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David Walsh: The trauma of antenatal classes for dads

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Kasabian perform at TRNSMT a more civilised affair than is typical of the booze-fuelled Glasgow music scene. Picture: Getty

Darren McGarvey: I stopped drinking and got my bottle back

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Students from the least advantaged backgrounds earn ten per cent less than more affluent contemporaries, six months after graduating from the same subject. Picture: John Devlin

Steve Williams: Poverty can lead to poor job prospects

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A Phd student at the Heriot-Watt Edinburgh Centre for Robotoics plays with Nikita, a humanoid robot in development for more than ten years. Robots will be more and more important in the workplace of the future. Picture: Andrew O'Brien

Suzie Bowman: Let’s lead this fourth industrial revolution

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Andrew McGregor: Come out of the digital cocoon and learn for real-life experiences

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Peter Boyd: More Scots cash in on the value of their home

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Abigail Stevens: Adventurous expat Scots form a global community

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David Bone: Don’t join the ranks of the underemployed

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Alex Salmond slams columnist in letter to the editor

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The SNP is a well-drilled political machine, where party unity is taken for granted, writes Euan. Picture: AFP/Getty Images

Euan McColm: How SNP’s strict discipline is stifling debate

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University of Glasgow to open £32m Imaging Centre of Excellence

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Do Not Disturb: Macdonald Resort, Aviemore

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Bishop Stephen Robson: We must fight the ‘culture of death’

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Dr Stephen Darling: Memories are made of this – but not that

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Lianne Lodge: Despite SCIO’s benefits, they do have downsides

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Andrew Henderson: Raft of new faces can drive our business

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Paul Forrester Smith is an Associate in Turcan Connell's Dispute Resolution team

Paul Forrester Smith: Be aware of a possible sting in the tail around Scotland’s private car park charges

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