Opinion

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

The number of people with mental illness was rising before the pandemic. Easing restrictions is not enough to improve their lives.

The pandemic has brutally exposed our lack of respect for moral and social knowledge. This must be relearned, quickly.

The best of intentions can easily be undone when complacency, callousness and incompetence are rife at the highest level.

The story of mankind and its impact on the environment is locked in the strata of ice.