Ross Greer

THERE were whoops, cheers and more than a few tears in Lomond Parish Church when the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park’s board announced that Flamingo Land’s mega-resort plans had finally been defeated. It was the result that the community and campaigners deserved.

THERE are few places in Scotland as spectacular and iconic as Loch Lomond. It has been the backdrop for millions of wonderful memories and immortalised in folktales for centuries ...

A GENERAL Election is about ideas, policies and visions. It’s meant to be a time when parties and candidates debate major issues and put their ideas to the public. But that can’t happen if key voices are being closed out of coverage and shut out of major debates.

HUNDREDS of people rallied outside Scotland’s Parliament this week, voicing their opposition and resistance to the mass slaughter being carried out by Israeli forces

‘WHOEVER stays until the end, will tell the story. We did what we could. Remember us.” These were the words written by doctors on a hospital whiteboard in Gaza. It is hard to read them without a lump in your throat.

IT is said that tax is the price we pay for a civilised society, and it’s true.

THIS week has shown the very worst of Westminster. It was impossible to watch Wednesday night’s House of Commons debate on the situation in Gaza without feeling a sense of anger and disgust.

EVERY human life is of equal value. That is something

THE last thing our climate needs is even more millionaires flying around in private jets ...

A WRITTEN constitution for an independent Scotland is an amazing opportunity to enshrine our shared values in the founding document of our new nation.