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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 1d
It's the final day of our in-depth series on the future of Scotland's film and television industry.

Catch up with every article HERE: www.heraldscotland.com/busi...

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 4m
'Relationships are reciprocal. If you stop showing up for people around you, they very well might stop showing up for you'

@marissamacwhirter.bsky.social on self-care becoming shorthand for self-indulgence

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 2h
Leading casting directors have revealed that home-grown talents are being ditched from film and TV productions because they are seen as inferior to London-based actors

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 3h
One of Scotland’s leading screen stars has revealed she is considering turning her back on acting due to a lack of work

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 5h
One of Scotland’s leading film stars has told how he took a pay cut on his latest project to help it get off the ground

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 6h
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'It was a very, very proud moment to see it coming to life'
“It was surreal seeing, you know, your own story come to life and just fascinating to think, Christ, they’re making a film all about my life,”…
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 6h
'There are some very sad situations, but there's also some really, really amazing, happy things that have happened in my life to me and what we need to start doing is not just to look at the negatives that Tourette's brings' 👇
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 7h
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Our screen sector is booming but why does it all feel so hollow in the heart?
Scotland’s burgeoning screen sector is aiming to be a billion-pound industry within the next five years. But just imagine if we paid focus to the…
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 7h
Scotland's screen sector has experienced great financial success through hit shows like Outlander, and is set to reach a £1 billion industry.

But just imagine if we turned our attention and focus on the artistic and cultural value of Scotland's screens, writes @derekmcarthur.bsky.social 👇
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 7h
The killing of the drug rehab bill disgraces devolution

Holyrood was meant to do politics better than Westminster. It repeatedly fails to do so. For proof just look at how politicians refused to work together to help addicts

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The killing of drug rehab bill at Holyrood disgraces the principles of devolution
Proposed legislation which would have given addicts the legal right to treatment has just been shot down at the Scottish Parliament, proving that…
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 9h
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It might seem counter-intuitive but we must give teachers less classroom time
Teachers were promised a reduction of class contact time by ninety minutes per week. This was the pledge that really mattered – the one that could…
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 9h
'It seems to stand to reason that we need teachers to be spending as much time in the classroom as possible.

'In reality, that assumption is entirely, unequivocally wrong, and it’s not actually all that difficult to understand why' || Education Specialist @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social 👇
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Mark McGeoghegan @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social · 9h
Despite the Opposition's focus on public services, tax, and the economy, May's Holyrood election will end up defined by distrust in politics, aimless constitutional wrangling, and, for the first time, immigration.

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'Scotland’s election will be won on distrust, not debate
Scotland ought to be debating how to fix our health and education systems and reinvigorate our economy next April and May, but the next Holyrood…
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 9h
A new hotel and 'whisky visitor experience' has launched in a Scottish city.

@brianpdonnelly.bsky.social has more in today's Business Briefing: www.heraldscotland.com/news...
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Teddy Jamieson @teddyjamieson.bsky.social · 10h
I spoke to Idlewild's Roddy Woomble & Rod Jones about their fab new album for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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We didn’t want to make a nostalgic, pretending-to-be-young record, says Scots rocker
Three decades on from taking the baby steps, Idlewild the band are about to release Idlewild the album. It’s the perfect title for a record that…
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 10h
Video footage appears to show an attempt to set fire to the statue

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 11h
Alba now has no representation in the Scottish Parliament

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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 11h
'The first time we were in a room together was a shit flat party in Tollcross' say Idlewild, as they release new album @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
We didn’t want to make a nostalgic, pretending-to-be-young record, says Scots rocker
Three decades on from taking the baby steps, Idlewild the band are about to release Idlewild the album. It’s the perfect title for a record that…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 11h
Edwyn Collins' songs such as Felicity and Rip It Up are little time machines. They remind us that we were all young once, says @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
What an emotional night as Scots pop star calls it quits as he walks off stage
Review: Edwyn Collins, The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh: What an emotional night as one of Scottish pop’s most idiosyncratic talents walked off the…
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kdorseyherald.bsky.social @kdorseyherald.bsky.social · 11h
Gilmerton House is aiming to tap further into the growing popularity of Scotland's Golf Coast, raising income from golf tourism from a third to half of its annual revenues ⛳
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Gilmerton House aims to tap into golfing gold mine
The East Lothian venue hosted the European Ryder Cup team earlier this year
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Brian Donnelly @brianpdonnelly.bsky.social · 12h
🆕A bid to demolish a historic building as part of a student flats complex has been refused

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Plan to demolish historic building to make way for student flats refused
Plans to demolish a historic building to make way for a student flats complex have been refused.
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 12h
Our in-depth series on the future of Scotland's film and television industry ends today.

Catch up with every article from the series HERE: www.heraldscotland.com/busi...

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Ian McConnell @mrianmcconnell.bsky.social · 15h
This almost makes you forget at times that the MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch is not standing for re-election. However, the clock is ticking.
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Clock is ticking as big loss looms for SNP
SNP Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has continued to undertake her roles with vigour. However, the clock is ticking.
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 20h
'Do people really want Farage’s Scotland?' 👇

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 1d
Months after his Murrayfield show, Robbie Williams announces a return to Scotland in a far more intimate setting

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 1d
'Imagine having a 600-cover restaurant, but instead of taking bookings, everyone turns up at once'

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