Society - comment: In July last year the Scottish charity regulator OSCR – the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator – published the results of its first review of a sample of Scottish charities against the public benefit test provided for in the 2005 Scottish Charities Act.
Society: Who’d be a charity trustee? These hardy individuals have to wrestle with red tape, regulation and their roles as employers, fundraisers and upholders of charitable mission – and all this for nought but goodwill.
Society: It is commonplace to read that Britain is gripped by a love of money and obsessed with celebrity and VIPs. I think it nearer the truth to say that the media gives prominence to individuals who represent money and fame.
John Howie: Recent comments from Fiona Hyslop show a great deal of sense. She talks of abolishing Standard Grades, of making a Basic Skills assessment in the third year of secondary education, and of introducing a baccalaureate in the fifth and sixth years. I hope you can make it happen, Fiona, and soon.
Craig Chalmers, Musical Star: I’m in a loin cloth every night so I’ve been following a strict diet and exercise programme. I’ve lost about a stone and a half since being on the TV show Any Dream Will Do.
Review: A small girl with a wonderfully solemn expression is delivering a catalogue of things she's been told to do - or not do, ever - by the adults in her life. From time to time, the audience laughs and it's hard to know if it is masking embarrassment.
Obituary: Professor John Sizer, who has died aged 69, was a distinguished academic teacher, writer and public servant. He was the Chief Executive of the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council from its inception in 1992 until he retired in 2001.
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