CONRAD LANDIN surveys two shows in Edinburgh which grapple with shame, repression and defiance

After a devastating loss of support that saw one of the most successful Communist parties in Europe fail to enter parliament, international head JAROSLAV ROMAN speaks to Conrad Landin about how the nation's left can recover

CONRAD LANDIN recommends a unique aural event on a Scottish beach

CONRAD LANDIN takes a look at the parties’ shifting political fortunes north of the border in the wake of Thursday’s elections

by CONRAD LANDIN

Engrossing account of the Woodcraft Folk sheds light on its occasionally flawed idealism

Former Mirror journalist and education correspondent for The Independent, who was the life and soul of the conference circuit

The Labour leader said the new agency would have powers to ‘enter workplaces and bring prosecutions on workers’ behalf’

Educators warn poverty and profiteering are ruining children's education

In his final column, CONRAD LANDIN looks back over three years that has seen the paper expand in Scotland and earn some unique overtures

Some people may believe in Nessie – but no-one is taken in by the (current) Prime Minister's ludicrous diversions, writes CONRAD LANDIN

by Conrad Landin at Holyrood

by Conrad Landin at Holyrood

The leader of the Scottish Conservatives welcomed Boris Johnson's coronation with her resignation – perhaps they were just too similar, muses CONRAD LANDIN

Paul Sweeney made the comments after another listed building in Glasgow went up in flames

New data shows one in 10 high street shops are shuttered while footfall is down