1. Neil Mackay: Let Janey Godley die in peace, you monsters, show some humanity
While most people were respectful towards the sad death of comedian Janey Godley, there were some who took her battle with mortality as an excuse to score points in the political discourse. Here Neil Mackay takes on these people, who he appropriately dubs ‘monsters’.
2. ‘Fear for women across the world’ under Donald Trump’s presidency
As Donald Trump is set to return to the White House in 2025, Hannah Brown addressed the winning US candidate’s poor record and treatment of women, and how his refreshed ascendancy could spell wider implications for women across the world.
3. I know what it’s like to go to school hungry – does John Swinney?
As the Scottish Government faced a major vote in Holyrood on the decision to U-turn on universal school meals, John Swinney was warned by Children and Young People’s Commissioner Nicola Killean that Scottish children are using their own money to buy food for their friends who cannot afford it. Political correspondent Rebecca McCurdy responds to the government U-turn with her own personal experiences of going to school hungry.
4. What do Tory MSPs really think about Douglas Ross?
2024 was the year Douglas Ross announced his decision to stand down as leader of the Scottish Conservatives, ending his hope of being the one to bring his party into power at Holyrood. Political editor Andrew Learmonth went into the shadowy halls of the Scottish Parliament to find out just what his colleagues really thought about his leadership.
5. Analysis: Could cut to winter fuel cost Anas Sarwar keys to Bute House?
One of the big criticisms of the new Labour government was their decision to cut winter fuel payments. Kathleen Nutt analysed how it could be a problem for Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, whose journey to forming a government at the next Holyrood election may be hampered by the decisions taken by the wider UK party.