JIM SPENCE: A fish supper and a motorbike – I didn’t see that coming
Quitting vegetarianism for a fish supper and learning to ride a motorbike. Life has a way of surprising you, as Jim Spence is discovering
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JENNY HJUL: Politicians like Joanna Cherry need protection too
Joanna Cherry MP has considered quitting politics due to the abuse she receives. Her complaints should be treated seriously, says Jenny Hjul
EWAN GURR: The simple mistakes that leave Alex Salmond’s Alba Party facing oblivion
I have always had a decent instinct when judging the political temperature or calling the outcome of elections and referenda, even when polls have pointed elsewhere.
JIM CRUMLEY: Obama might be the only cool thing about COP26
The climate has to cool down. We need a leader of the stature of Barack Obama to get the message across at COP26, says Jim Crumley
KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Autumn is the best season. Here’s why
The world can seem a bit bleak right now but look around you. It's autumn, and for Kirsty Strickland it's the most wonderful time of the year
MAN WITH TWO DOGS: It takes a tortured mind to name a toadstool
A walk in the woods gets Angus Whitson wondering - what were the people who named our toadstool varieties thinking about?
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JIM SPENCE: A fish supper and a motorbike – I didn’t see that coming
JENNY HJUL: Politicians like Joanna Cherry need protection too
EWAN GURR: The simple mistakes that leave Alex Salmond’s Alba Party facing oblivion
JIM CRUMLEY: Obama might be the only cool thing about COP26
KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Autumn is the best season. Here’s why
MAN WITH TWO DOGS: It takes a tortured mind to name a toadstool
RAB MCNEIL: Socks appeal starts just above the welly
MORAG LINDSAY: All I want for Christmas is a week with no panic buying
OPINION: Scotland needs immigrants – and control over immigration
OPINION: Go to a gig, buy an album, wear the T shirt. Musicians need you more than ever
CATHERINE DEVENEY: Has Adele forgotten how to be real?
ALISTAIR HEATHER: How a car prang in Montrose taught me a lesson about Brexit
COURIER OPINION: Scotland needs bold leaders to plot a future beyond fossil fuels
ALEX BELL: Why should we care if Taiwan and China go to war?
KEZIA DUGDALE: I get the climate crisis, it’s some of the protesters I can’t stomach
MARTEL MAXWELL: Blair Drummond with my boys, life doesn’t get much better
OPINION: We’re standing up to cancer – in the lab and in our family
MURRAY CHALMERS: I’ve known Kylie Minogue for 21 years – there’s no one else like her
JENNY HJUL: Green energy goals won’t keep the lights on this winter
EWAN GURR: We’re poor, not mute. We can speak up about poverty for ourselves
JIM CRUMLEY: A sky full of geese makes the years melt away
KIRSTY STRICKLAND: 888 tracking app won’t end violence against women
MAN WITH TWO DOGS: SWI memories of the rookie’s eggs that ruffled Rural feathers
OPINION: Newcastle fans can cheer but Saudi takeover is a bitter defeat for Jamal Khashoggi’s family
