Opinion

Big tech firms are using sophisticated backroom tactics to disrupt markets and embed their platforms before regulators catch up. It is time for more transparency.

A crippling taboo still hangs over periods. Women are constantly adjusting their lives in the face of a society that remains uncomfortable with menstruation, leaving many unsupported and isolated. This has to change.

Global warming poses a direct risk to European food production this century, says Dr Peter Alexander, one of the lead authors of a new UN report on climate change. If the abundant continental larder is to avoid becoming threadbare, action must be taken now.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reenergised respect for international law. Moves to punish the invaders may be slow, but there is new found enthusiasm for the systems that may see Vladimir Putin face justice.

Progressive youth justice policies in Scotland, which have led to the lowest rates of youth conviction and imprisonment since 1972, could go further still, according to the findings of an influential study.

Fake online video and audio content has become a powerful tool for spreading political misinformation and harming personal reputations.

Education is key to UK’s net-zero transition Green skills and career pathways must be embedded into every part of education in the UK to help meet climate targets and ensure people thrive in a zero-carbon economy.

Power has offered politicians precious little protection from the pandemic but lessons learned could be of lasting benefit

Facts are somewhat ineffective in fighting the spread of misinformation. Building trust, rather than flashing credentials, is key.

The 2016 referendum decision to leave the EU shook the UK to its constitutional core. The aftershocks may yet loosen Scotland's place in the Union.

Use the G7 to revolutionise global health data and prevent next Covid-19