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Susan Dalgety

Susan Dalgety is a writer and journalist. Her first book ‘The Spirit of Malawi’ was published by @LuathPress

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Women may have played ceremonial roles in Ancient Greece but they had little real political power (Picture: Aris Messinis)

Ancient Greeks' practice of silencing women is alive and well today Susan Dalgety

Madonna and Me: There is no age limit to saying what you believe Susan Dalgety

Scottish Green Party MSPs, Lorna Slater and Q Manivannan

Holyrood should not be playground for student activists and pet causes Susan Dalgety

Jason Arday first became a professor at Glasgow University, rather than Cambridge (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

The downfall of Professor Jason Arday is a morality tale for our times Susan Dalgety

Breastfeeding a baby, as depicted in Leonardo da Vinci's painting Madonna Litta, is one of the miracles of life (Picture: Miguel Medina)

JK Rowling right to warn about trans women ‘chestfeeding’ babies Susan Dalgety

Monica Lennon, Jackie Baillie, Anas Sarwar, Davy Russell and others celebrate last year after Scottish Labour won the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

The most important person to Scottish Labour's future lives in London Susan Dalgety

Single-sex toilets are as important in Scotland as they are in places like Kenya (Picture: Richard Blanshard)

Amnesty's double standard on single-sex spaces in Scotland and Africa Susan Dalgety

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How the SNP just showed they value dogs more than women Susan Dalgety

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Death of honest civil servant in scandal-hit hospital should haunt SNP Susan Dalgety

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When will Swinney stop ignoring screams of women trapped in sex trade? Susan Dalgety

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