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So, that was 2016 - a year that many of us won't be too upset to see the back of. For the last few years I've generally made predictions on New Year's Eve for the coming year - some serious and some not quite so serious. However, I decided to sit it...

Scotland is set for a big year. In more ways than one. While this year holds the potential for a dramatic political shift, 2014 will also see the Commonwealth Games, the MTV Europe Music Awards and the Ryder Cup grace our shores, not to mention...

There is a saying, often attributed to French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville: “it is easier for the world to accept a simple lie than a complex truth.” I kept this in mind during the 2016 Scottish Election campaign, when the possibility that services...

“Build That Wall!” Refrain enthusiastically shouted during packed Donald Trump Republican campaign rallies around the US in 2016. “Tear down this wall!” Part of a speech made by Republican US President Ronald Reagan in West Berlin June 12, 1987, calling...

Live coverage as Scottish government and UK Treasury launch rival reports on Scotland's economic future after a 'yes' vote in the independence referendum Read the end-of-day summary 3.33pm BST I'm about to wrap up this live blog for today. Here are...