43 h. ago Readers' letters: It's time to accept that the world has changed

A reader suggests its time for the UK to focus on other friendships now that the United States is so unreliable

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67 h. ago Readers' letters: Rachel Reeves has declared war on the most vulnerable in society

A reader brands Rachel Reeves’ welfare cuts immoral and depraved

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4 d. ago Readers' Letters: Scotland hobbled by Westminster when it came to Covid PPE

Scotland’s efforts to protect medics and carers early in Covid pandemic were wrecked by Westminster, says reader

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5 d. ago Readers' Letters: Labour has lost right to call itself 'people's party'

Labour is letting down the people who need help most, says reader

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6 d. ago Readers' letters: SNP government's Civil Service and quangos need pruning

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8 d. ago Readers' letters: Scottish Government is riding roughshod over rights of communities

A reader says the Scottish Government’s response to the consultation on its Electricity Infrastructure Consenting in Scotland proposals is an attack on local democracy

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1 week ago I moved overseas by myself and I’m desperately lonely. Did I make the right decision? | Leading questions

It’s impossible to know if a choice is ‘right’, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith says. But you can have some certainty about how it makes you feelRead more Leading questionsI recently moved overseas by myself and I’m desperately lonely. I moved for better weather, proximity to nature and a calmer, healthier way of living but I’ve really struggled to make any friends. This isn’t the first time I lived abroad. I moved around in my 20s and they were some of the happiest times in my life.Now, at 34, the experience feels different. I’m living alone and working remotely. This is something I wanted to do for a long time but it’s a lot harder than I expected. I miss my family, friends and partner, although we speak all the time and travel back and forth to see each other. I know it takes time to build a new life. I miss the familiarity and my network back home. Was moving the right decision?The reader’s letter has been edited for length Continue reading...

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1 week ago Readers' Letters: Borders railway expansion would not benefit Scotland

An extension of the Borders Railway would be good for train fans but bad for taxpayers, says reader

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1 week ago Readers' Letters: Sturgeon came so close to assuring a legacy to be proud of

The debate around Nicole Sturgeon’s ‘legacy’ goes on

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2 w. ago Readers' Letters: Shaky future ahead for SNP with third of MSPs to go

The deluge of MSPs announcing they’re leaving Holyrood should worry John Swinney, says reader

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2 w. ago Readers' Letters: It's time for councils to stop taking ever more tax

Councils must stop asking for more cash and make what they have work for us, says reader

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2 w. ago Reader's Letters: Nicola Sturgeon's political career was a case of ambition overruling ability

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced she was stepping down from Holyrood

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2 w. ago Readers' Letters: Don't blame seniors for the ills of the world

A reader suggests we should stop trying to apportion blame for society’s ills

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2 w. ago Readers' Letters: It's time to take women's health seriously

Women wait too long for NHS treatment because their pain isn’t a priority, says reader

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2 w. ago Readers' letters: Rachel Reeves doesn't need to cut benefits

A reader says the German solution to funding defence and infrastructure spending suggests benefit cuts should not be necessary

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3 w. ago Readers' letters: Personal values don't apply in international relationships

A reader suggests Donald Trump’s treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky does not mean we should deliberately snub the leader of the most powerful nation on the planet

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3 w. ago Readers' Letters: Trump betrays own people as much as his friends and allies

Tump is acting like a Putin sock puppet, says reader

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3 w. ago Readers' Letters: Increased defence spending won't keep UK safe from aggressors

Aftershocks of President Trump’s rage at Zelensky dominate The Scotsman postbag

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4 w. ago Readers' letters: Don't be fooled by Swinney's 'politics of fear' summit

A reader suggests John Swinney’s SNP is more extreme than the “far right” parties he so vehemently oppopses

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