American Idiots have declared war on science. We need a firewall to protect us Trumps’s claims that vaccines cause autism & climate change is fake aren’t just dangerous, they’re so stupid they’re unworthy of even debating My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

Trump has declared war on science. His idiocy needs treated with the contempt it deserves My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

Trump’s war on science is straight out of the authoritarian playbook. We need a firewall to protect us from America’s malign influence and its descent into state-sponsored stupidity. Idiocy is contagious My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

The Kirk is reshaping itself around fewer charges and fewer buildings, but aiming to leave “well-equipped spaces in the right places” to carry out its mission. Culross Abbey, beautiful though it is, no longer meets that test. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

EXCLUSIVE Inside look at city primary school mobile phone ban www.heraldscotland.com/news...

'It’s just a very significant cultural, and from a religious standpoint, iconic building' www.heraldscotland.com/life... @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social

'When out with a bunch of friends recently I mentioned that I had put a ban on myself tapping on and tapping off, and was now only ever using the app, and several others agreed' www.heraldscotland.com/opin... @vickyallan.bsky.social

John Swinney is being urged to step up 'war resilience' planning amid fears of a growing threat from Russia www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548854... @kathleennutt.bsky.social

'I’m feeling privileged at being granted this glimpse of Glasgow’s heavy industrial past restored to life and to its vibrant future' || Kevin McKenna www.heraldscotland.com/life...

Scotland’s councils face a £647m budget shortfall, threatening services from social care to pothole repairs. Political Correspondent @hannahmargbrown.bsky.social breaks it down: www.heraldscotland.com/news...

'This week’s series on defence has been a privilege to work on. At times, it has also been terrifying' Political Editor @andrewlearmonth.bsky.social explains why The Herald is exploring Scotland's Defence Future www.heraldscotland.com/news...

Breaking down the defence spending figures politicians are fighting over — and what they really mean for Scotland www.heraldscotland.com/news... @hannahmargbrown.bsky.social

'We're very pleased that the SFA and SPFL have given in on that, as they should have done some time ago' www.heraldscotland.com/spor... @mattlindsayht.bsky.social @heraldsport.bsky.social

'Embargo arms sales, stop intelligence sharing, impose economic sanctions, sever ties with Israeli institutions, expel Israeli ambassadors and downgrade diplomatic relations leading, one way or another, to political and economic isolation for Israel' || LETTERS 👇

Does a 'resilience box' sound practical or is it a step too far in worrying about emergencies and conflicts? VOTE HERE: a 'resilience box' for Scots sounds practical or is a step too far in worrying about emergencies and conflicts

🔵 Scored 12 goals at Celtic 🔵 Sold to Genk for £3.5m in 2024 🔵 VfB Stuttgart bid €28m for him this month 🔵 Failed a medical Bizarre reason Oh Hyeon-gyu became a €28m target and why his big Bundesliga move collapsed. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

Increased defence spending has led to a "myth" about job boosts, while turbocharging the "existential threat" of climate change, experts have told The Herald www.heraldscotland.com/news... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

EXCLUSIVE: Edinburgh Airport is set to fully resurface its runway in a £30 million project which is expected to last around five months ✈️ www.heraldscotland.com/news... @turvill.bsky.social

'When it first emerged that former Celtic striker Oh Hyeon-gyu was on the verge of a €28m move to Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart, there was amazement, disbelief even, in the East End of Glasgow' 👇

'Embargo arms sales, stop intelligence sharing, impose economic sanctions, sever ties with Israeli institutions, expel Israeli ambassadors and downgrade diplomatic relations leading, one way or another, to political and economic isolation for Israel' || LETTERS 👇

It's day three of our in-depth series on Scotland's defence future. You can find every article from the series so far HERE: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2547822...

"I’ll say it here, Herald Political Editor Andrew Learmonth and his colleagues have given this subject the space and seriousness it deserves. This is fantastic." Praise for The Herald from George Allison, founder and editor of the UK Defence Journal, on our 'Scotland's Defence Future' series 👇

New polling suggests that the SNP will return 57 MSPs at the next Holyrood election, just short of a majority, while the Greens and Reform will bring home 18 and 17 respectively. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548992...

♦️'I would like to think we have done a bit to help.' Interesting to catch up with the head of this Glasgow success story, to find out how things have been going. My column @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2548...

Youth football campaigners have claimed a victory over the SFA and SPFL "cartel" in a long-running dispute about how children are treated in the Club Academy Scotland system. But they have vowed to continue their fight. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇⚽️ www.heraldscotland.com/sport/254900...

'The state is telling the people: there is a line that we do not let you cross when it comes to your beliefs and the free expression of those beliefs' www.heraldscotland.com/poli... @neilmackay.bsky.social

George Allison, editor of the UK Defence Journal, explores the revival of Scottish shipbuilding - but can it last? www.heraldscotland.com/news...

The £10 billion deal between the UK and Norway was announced in August in what was viewed as a ‘historic moment’ for European security www.heraldscotland.com/news... @markmcdougall.bsky.social

'It is not the left that is responsible for the crackdowns on free speech we are currently witnessing in the US, but the far right' || @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social 👇

'Could a man who has been completely forgotten about by many members of the Tartan Army be drafted back into the squad?' @mattlindsayht.bsky.social

'The typical UK Govt view is that there is a level playing field when it comes to shipyards but there really is not' www.heraldscotland.com/news... @andrewlearmonth.bsky.social @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

Former leader of the SNP's Westminster group, Ian Blackford, on why billion pound orders for Clyde and Rosyth shipyards must be the start of the story and not the end www.heraldscotland.com/poli...

'There is no level of obeisance Starmer and others won’t stoop to, no forelock-tugging too extreme, to keep the president happy' || Dani Garavelli www.heraldscotland.com/poli... @danigaravelli.bsky.social

The government has praised the introduction of minimum unit pricing FULL DETAILS: www.heraldscotland.com/news... @joshpizpom.bsky.social

'It was really unpleasant. It’s tragic, there are now neighbours are against neighbours' www.heraldscotland.com/news... @sandradick.bsky.social

'They are warmly welcome in Scotland, as are the first group of children who arrived for NHS Scotland medical treatment last week' www.heraldscotland.com/news... @joshpizpom.bsky.social

The much-anticipated 'seagull summit' kicks off in Inverness today - here's what you need to know. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548821...

Students from Gaza have arrived in Scotland to begin their studies after months of uncertainty. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548850...

The Scotland midfielder and his international teammate Scott McTominay were on the winning side in Serie A 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇹 www.heraldscotland.com/spor... @ewanpaton22.bsky.social @heraldsport.bsky.social

'This is not the first time a Russian aircraft has illegally entered Nato airspace. And it won't be the last' www.heraldscotland.com/news... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

'Books and social media don’t mix. One represents quiet intelligence, the other raging buffoonery' || @neilmackay.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opin...

'A meal I know I’ll be thinking of for years to come' Food and Drink writer Sarah Campbell visits a restaurant that has been awarded joint top spot out of 1,000 others worldwide for two years running www.heraldscotland.com/life...

Analysis from Education Correspondent Garret Baylor Stell amid concern from parents that education decisions are financially motivated www.heraldscotland.com/news...

You can find every article from the first two days of our series on Scotand's defence future HERE: www.heraldscotland.com/news...

@heraldscotland.bsky.social My Herald piece on former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon. It asks the question on where the time came from to write her memoir & whether it was written in 'work time' of the Parliament as an MSP for which she receives ample salary www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

♦️Exclusive interview @heraldscotland.bsky.social with Glasgow investment house head, who reveals his own plans for the future as well as growth ambitions for the business. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548667...

@raecomm.bsky.social has watched Oliver Burke develop as a player during his time at Werder Bremen and Union Berlin in Germany. He believes the first Scot to score a Bundesliga hat-trick can help his country's World Cup bid. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/sport/254869...

Coldwater is a TV show which paints a portrait of Scotland in the MAGA era. No longer are we a nation garlanded in cliches of mists and glens. This brilliant drama dissects a Scotland influenced by Trump and Andrew Tate My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

Matcha has become a booming market worth more than £45 million in the UK alone www.heraldscotland.com/life... @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social