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Tennent’s should have ditched dangerous plastic packaging decades ago

I SEE from The National that Tennent’s Wellpark Brewery will…

The Labour party lost its soul when it was captured by selfish careerists

KEVIN McKenna’s article about the Labour party was timely, but…

Scrapping exams permanently is a nice idea, but we have a long way to go

AS a retired teacher,

Don't confuse pragmatic planning for independence with 'infighting'

I WAS a bit confused as I went through Dan Wood’s letter…

Scotland could have followed example of Singapore to contain Covid-19

LET’S imagine a country of five million people. And let us also…

Voting SNP on the list prevents the election of many more indy candidates

MUNRO Ross (“Be realistic about how many constituency seats the…

Vaccinating those at highest risk matters more than political point-scoring

RUTH Davidson was

This is the grim fate that may await the NHS post-Covid

THE NHS, underfunded for decades, all across the UK, is on its…

Independence is not inevitable – it won't happen without great effort

I AGREE with Peter A Bell (Website comments, January 18) that…

Fighting among the numerous pro-independence factions needs to stop

ONCE again I must comment on the constant speculation and…

Mid-pandemic nuclear convoys show the UK has its priorities all wrong

IT is shocking that even as the country is in lockdown, we are…

How can we expect impartiality with another Tory at the heart of the BBC?

IT transpires that the new chairman of the BBC, Richard Sharp,…

Be realistic about how many constituency seats the SNP can win in May

ALAN Crocket (Sunday National, January 17) is wrong in his…

It must be made clear that vaccination will not remove all Covid-19 risks

I AM writing with some concern about how messaging for these…

Wanted: strong, articulate and charismatic leader for the Yes campaign

I SEE that that the SNP are soon to set up an “Independence…

Don't expect objective coverage of Scotland's NHS from the BBC

FURTHER to my letter kindly published in The National on Friday…

Fishermen are gutted now, but what did those who voted Leave expect?

AT the fishers’ protest in London, one truck had a banner…

Henry McLeish is wrong to suggest postponing the Holyrood election

AS confusion and deception reigns over the Brexit fall-out,…

Double standards as the Tories call for Jeane Freeman’s resignation

DOUGLAS Ross is calling for the Health Secretary Jeanne Freeman…

Who will write a sequel to The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil?

I WAS reminded recently, while watching Kirsty Wark’s series…

Tory's comments about 'fat' food bank users betray ignorance about nutrition

CRAIG Ross, who has been dropped as a Conservative MSP candidate…

Tory MPs show their true colours with reactions to Scottish seafood crisis

PAGES eight and nine of Friday’s National demonstrate very…

Wake up to the reality of a UK desperate to retain its last colony

IN her letter in Friday’s National, L McGregor highlights her…

The Brexit fog thickens as Scottish exporters suffer the consequences

UNLIKE real fog, the Tory/Ukip/Brexit Party/Reform UK/DUP Brexit…

Why I think my party, the SNP, should not stand on the regional lists

HERE’S a thought: far from demanding “both votes” in May,…

The SNP must stay strong and stop infighting as we focus on the ultimate goal

I AGREE totally with Alan Woodcock’s letter in last week’s…

Our MPs are dining cheaply, while our children are receiving this

I AM surprised that the practice of publishing the cost of food…

Brexit's inevitable fishing fiasco is nothing to joke about

THE UK Brexiteers say there are teething problems in the fishing…

Did Richard Leonard not grasp the toxicity of the party he was trying to lead?

OH to have been a spy in the office as Richard Leonard pondered…

Any fresh inquiry into Willie McRae’s death must probe deeper

KATHLEEN Nutt reported in Monday’s National on another call, by…

UK Government hubs are clearly part of the plan to neuter Holyrood

JUST now and again there is a letter or article in your pages…

The Unionist playbook subscription is being spelled out

THIS has been an interesting week in the world of politics and…

If Lithuania didn't need a gold-standard referendum, why does Scotland?

THE National was kind enough, on January 7, to print my…

Do the Tories plan to save the Union by wrecking the Scottish economy?

I DON’T know if I am alone in feeling deeply anxious in the…

Transatlantic love match inspired cheeky BrawBags creations

Sam Cupples runs BrawBags along with her husband Steve

More must be done to counter pro-Union bias in the mainstream media

THE National has been

Prime Minister's commitment to biodiversity is not supported by his actions

MORE flannel from Mr B Johnson, this time of the

Celtic’s PR own goal showed breathtaking arrogance and lack of empathy

AS a Celtic supporter and long-time season ticket holder, I…

In both the US and UK, soundbites led voters to believe they were in charge

I’ M in the kitchen, typing away, one eye on the cooking, as I…

Don’t let the definition of ‘genetically modified’ be altered

THE recent article “Scotland may be ‘forced’ to accept…

Supermarkets should not be helping to normalise the use of food banks

THE National recently highlighted that food banks have in some…

Why isn't Our Scottish Future upfront about who is doing its research?

YOUR report that Scotland’s National Clinical Director…

Tories are busy plotting while condemning any non-Covid discussion

WITH typical shameless hypocrisy, Tory leaders in Scotland have…

Teams like Partick Thistle are being punished while Celtic escape sanction

MARTIN Hannan’s article might acknowledge the reputational…

Tories have a right to be outraged by Michelle Ballantyne’s sneaky move

ALTHOUGH I am absolutely not a Conservative supporter,

Boris Johnson has stuffed yet more peers into the bloated House of Lords

OVER the festive period I noticed that “turkey” of an…

EU nurses were scared off by Brexit threats, and now we're short-staffed

AS a retired nurse and having worked in the