Topical Issues

‘A drunk, misogynistic, racist philanderer’ is how a leading historian describes Burns.  As we promote Burns 250th anniversary year, we ask - is he a suitable figurehead for modern Scots? 

From shoddy builders, through thoughtless bus drivers to rip-off service providers, get ready to name and shame…. 

Shoemakers Heelarious have launched a new line of satin high heels for babies aged 0-6 months.  Not surprisingly, it's caused a bit of controversy.....

Identified by Alan Bennet as 'a fissure running through society' should private schools be abolished?  Are they even worth the exhorbitant fees?

Martin Luther had a dream.  That dream has become a reality.  Is Obama really a force for change or is it all just more empty rhetoric?  Tell us what you think....

Some are heralding the switch on of the Big Bang experiment in Switzerland as potentially 'the end of the world'.  Find out what they're up to and see what you think.....