| Gary Flockhart: Phoenix, Doves and The Libertines make for a cracking month FOR ones whose live shows have been described as hideously shambolic, and whose career was marked by an impressive ability to implode in a drug-fuelled haze every time mainstream success beckoned,... | |
| Andrew Whitaker: SNP's failure to push through its alcohol pricing plans reveals how toothless party has become However, what is now one of the party's last flagship policies in the final year of its four year term in government stands a good chance of being blocked by opposition MSPs.Health Secretary Nicola... |
| Michael Carslaw: International course opens doors However I was disappointed to see no mention of pupils studying the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. This respected qualification is now on offer at four institutions in Scotland, three... |
| Talk of the Town: 'I'm on the train . . might be a bit late' But the news that greeted commuters heading home from Waverley Station on Wednesday evening suggested their journey would be considerably longer than they could ever have anticipated.According to the... |
| Brian Monteith: Blair's journey is still Labour's It is page-turning, once in a political generation stuff.On Wednesday when it was launched, I saw Tony Blair's tome in an airport bookshop and walked right past it. I had no intention of picking it... |
| Susan Morrison: It's great to have the city back to ourselves for a bit It's now possible to get on a bus without 40 Italian students scrambling to put their change together, 12 Swedish tourists walking up the aisle concussing passengers with their backpacks the size of... |
| Analysis: RBS must stay competitive - or risk even bigger cuts in future BE careful what you wish for . . . A year ago the overwhelming advice offered from politicians to Britain's stricken banks was to clean up their balance sheets, downsize and hive off to encourage... |
| Evening News Caption Competition - Friday September 3, 2010 This competition is open to readers aged 18 years and over. The weekly winner will be chosen by our judging panel. The editor's decision is final.Usual Evening News rules apply. Weekly winners must... |
| John McTernan: Like it or not, Labour must listen to Blair's message The lesson of Labour's recent history is not to avoid conflict - it is to pick the right fight and to win itSolidarity is the defining value of the labour movement. As the trade union banners used to... |
| Leader: SNP's plan for a minimum price on alcohol is flawed The Scottish Government's declaration of its plans to impose a minimum price per unit for alcohol of 45p perfectly demonstrates the tendency of politicians identifying a problem - in this case... |
| Leader: Fringe must apologise over fiddled figures Earlier this week we reported, in good faith, the story that ticket sales at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe had soared by more than 95,000 to a record new level this... |
| Leader: Hawking doesn't have all the answers Now Professor Stephen Hawking has opined that a new set of theories have rendered redundant the role of a creator for the Universe.In his new book, The Grand Design, he moves away from his previous,... |
