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Douglas Alexander answering the pressing questions of the day

Douglas Alexander

Douglas Alexander’s bizarre Instagram Q&A leaves one big question unanswered

A giant electoral poster for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party with the slogan "no surrender" is displayed on the facade of a building in Tel Aviv on September 29, 2026 during campaigns ahead of the October 2026

A giant electoral poster for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party with the slogan "no surrender" is displayed on the facade of a building in Tel Aviv on September 29, 2026 during campaigns ahead of the October 2026

Benjamin Netanyahu

Watch Benjamin Netanyahu once again play his ‘security card’ as election looms

ITHACA, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: Students walk on the campus of Cornell University on September 29, 2026, in Ithaca, New York. The New York state attorney general has announced a review of the university’s initial response to allegations by a

ITHACA, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: Students walk on the campus of Cornell University on September 29, 2026, in Ithaca, New York. The New York state attorney general has announced a review of the university’s initial response to allegations by a

Cornell University case reminds me of the Jane Doe I know

The building has been home to social enterprise Scot-ART since 2008

The building has been home to social enterprise Scot-ART since 2008

'Nowhere to go': Artists blindsided by closure of major Edinburgh creative hub

Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage during ReformÂ´s Treasury spokesman Robert JenrickÂ´s speech at the LCW Plaisterers' Hall in the City Of London. Picture date: Wednesday February 18, 2026..

Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage during ReformÂ´s Treasury spokesman Robert JenrickÂ´s speech at the LCW Plaisterers' Hall in the City Of London. Picture date: Wednesday February 18, 2026..

How big are the main parties and should that influence their funding?

Images from the crafters for Alison Phipps column.

Images from the crafters for Alison Phipps column.

Alison Phipps: How willow, wool and craft helped me carry grief

People take part in a "Break With Trump" demonstration in central Glasgow, organised by Stop the War Coalition and CND No War on Iran. Picture date: Saturday April 11, 2026..

People take part in a "Break With Trump" demonstration in central Glasgow, organised by Stop the War Coalition and CND No War on Iran. Picture date: Saturday April 11, 2026..

Andrew Murray: We must work together to halt further disasters

REAL SCOTTISH POLITICS

Andy Burnham's dad dig at John Swinney was unnecessary

Robert MacIntyre will defend his Dunhill Links Championship title this week

Robert MacIntyre will defend his Dunhill Links Championship title this week

Nick Rodger: In a money mad golf world, Dunhill Links purse looks almost modest

Mourners carry the body of Shadi Abu Hasira, who was killed in an Israeli army strike, during his funeral in Gaza City, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Mourners carry the body of Shadi Abu Hasira, who was killed in an Israeli army strike, during his funeral in Gaza City, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Labour must not be allowed to escape culpability on Gaza

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaking during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. Picture date: Monday September 28, 2026.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaking during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. Picture date: Monday September 28, 2026.

Don’t be fooled by Gaza pivot – Labour are rotten to the core

The Polly Pocket Collector Bridgerton Playset, at £59.99, is clearly aimed at adults

The Polly Pocket Collector Bridgerton Playset, at £59.99, is clearly aimed at adults

Toy business is booming all thanks to adults playing

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

AI will widen the wealth gap even further so we must tax those behind the boom

Editor Laura Webster is joined by Coll McCail and Pat Kane

Editor Laura Webster is joined by Coll McCail and Pat Kane

THE NATIONAL PODCAST

Our new debate series kicks off with tricky questions over AI data centre boom

The press release included this image which is a screenshot of a video later posted by Thomas Kerr

The press release included this image which is a screenshot of a video later posted by Thomas Kerr

'No-go zones' are myths pushed by far-right, award-winning journalist says

CARDIFF, WALES - SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) First Minister of Northern Ireland, Michelle O'Neill, First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, Sinn Fein President and leader of the opposition in the Irish Dáil, Mary Lou McDonald and First Minister of

CARDIFF, WALES - SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) First Minister of Northern Ireland, Michelle O'Neill, First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, Sinn Fein President and leader of the opposition in the Irish Dáil, Mary Lou McDonald and First Minister of

Celtic Alliance

The democratic case for independence is growing. Don’t squander it

Londoners cross the street in front of the Bank of England

Londoners cross the street in front of the Bank of England

Bank of England

The truth about government borrowing that economists won't tell you

Currency expert Ronald macdonald of Glasgow University at an Edinburgh Better Together press conference thursday..Pic Gordon Terris/The Herald.

Currency expert Ronald macdonald of Glasgow University at an Edinburgh Better Together press conference thursday..Pic Gordon Terris/The Herald.

Scottish independence

My open invite to readers as we host annual currency conference

Rhoda Meek stepped down from her role in Gaelic Development in Tiree

Rhoda Meek stepped down from her role in Gaelic Development in Tiree

I’m sick of trying to prove myself wrong when it comes to the survival of Gaelic

This summer saw a huge effort to tackle a devastating wildfire in the Cairngorms

This summer saw a huge effort to tackle a devastating wildfire in the Cairngorms

It's a crucial week in the Scottish Parliament for rewilding

There was plenty of pageantry for Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping but it will not distract Americans from the reality of the price at the pump

There was plenty of pageantry for Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping but it will not distract Americans from the reality of the price at the pump

Donald Trump has become a midterm election liability for Republicans

The Citizens Theatre production of 1984 has an odd ending, to say the least

The Citizens Theatre production of 1984 has an odd ending, to say the least

Citizens Theatre

1984 is not ‘more relevant than ever’ – its nightmares differ from ours

Lamlash Bay, Isle Of Arran. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images).

Lamlash Bay, Isle Of Arran. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images).

I’m 24. My generation may never see Scotland’s seas at their best

Andy Burnham decided not to hold another General Election – much to everyone’s relief

Andy Burnham decided not to hold another General Election – much to everyone’s relief

Conservative Party

Conference season is upon us, so where stand the major parties?

Interior of modern office with empty desk..

Interior of modern office with empty desk..

Why thousands of empty desks could spark a second Enlightenment

A traffic jam described as 'chaos' in North Berwick has led to worries that more incidents could

A traffic jam described as 'chaos' in North Berwick has led to worries that more incidents could

Climate Emergency

Scotland has the tools to cut car use – ministers just won't use them

Iomart has 12 wholly-owned UK data centres

Iomart has 12 wholly-owned UK data centres

Only governments can tame rapidly evolving AI models

Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters

Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters

Benjamin Netanyahu

Owen Jones: Benjamin Netanyahu’s UN speech lays bare the West’s moral collapse

Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra and Claire Baker arriving for First Minister's Questions at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh. Picture date: Thursday September 24, 2026.

Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra and Claire Baker arriving for First Minister's Questions at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh. Picture date: Thursday September 24, 2026.

If Labour really do believe in Scotland's right to decide, they have to prove it

Undergraduates at the University of St Andrews, wearing their distinctive red academic gowns, in St Salvator's Quad before taking part in the traditional Pier Walk along the harbour walls of St Andrews before the start of the new academic year.

Undergraduates at the University of St Andrews, wearing their distinctive red academic gowns, in St Salvator's Quad before taking part in the traditional Pier Walk along the harbour walls of St Andrews before the start of the new academic year.

St Andrews University challenges students’ classist views – but it's a societal issue

Edinburgh University’s decision to axe Scots learning opportunities in its Celtic and Scottish Studies department has been met with outrage

Edinburgh University’s decision to axe Scots learning opportunities in its Celtic and Scottish Studies department has been met with outrage

Edinburgh University

Edinburgh University’s language cuts ignore the growing revival of Scots

GV of Glasgow City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow city centre. Photograph taken from roof terrace of 5 George square..... Photograph by Colin Mearns..28 October 2016.

GV of Glasgow City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow city centre. Photograph taken from roof terrace of 5 George square..... Photograph by Colin Mearns..28 October 2016.

Local government reform must not stop at Holyrood

Pro-Palestine protesters have picketed Barclays branches calling for Israel boycott Image: PA

Pro-Palestine protesters have picketed Barclays branches calling for Israel boycott Image: PA

Just the bare minimum is not enough for suffering Palestinians

Celtic Alliance

What the polling tells us about the future of independence across the UK

US president Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping

US president Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Behind the illusion of the Trump-Xi ‘friendship’, there's a real wariness

Collection of the proposed new Scottish Currency, The Scottish Ryal. Pictured is a 5 scottish pence..Photograph by Colin Mearns.16 May 2014.

Collection of the proposed new Scottish Currency, The Scottish Ryal. Pictured is a 5 scottish pence..Photograph by Colin Mearns.16 May 2014.

Bank of England

The case for a Scottish Central Bank from day one of independence

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 13: Scottish Labour spokesperson Michael Marra listens as Finance Secretary Shona Robison delivers the Scottish Budget for 2026-2027 in the chamber of the Scottish Parliament, on January 13, 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 13: Scottish Labour spokesperson Michael Marra listens as Finance Secretary Shona Robison delivers the Scottish Budget for 2026-2027 in the chamber of the Scottish Parliament, on January 13, 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Are Scottish Labour changing tack on independence – or is it just spin?

Pattanaphong Khuankaew/Getty Images.

Pattanaphong Khuankaew/Getty Images.

The UK is a stickler for punishment. But it's not bringing down crime

Alyn Smith writes on the opportunities for Scotland's students with the UK joining Erasmus+

Alyn Smith writes on the opportunities for Scotland's students with the UK joining Erasmus+

Rejoining Erasmus+ is just the beginning for Scotland's young people

File image of tenement flats

File image of tenement flats

REAL SCOTTISH POLITICS

Affordable housing

In Berlin, affordable housing policy is winning elections. Can it in Scotland?

Generic classroom pictures of Secondary School pupils posed by models..26/03/15. (Photo by Kirsty Anderson/Herald & Times) - KA.

Generic classroom pictures of Secondary School pupils posed by models..26/03/15. (Photo by Kirsty Anderson/Herald & Times) - KA.

Pisa scores blame game misses the point on Scottish education system

Nothing changes as Andy Burnham backs Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen

Michael Marra in Edinburgh

Michael Marra in Edinburgh

Latest manager of Labour's branch office faces an impossible task

Reform UK's Scotland leader Malcolm Offord (centre), deputy leader Thomas Kerr (left) and MSP Max Bannerman (right)

Reform UK's Scotland leader Malcolm Offord (centre), deputy leader Thomas Kerr (left) and MSP Max Bannerman (right)

REAL SCOTTISH POLITICS

Reform’s Holyrood stunt looks childish to everyone but themselves

The former first minister plays deputy prime minister of the UK in Sky's 'constructed reality' show

The former first minister plays deputy prime minister of the UK in Sky's 'constructed reality' show

It's hard to see how The Wargame serves Sturgeon’s political agenda

Sandy Scott and his caddie celebrate the Scot's promotion to the PGA Tour

Sandy Scott and his caddie celebrate the Scot's promotion to the PGA Tour

Nick Rodger: In an artificial world, Scott's genuine talent gets PGA Tour reward

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators waves a flags and hold signs during a protest before an Ed Sheeran concert in Philadelphia, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Allie Ippolito)

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators waves a flags and hold signs during a protest before an Ed Sheeran concert in Philadelphia, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Allie Ippolito)

Ed Sheeran failed to realise world is now alert to the genocide in Gaza

REAL SCOTTISH POLITICS

Who is Michael Marra? No, really, does anyone know this guy?

Benjamin Netanyahu

Ed Miliband has opened the door on Israel sanctions – now he must go further

Artificial intelligence

Scotland’s data centre obsession could come back to haunt independence

A civilian reacts after a gas station was hit by a Russian drone in Kyiv, Ukraine

A civilian reacts after a gas station was hit by a Russian drone in Kyiv, Ukraine

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

The rise of AI warfare has become a threat beyond control

John Swinney is admirable – but he has to be inspirational also

John Swinney is admirable – but he has to be inspirational also

Celtic Alliance

Celtic tiger may be about to find its roar as Labour slide into irrelevance

A former IBM site in Greenock set for a data centre will now instead go to the drawing board ... for the first time

A former IBM site in Greenock set for a data centre will now instead go to the drawing board ... for the first time

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

The anti-data centre fight has witnessed a momentous week

Young people’s development is shaped by the material forces of economy and society

Young people’s development is shaped by the material forces of economy and society

How do I feel at turning 40? Empathetic for the coming generations …