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Sophie Mc Bain

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  • Sophie Mc Bain
    The currency of trauma

    Darren McGarvey became the poster boy for Scotland's social ills, but revealing his pain has proved less than cathartic

    Sun, 24 Aug 2025

  • Sophie Mc Bain
    The case for having more children

    In After the Spike, two economists contend that a falling birth rate makes future challenges insurmountable. Their arguments are shaky

    Sat, 12 Jul 2025

  • Sophie Mc Bain
    The man in seat 11A and our obsession with sole survivors

    Vishwashkumar Ramesh emerged alive from the Air India crash that killed everyone else on board. What lies behind our fascination with sole survivors?

    Thu, 3 Jul 2025

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