Criticism of the press is good, but hatred is dangerous and anti democratic – if the SNP does not speak up the cause of independence will be wounded
LAST week’s front page of the Sunday Herald provoked an outburst of anger on social media. We ran a main story, about political...
Garry Hassan: Independence is about more than an indyref – it is a state of mind
Scotland and the UK find themselves in a peculiar state of hiatus, caught in a moment of uneasy stasis as the ramifications of...
Spy widow Marina Litvinenko: Alex Salmond should give up his show on Russian ‘propaganda’ station RT
THE widow of an ex-Russian spy who was assassinated in London has called on Alex Salmond to give up his television talk show...
Scottish Information Commissioner: First Minister’s right to block release of ‘sensitive’ government files should be removed
THE First Minister’s powers to block the release of “sensitive” government files could be removed, Scotland’s Freedom of Information (FOI) watchdog has said....
Scottish national investment bank must not be dominated by wealthy elites, campaigners say
A FLAGSHIP Scottish national investment bank must not be dominated by “wealthy elites and city bankers”, campaigners have said. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16222272.Scottish_national_investment_bank_must_not_be_dominated_by_wealthy_elites__campaigners_say/?ref=rss
Everything you need to know about the royal wedding, including how to avoid it
LOVE them or loathe them, you cannot escape them. So with another royal wedding on the horizon with Prince Harry getting hitched to...
Glasgow Labour hopeful was branded ‘untruthful’ and ‘evasive’ by tribunal judge
A WOULD-BE Labour candidate was described as “untruthful” and “evasive” by a judge in a tribunal case involving a charity for survivors of...
I, Daniel Blake writer urges Scottish Government to speak out on Nicaragua human rights abuses
Acclaimed Scottish scriptwriter Paul Laverty, best known for his work on the award-winning film I, Daniel Blake, has urged the Scottish Government to...
Iraqis go to the polls in first elections since victory over IS
POLLS opened across Iraq yesterday in the first national election since the declaration of victory over the Islamic State group. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16222275.Iraqis_go_to_the_polls_in_first_elections_since_victory_over_IS/?ref=rss
R Kelly takes to the stage in the face of campaign over alleged sexual misconduct
SINGER R Kelly gave a defiant performance on stage in North Carolina on Friday amid controversy over alleged sexual misconduct. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16222277.R_Kelly_takes_to_the_stage_in_the_face_of_campaign_over_alleged_sexual_misconduct/?ref=rss
