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Jane Clifton: When does a dialect become a distinct language?

Scottish officials try to introduce local dialect into govt documents with limited success

New govt bill to toughen sentencing for criminals interferes with judicial discretion

Proposed law does not reform the sentencing process, it just adjusts and limits it.

Record sales and rental woes: Australia shows the dual faces of its property market

Home ownership dreams are being dashed in Australian just as they are in NZ.

US hurricanes bring a flood of misinformation and bizarre rumours

America may not be in control of its crises, but it's good at making money from them.

Is our slow uptake of electric cars all in the mind?

Good legislation could help grow the EV fleet, says John McClure.

Duncan Garner: Five lessons I learned from Celebrity Treasure Island

Celebrity Treasure Island showed me that we've lost the plot.

Jane Clifton: Crime fiction faces crisis as trust in police dwindles

The British public have lost faith in the fictional long arm of the law.

Guyon Espiner: Numbers show how fast we’re losing confidence in our public health system

We once put a premium on our public health system, now we’re paying premiums to avoid it.

David Seymour treaty principles proposal recognises need for clarity

If we are to be aware of treaty principles, we do need to determine exactly what they are.

Duncan Garner: Queer liaison officers and gender-neutral charters - is this really what schools need now?

I'm questioning the priorities of our biggest teachers' union.

Jane Clifton: Move over Fieldays, Ireland’s National Ploughing leaves you in the mud

New Zealand A&P show habitués would feel at home, but for a couple of local peculiarities.

Guyon Espiner: Our government should focus on productivity not presenteeism

Govt return-to-office call is a hypocritical misstep in the changed modern world of work.

Charlotte Grimshaw: Isn’t it worth sharing a bit more to love the environment beyond your own gate?

Clean streets, happy workers and functional families engender order and confidence.

I’m a nurse doing everything I can to live with Long Covid

Life with Long Covid looks misleadingly normal, which is common with invisible illnesses.

In plain sight: What allowed Harrods head Mohamed Al Fayed’s vile abuse?

That Fayed got away with it is a terrible indictment of UK criminal justice system.

Duncan Garner: Why I owe Paddy Gower an apology

I wasn’t mature or responsible enough to say, “Paddy, stop, this will ruin you.”