As tens of thousands return to the streets for the first national Palestine march of 2026, this movement refuses to be sidelined or silenced, says PETER LEARY
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Scotland’s observatories teach us to see in the dark
In June a major centre for stargazing in Scotland burnt to the ground, reminding us of the importance of making knowledge accessible to everyone, write ROX MIDDLETON, JOEL HELLEWELL and LIAM SHAW
If the government really wanted to address public finances, improve living standards and begin economic recovery, it would increase its borrowing for investment, argues MICHAEL BURKE
MATT KERR takes a winter journey through poetry, labour and memory, from Glasgow to Newcastle, arguing that our radical past isn’t something to revere from a distance, but a tool still meant to be used
One of Canada’s most revered politicians is a native of Falkirk but is relatively unknown in his original homeland. KENNY MacASKILL tells his story
Labour prospects in May elections may be irrevocably damaged by Birmingham Council’s costly refusal to settle the year-long dispute, warns STEVE WRIGHT
HENRY FOWLER and ROB POOLE explain the significance of today’s Megapicket
GAZING at the stars has been the source of inspiration for poetry, fortune-telling and mapping since prehistory.
Although now divorced for most people from the act of stargazing, the origin of much of modern science, and much cultural practice, from horoscopes to religion, lies in the observation of the positions of stars and planets.
These features of the night sky, since there have been humans to wonder at them, have inspired and informed us forever.
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