

Events

6 d. ago Readers' Letters: Farage's UK Doge is a hollow gimmick for hollow times

Reader is unimpressed by Nigel Farage’s idea for a British Doge

Politics

8 d. ago Readers Letters: Swinney should ask himself why people are voting for Reform

First Minister should stop panicking and start thinking about Reform’s recent success, says reader

Politics

9 d. ago A child on thin ice: EA Hanks on life with her abusive mother – and world

One half of the author’s early life was spent with a mother who struggled with addiction, her mental health and caring responsibilities. The other was with her father Tom on film sets and in a house full of love and structure. She discusses her road trip back into her complicated pastWhen EA Hanks was 14, her mother announced she had bought a Winnebago and they were going to drive across the US in it. It was 1996, and Hanks (her initials stand for Elizabeth Ann), had recently left her mother, Susan, to go to live with her father, the actor Tom Hanks, in Los Angeles. “Things between my mother and I were at an absolute low point,” she says. The drive, she remembers, from California – long hours on the road, her mother chain-smoking and listening to Christian rock music, stopping only to eat and sleep – was “three awkward, silent, painful months that would end up with us in Florida”. It is not clear what the point of the road trip was – though Hanks met members of her mother’s family f...

Events

1 week ago Tiny Welsh restaurant in a former jail where you can't choose what you eat and it's just won a place on a prestigious list

Husband and wife-run Chapters in Hay on Wye already had a Michelin Green Star now it's achieved another accolade

Events

1 week ago Readers' letters: For 'Berwick Bank' wind farm read 'Bird Mincing Eyesore'

A reader decries plans for a massive wind farm off the coast of East Lothian

Politics

1 week ago Readers Gallery May 2025: A selection of beautiful pictures from around Scotland taken by our readers

Readers Gallery May 2025: A selection of beautiful pictures from around Scotland taken by contributors to The Scotsman Readers Gallery

Politics

1 week ago Readers' Letters: Blair's comments on net zero should stir us into action

The current Labour government should listen to an elder statesman, says reader

Politics

1 week ago Readers' Letters: It's time to set limits on public inquiry costs

Public inquiry costs are out of control, says reader

Politics

2 w. ago Readers' Letters: Equalities Committee decision on Chapman 'spineless'

Green MSP Maggie Chapman should not have been allowed to stay on Holyrood’s Equalities Committee, says reader

Politics

2 w. ago Best Scottish Recipes: 14 of the best Scottish foods to make at home according to Scotsman readers

It’s hard to go wrong with a bit of home cooking and when we asked what your preferred Scottish recipes are – hundreds of you responded.

Society

2 w. ago Readers' letters: Private firms issuing parking fines must be reined in

A reader calls for a crackdown private firms issuing hefty fines for minor parking infringements

Economics

2 w. ago Readers' letters: BBC 'not turning its back on Scottish talent by axeing River City'

BBC Scotland defends its decision to decommission River City, saying it is responding to changing viewing habits

Politics

2 w. ago Readers' letters: Misuse of language will lead to 'bigotry fatigue'

A reader suggests campaigners should not be so quick to resort to extreme language

Politics