31 h. 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

Politics

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

Tump is acting like a Putin sock puppet, says reader

Politics

3 d. 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

Politics

5 d. 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

Politics

6 d. ago Readers' letters: BP's learned its net zero lesson – now its governments' turn

A reader approves of BP’s decision to ramp up its oil and gas production while cutting its investments in renewables

Politics

6 d. ago NFL star Justin Tucker offers apology but denies sexual misconduct claims

Kicker says he is committed to respect of othersTucker has faced mounting accusations since JanuaryBaltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has released a new statement maintaining that he did not act inappropriately while receiving treatment from massage therapists. He also offered an apology.“It devastates me to know that anyone I have worked with would not have felt respected and valued as a professional, but more importantly as a person, and to anyone who has felt otherwise, I am sorry,” Tucker said in a statement from his publicist. “I want you to know I am committed to ensuring that everyone I interact with continues to feel that I respect them and care about them as a human being.” Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Readers' letters: UK Government plumbs new depths with international aid betrayal

A reader suggests cutting international development aid to boost defence spending is a betrayao of the world’s most marginalised people

Politics

8 d. ago Readers' letters: SNP must stop squandering millions on wind turbines and go nuclear instead

After reading David Bol (More transport and heating rules 25 Feb), what part of needless financial waste does this regime at Holyrood not get?

Events

9 d. ago Readers' letters: Think big and replace the 'Star of Caledonia' with a massive wind turbine

A reader comes up with an intriguing alternative to the planned Star of Caledonia sculpture at Gretna

Politics

1 week ago Readers' letters: SNP's years of council tax freezes are coming home to roost

SNP policies are to blame for big increases in council tax bills, a reader argues

Politics

1 week ago Readers' Letters: Scottish courts have been unfit for purpose for quite a while

Scotsman Investigations Correspondent Martyn McLaughlin has this week been looking at the state of the Scottish Justice system

Events

2 w. ago Readers' Letters: Scotland can't afford this bloated public sector

Jobs must be cut from Scotland’s ‘obese’ public sector, says reader

Politics

2 w. ago Readers' Letters: Universities spending too much on 'equality, diversity and inclusion' amid funding crisis

Universities are spending too much on diversity training, says reader

Economics

2 w. ago Readers' Letters: Appeasement on Ukraine will only feed Russia's territorial ambitions

The prospects of a Trump and Putin-led peace deal being offered to Ukraine had views flooding in

Politics

2 w. ago Readers' Letters: Taxpayers need protection from council pickpockets

East Lothian Council’s proposed council tax increase of 10 per cent is unjustified, says reader

Economics