'Union intervention on steel improved Labour’s pledges. So would a rethink on oil licences,' writes Sharon Graham.

Unite the union: join a union Unite Scotland

Sharon Graham: Labour, don't push oil and gas workers off a North Sea cliff edge

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'In spite o’ my travails ower the past hour, fit I’d concocted was like fishy dishwater. Panic, panic.'

Moreen Simpson: I've stumbled upon the secret to world's best cullen skink soup

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'Let's just park the assumption that women only like whisky in cocktails.'

For World Whisky Day, Ailsa Sheldon calls last orders on outdated stereotypes.

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Ailsa Sheldon: So many women drink and work in whisky - why do they still face sexism?

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.Ailsa Sheldon writes - 'Of all the skilled, professional women in the sector, the same age-old question is always asked: 'Do you actually like whisky?''

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Ailsa Sheldon: So many women drink and work in whisky - why do they still face sexism?

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Unite's general secretary in the Press & Journal today. 'Invest oil profits in building a sustainable industry. It’s time to put in place a viable plan for the future – one with workers at its heart'
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'For many attendees, Grampian Pride is a vital reminder that no one is alone, and everyone is valid and worthy of celebration.'

Deejay Bullock: Grampian Pride is a celebration, a powerful symbol and a lifeline

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'Workers cannot be sacrificed on the altar of net zero,' writes Sharon Graham.

Unite the union: join a union Unite Scotland

Sharon Graham: Labour, don't push oil and gas workers off a North Sea cliff edge

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'Ex-commercial hens arrive in a bad condition, some almost bald, their combs floppy and pale, and they exhibit shell-shocked behaviour.'

Cat Thomson writes: Scotland can free its caged hens - but we must be willing to pay the price

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'A subset of the 'this is rubbish' group is the 'who?' guys. These are the absolutely exhausting dullards who pop up online to express, proudly, their ignorance.'

euan mccolm: Spend your time dissing music and movies online? Nobody cares what you hate

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'Pride is not just about looking back; it is also about looking forward, and continuing the fight for equal rights and acceptance.'

Deejay Bullock: Grampian Pride is a celebration, a powerful symbol and a lifeline

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Eurovision brought all the 'this is rubbish' bores out of the woodwork. My P&J Opinion bit about why nobody cares what you don't like: pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/col…

'I refer to the 'this is rubbish' guys; the bores who can’t wait to tell us what they don’t like and why you’re wrong to like the things you do,' writes euan mccolm.

Euan McColm: Spend your time dissing music and movies online? Nobody cares what you hate

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Here is my P&J Opinion comment piece about Scotland’s proposed cages to end the use of cages in egg laying sector pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/646…

'They can’t do that, surely? I have all my spondulicks in there.'

Iain Maciver: After shocking Stornoway closure, trust in TSB has gone

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'Steve Albini, standing there - just in front of me - in Aberdeen. Mad, right?

For those kinds of experiences to happen, everyone needs to be able to participate.'

Colin Farquhar: Live music is becoming unaffordable for bands and fans

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'You might have been mistakenly under the impression that the EU legislation passed in 2012 meant no hens are raised in cages. That’s not the case,' writes Cat Thomson writes.

Catriona Thomson: Scotland can free caged hens - but we'll have to pay the price

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Steve Albini tribute but make it local? No problem for the great Colin Farquhar 👇

'I keep thinking back to Shellac at The Lemon Tree, with its 550-person capacity. Steve Albini, standing there – just in front of me – in Aberdeen. Mad, right?'

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'They didn’t write; they didn’t phone. They didn’t consult. They can’t be trusted to stay around and serve this community, me and my meagre savings accounts.'

Iain Maciver: After shocking Stornoway closure, trust in TSB has gone

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'The music industry sees and demands so much sacrifice and endeavour before its bands and artists hit the big time. Equity of treatment and pay is, therefore, fundamental.'

Colin Farquhar: Live music is becoming unaffordable for bands and fans

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