Scotsman.com News - Commentopinion-comment:CommentBetween the lines: Together, private and public sectors can drive growth- July 7, 2008 IF THE Edinburgh city region is to grow and prosper at this challenging time, we need the private and public sectors to utilise their complementary strengths to form a winninhttp://news.scotsman.com/comment/Between-the-lines-Together-.4260994.jp Odd couple with fire in their bellies- July 7, 2008 THE odd couple. She's a belly dancer, he's a fire eater. I don't get to meet people like them every day. Hilary Thacker, who owns a bazaar on George IV Bridge andhttp://news.scotsman.com/comment/-Odd-couple-with-fire.4261812.jp A century of changes shaped country- July 7, 2008 Historian Tom Devine reflects on the influence of social, economic and political upheavals on Scotlandhttp://news.scotsman.com/comment/A-century-of-changes-shaped.4261111.jp By-election: 'The SNP is on a roll and likely to do very well'- July 7, 2008 THE by-election to choose a new MP for Glasgow East is a contest the Labour Party could do without.http://news.scotsman.com/comment/Byelection-39The-SNP--is.4261802.jp Feared scourge of Colombia may not be history just yet- July 7, 2008 Latin America's most tenacious armed struggle has been winding down, but a rebirth is always possible, warns JORGE CASTAEDAhttp://news.scotsman.com/comment/Feared-scourge-of-Colombia-.4261004.jp All-new SPL campaign .. but the same old Hearts scramble- July 7, 2008 AFTER the excitement of the European Championships, I've got to admit that it's difficult to get fired up about the start of the SPL campaign.http://news.scotsman.com/comment/Allnew-SPL-campaign--.4261785.jp Burning issue: Do we need new aircraft carriers- July 7, 2008 YES John Robertson, MPhttp://news.scotsman.com/comment/Burning-issue-Do-we-need.4261023.jp Jennifer Veitch: Rough justice for legal profession on television- July 7, 2008 SO, HAVE you been hooked by the coverage of the trial of the year yethttp://news.scotsman.com/comment/Jennifer-Veitch-Rough-justice-for.4260959.jp Lesley Riddoch: Labour needs to face home truths of what devolution means- July 7, 2008 ONCE again, you couldn't make it up. A political party trying to prove itself capable of government selects a man who spectacularly fails to deliver. How could Boris Johnshttp://news.scotsman.com/comment/Lesley-Riddoch-Labour-needs-to.4261117.jp Ministers should draw long breath before compensating for asbestos lung scarring- July 7, 2008 WHAT'S the difference between exposure and injury The answer could be liability under Scots law, due to new legislation before the Scottish Parliament.http://news.scotsman.com/comment/Ministers-should-draw-long-breath.4260963.jp |