These are the entries in our The Write Factor competition for new columnists. If you like what you read, please leave a comment at the end of an article. The contestants are being judged in part on how many comments they generate. The competition closes on December 6.
The Write Factor: It's infuriating, aggravating. time-wasting, annoying but actually all you have to do to defeat the snake-oil salesmen who pursue us...
The Write Factor: with a Belgian as the first president of the EU, David Coyle urges Scotland to get to grips with modern European identity
The Write Factor: news that major nations are gearing themselves up to go to war in cyberpsace has Teddy Craig worried for our foremost saviour in...
The Write Factor: Hey! We cast our votes every weekend, says Sara Firth. So what's this deadlock deal with the judges all the time?
The Write Factor: Bruce Fummey is inspired by the example of Aminatou Haidar and her campaign for independence for Western Sahara, and says it makes...
The Write Factor: Ed Hart wonders why some people worry more about 'sexist' adverts than the fact that women can still get paid less for doing the...
The Write Factor: The extent of the brainlessness of his fellow man has Mark Howarth hanging his head.
The Write Factor: Laura Marks says the condemnation of a private nursery in Musselburgh should give parents with enough money to afford it pause for...
The Write Factor: Lindsey Mason is suffering from pre-Christmas recurring nightmares and has decided that enough is enough - but despite that, fears...
The Write Factor: Marty McMahon questions whether there really is so little body fat in the world that people are being killed for it
Gordon Smith explains why they are now willing to allow "lifetime bans" to be...
Eddie May hails the arrival of Pele but the former West Brom player is keen to...
Scottish actor Butler treats home crowd to a piece of Hollywood and is bowled...
Friendly match at Tannadice ends with a 3-1 home win for the Arabs. The sides...
Billy McNeill says some criticism of new regime is "unfair"....
Only five arrests as right-wing demonstrators shipped out on buses to avoid...
Natalie Farrell tells STV News of the horror attack by her ex-partner Francis...
The party's candidate, Charlie Baillie, endured cries of 'Nazi scum' after...
Star attends premier of new movie in Scotland....
A total of 920 calls were made to police from the centre attended by teenagers...
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