Susan Dalgety

I am constantly berated, not for my opinions but for the ‘sin’ of being old

Thank goodness for Harry and Meghan. The Sussexes’ decision to move back to the UK after six years in California has given us something much more fun to talk about than inflation, the climate crisis or why Scottish Labour’s leadership hopeful Joe Fagan (38) dresses like a 1970s snooker star.

I travel to Glasgow for work or to meet friends twice a month. I always take the train and have barely sat down with my bag of treats from M&S before the guard announces the next stop will be Glasgow Queen Street.

Women may have won the right to vote, own property and become Prime Minister, but the fight for free speech continues

Are we never to be free of Nicola Sturgeon? She resigned from her role as First Minister more than three years ago and stood down as a member of the Scottish Parliament at the May election this year.

Please just stop it. Please. The First Minister has just published yet another draft referendum Bill, which asks the question: 'Should Scotland be an independent country? Yes or No.'

Reports of sexual violence against women are at an historic high in Scotland, with a similar story on domestic abuse

Congratulations Ruth Elliott on becoming a Labour councillor. It is wonderful to see a young woman join the ranks of the city’s Labour group.

Fringe Care Fest is a marvellous idea. The project, organised by the Edinburgh Interfaith Association, sees Fringe performers pop into care homes to perform for elderly residents who can’t attend shows during Edinburgh’s annual August jamboree.

Susan Dalgety, who found herself inspected like a farm animal at the age of ten, says social class remains a fundamental dividing line that still blights too many lives