Seven Days

REVIEW

These writers pose fresh questions about what time travel could mean

This tale of time-travel succeeds where so many others have failed

King Charles could learn a thing or two from one of his predecessors

BACK IN THE DAY The new King could learn some lessons from Charles II

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Can Labour win a majority at the next election or will they need to rely on a coalition?

COMMENT Stuart Cosgrove: Labour are signing from the same hymn sheet as the Tories

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Magaluf has changed for the better since my last trip here

TRAVEL How Magaluf has changed since my last trip here three decades ago

Max Porter's Shy is a 'primal scream' of a novel

REVIEW You'll carry this primal scream of a novel with you for a long time

English voices are increasingly ruing the actions of the UK Government

COMMENT John Drummond: Through a BBC glass darkly, cruel Britannia is revealed

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The American political landscape still has an impact on the UK

COMMENT Mike Small: America is dealing with a sickness - and Britain does not have immunity

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From Elvis to politics, we spoke with Karen Adam on the 10 things that changed her life

INTERVIEW 10 things that changed my life: MSP Karen Adam

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Keir Starmer has been unveiling a new formula for Labour

COMMENT Andrew Tickell: Keir Starmer at least got one thing right this week

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The shadow of Westminster looms large over the Scottish Parliament

THE BIG READ It's time for a long and hard look at the state of the UK's democracy

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Donald Trump could be set for round two with Joe Biden if he defeats Ron Desantis in the Republican primaries

COMMENT David Pratt: American voters wince at prospect of rematch

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Actor James Corden has left US television to return to the UK

COMMENT Stuart Cosgrove: As Carlson and Corden depart, the BBC struggles for relevance

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The UK is a degenerate parody of itself, requiring industrial quantities of rhetoric to survive

COMMENT Mike Small: Absurd ‘act of unity’ misses that Britain is already dead

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The University of Edinburgh should be encouraging rigorous debate, not shutting it down

COMMENT Ruth Wishart: Scottish universities must be champions of free speech and debate

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The Maiden by Kate Foster is an impressive debut

REVIEW An old Edinburgh where the reek of Auld Reekie seeps from the page

A Calamity Of Mannerings by Joanna Nadin hits the mark

REVIEW This ripping regency tale will fill void for fans of Queen Charlotte

The King underpins the British constitution

COMMENT John Drummond: The truth about the King and the constitution

The invocation of fictional common sense is designed to make you forget how absurd it is

COMMENT Andrew Tickell: Middle-aged men are drawn to the Disney princess aesthetic

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The David Livingstone statue at Glasgow Cathedral

HISTORY Remembering the abolitionist work of explorer David Livingstone

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One in every 71 people in the UK suffer from dementia

THE BIG READ It's time for us all to talk about dementia – which is so much more than forgetting

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Alan Windram with Scotty Plants A Seed

10 THINGS Author and publisher Alan Windram on 10 things that changed his life

If the HPMAs are truly to make a positive difference, the consultation must actually listen to the voices of dissenters

COMMENT Humza Yousaf has been enduring a ‘rapid unscheduled disassembly’

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The British system is wholly reliant upon the self-restraint of those in public life

COMMENT The oldest question in political theory has lessons for the UK – and the SNP

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From Taksim Square with its European core to the Hagia Sofia recently converted into a mosque, Istanbul is a city of contrasts showing the best of the East and the West

TRAVEL Robin McKelvie: Istanbul is where old clichés come alive

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Despite Nigel Farage’s insistence that indy is anti-English, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t love The Kinks’ Waterloo Sunset

COMMENT I want Scottish independence but love English pop – it’s one of my Kinks

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David Pratt: Battle of the Sudanese generals resonates far and wide

David Pratt: Battle of the Sudanese generals resonates far and wide

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Scottish cannibal Alexander 'Sawney' Beany lived in a cave in Ayrshire, where he and family slaughtered passers-by and lived off their flesh.

BACK IN THE DAY Sawney Bean: A real cave cannibal or fictional tale of English distaste for Scots?

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Men At War by Luke Turner

REVIEW No romantic myths of war to be found as those forgotten are remembered

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Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, centre, surrounded by his household outside Vailima, the house he built for himself and his family in Samoa

Echoes of Robert Louis Stevenson still heard throughout Samoa

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Humza Yousaf and his SNP top team will be looking to fend off pressure from, below, Anas Sarwar’s Scottish Labour

LETTERS We need to do more than wait around for change to happen

It would appear that Keir Starmer and his associates expect the people of Scotland to roll over

LETTERS Scotland's message to Keir Starmer as he makes his trips to branch office

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The Power's praise and impact have already seen it hailed as a classic

Review: The tables are turned in this modern feminist classic

Gozo offers a slice of the Hebrides in the Mediterranean

This Rugged isle gives a slice of the Hebrides in the Mediterranean

Sri Lanka's new prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures during an interview with The Associated Press

COMMENT Stuart Cosgrove: Sri Lanka is only just beginning to face economic challenges

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Some seem to believe children are the result of a miraculous self-conception

COMMENT Ruth Wishart: Women spend altogether too much of their lives being scared

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Scotland must take the high-road if it is to have a positive economic future

COMMENT Scotland's future depends on taking the economic high-road

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To understand where Scotland is going, we must look to the past

THE BIG READ Scotland’s long revolution: Where we've come from and where we're going

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The unhappy, jealousy-tinged world of literary pairings prove to be an advert for never getting married

REVIEW Review: The unhappy, jealousy-tinged world of literary pairings

Israeli police detain a Palestinian in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound following a raid of the site in the Old City of Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan

FOUR CORNERS David Pratt: Israel's PM faces new challenges as tensions rise across the region

The elites want business as usual while the world burns around them

COMMENT Mike Small: Elites are fighting to ensure business as usual while the world burns

George Watson was the first accountant of the Bank of Scotland

HISTORY Back in the day: The legacy of Scotland's educational founding fathers

Jackie Marno died in the Marie Curie hospice last week

TRIBUTE A tribute to an extraordinary woman, who we should all learn from

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The University of Glasgow is well represented in the new Cabinet

comment SNP have become removed from those who propelled them to power

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What will the impact of Donald Trump's indictment be?

COMMENT David Pratt: Is Donald Trump’s indictment a help or a hindrance?

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Steve Clarke changed the narrative around his Scotland team

COMMENT Steve Clarke provides the perfect template for new FM to change the narrative

Valletta’s main drag is bustling with bars

A return to Malta, where Africa, southern Europe and Britain meet

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Marcas Mac an Tuairneir will be contributing Gaelic articles to the Sunday National

’S Mithich Dhuinn Guthan nan Gàidheal a Chluinntinn

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Humza Yousaf outside the Court of Session in Edinburgh after being sworn in as First Minister of Scotland

COMMENT Ruth Wishart: Age and faith should be no barrier to building a new Scotland

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TAAHLIAH pictured at Stereo in Glasgow. Photographs: Colin Mearns

INTERVIEW Meet TAAHLIAH: The award-winning Glasgow DJ filling clubs around the world

John Swinney’s role alongside First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is worth remembering

COMMENT Kelly Given: It's been a week for history books – here's what they'll say

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The protests against Macron’s controversial retirement age bill bring to mind the ‘gilets jaunes’ demonstrations of 2018, when a fuel tax hike unleashed weeks of often violent demonstrations

FOUR CORNERS David Pratt: Emmanuel Macron now faces a pivotal moment amid civil unrest

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VAR checks a tackle in a match between Rangers and St Johnstone

COMMENT Stuart Cosgrove: VAR and Scottish football are a match made in hell – but we’re safe

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Frankenstein is a monster of a classic deserving of a proper re-read

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Michael Russell is one of a number of prominent figures once pushed down a party list

COMMENT Ruth Wishart: Independence needs a shot in the arm from new SNP hierarchy

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