31 h. ago Readers' letters: Treat causes of obesity before doling out weight

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Politics

3 d. ago Readers' Letters: Don't light up the sky with any standard of fireworks

Letting members of the public have access to fireworks is, well, just bad all round really, says reader

Events

4 d. ago Readers' Letters: It doesn't take much to halt democracy in Scotland

The most advanced ways aren’t always the best, reader reminds MSPs

Politics

5 d. ago Readers' Letters: Expect disaster if SNP tries for a Scottish currency

Reader reacts to reports of SNP’s ‘secret’ plans for a Scottish currency

Events

7 d. ago Readers' Letters: SNP lets Scotland down by going back on fireworks ban

The Scottish Government’s promise to crack down on fireworks proved a damp squib, says reader

Events

8 d. ago Readers’ Letters: Courts crunch another  example of Scottish Government incompetence

Reader isn’t surprised by the massive backlog in Scotland’s courts

Politics

9 d. ago Readers' Letter: Let's keep Scotland's schools open all year long

Let’s get more flexible with the concept of school holidays, says reader

Politics

1 week ago Readers' Letters: Anyone calling for IndyRef2 should look at Brexit disaster

Reader foresees buyer’s remorse if Scotland ever goes independent

Events

1 week ago Readers' Letters: Forget Prince Andrew and sort Scotland's many problems

SNP big gun should point his energy at the right targets, says reader

Politics

1 week ago Readers’ letters: Scottish Greens are right – it’s time to legalise drugs

A reader says the Scottish Greens’ new policy supporting the legalisation and regulations of drugs is the way forward

Events

2 w. ago Readers' Letters: Scottish Government must clear 'back door' of hospitals

The latest news about Scottish NHS crisis dismays readers

Politics

2 w. ago Readers' Letters: Pensions would not suffer in an independent Scotland

Don’t worry about your pension if Scotland ever leaves the UK, says reader

Politics

2 w. ago Readers’ letters: Time to challenge the VAT on private school fees narrative

The impact on the state sector from adding VAT to private school fees has been massively overstated, a reader suggests

Politics

2 w. ago Readers’ letters: Calling Donald Trump – the UK needs your help

A reader suggests the US President could take some time out to get to grips with seemingly intractable problems here

Politics

2 w. ago Readers’ letters: Carers betrayed by withdrawal of free Covid vaccination

An unpaid carer writes to say he feels let down by the removal of free vaccine eligibility

Politics

3 w. ago Readers' letters: Swinney the peacemaker ready to grace world stage

A reader suggests First Minister is too small for a role for such a ‘man of many talents’

Politics

3 w. ago Novo Nordisk’s ‘lottery ticket’: can obesity drugs help treat Alzheimer’s?

Results are due soon from two studies using semaglutide to treat thousands of people with the disease

Events

3 w. ago Readers' letters: Labour must think radically to win Holyrood election

A devo-max argument could counter John Swinney’s belief that the ‘limits of devolution’ have been reached, a reader says

Politics

3 w. ago Readers' letters: We need a steel industry in these troubled times

A reader says the challenges surrounding the production of steel in the UK must be overcome

Events

3 w. ago Readers' letters: Storm shows electricity infrastructure not fit for purpose

Building more overhead transmission lines will put lives in the Highlands at risk, a reader argues

Events