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Editor's Column

Mandy Rhodes, managing director of Holyrood Communications and editor of the flagship title Holyrood magazine, is responsible for the editorial content of all other associated titles and products

Mandy Rhodes

Mandy Rhodes

@holyroodmandy

God bless the SNP, may it rest in peace

God bless the SNP, may it rest in peace

A once great institution led by political giants with a clear sense of purpose has descended into political ignominy with backstabbing, scandal and inflated egos

by Mandy Rhodes

Those who decry Trump supporters as deplorables are part of the problem

Those who decry Trump supporters as deplorables are part of the problem

Alex Salmond's death rocked me more than I could have possibly imagined

Alex Salmond's death rocked me more than I could have possibly imagined

Smart and serious, but Keir Starmer has shown himself to be a poor politician

Smart and serious, but Keir Starmer has shown himself to be a poor politician

Rape victims have been violated by the very services set up to support them

Cold as Ice: The cut to the winter fuel payment is hard to justify

After dominating Scottish politics for so long, the SNP is even struggling to manage its own decline

The SNP doesn't need another 'reset', it needs a complete rework

Women won't wheesht - Keir Starmer needs to listen

Our progressive parliament has all but ignored the rights of women

The SNP is wrong if it thinks voters don't care about the Michael Matheson scandal

There's nothing progressive about the bullying of Kate Forbes

This is not government from the SNP - this is managed decline

The Cass Review is a watershed moment which should shame our politicians

JK Rowling's defence of women's rights is what real public service looks like

Hate crime: These laws offer no help to women while increasing their alarm

How did the SNP manage to get its general election message so wrong?

The politics of the Gaza debate was less about peace and more about parochial point scoring

Rishi Sunak has shown his true colours

Has any politician ever seen their political currency fall so fast as Nicola Sturgeon?

If we learned anything from the GRR debacle, it's that good law needs robust debate

If all you have is to blame Westminster, then it's time to step aside

What a disappointment Michael Matheson turned out to be

It's clear that the legal definition of ‘women’ as a biological and coherent group no longer exists

Humza Yousaf is uniquely placed to bridge divides in this unfolding tragedy

Save me from the unctuous superiority of men who call themselves 'feminists'

Poverty underscores every one of Scotland's miserable statistics

When once dominant parties are in decline, their pain becomes tangible

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