Iris Duane: “There are people in this country that are waiting more than 10 years to get a social home.”

For many Palestinian students currently stuck in Gaza, a place in a Scottish university is a lifeline.

Nobody, and I mean absolutely nobody, should be afraid of interacting with this fantastic city because of the colour of their skin.

It is vital that these students are given the support and safe passage that they need to come and study here in Scotland now, not next year or in the future.

There are 65 new MSPs. We’re all very much going with the flow… and yes, I am transgender, but that’s never been the most interesting thing about my life, and often isn’t something that comes into everyday life.