My editor’s pick comes to you this week as a top five – my favourite and most recommended articles of the last seven days, chosen by me for you.
1) What’s Humza Yousaf going to do about Fergus Ewing?: We led this week’s media coverage on the heated relationship between the SNP and the Greens, including a candid piece from Fergus Ewing MSP on Sunday who spoke out against the controversial coalition agreement. But what is the first minister going to do about the rebel in his party? Our political correspondent Kathleen Nutt took a look with this first-rate analysis piece.
2) National Galleries facing legal action in copyright row: Caroline Wilson broke the exclusive story of a Glasgow artist who is pursuing legal action against the National Galleries of Scotland after she claimed part of her work had been contained within another artist’s creation. It is by far an everyday occurrence in the Scottish art scene and one which prompted a lot of reaction from readers.
3) Soho House Glasgow: Plans unveiled for first Scottish location: International attention was on this story, but we were on it first as reporter Craig Williams exclusively revealed the private members club was to open its doors in Scotland, close to the City Chambers. It is a huge deal for influential artists, but also of significance to residents who will see the transformation of a historic Glasgow building. For all you need to know about Soho House, read this explainer.
4) 'Appalling': ScotGov rent curbs fail to prevent new record bill rises: This is an issue which has dominated the headlines for months and it took our front page print slot on Friday as reporter Martin Williams revealed a record high in private rents for Scots. Campaigners branded the findings ‘appalling’ and out readers were not short of comment either.
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5) Only honesty will determine if Nicola Sturgeon's memoirs are worthy: As the former first minister announced she was putting pen to paper to tell all in her memoirs, our columnist Dani Garavelli wrote that although Sturgeon’s book will ‘fly off the shelves regardless’, it is the ‘honesty part of the triptych that will determine the worthiness of the enterprise’. Will you be pre-ordering a copy?
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