http://www.heraldscotland.com/commentHeraldScotland Comment | Herald ScotlandenCopyright 2012 Herald & Times Group all rights reservedSun, 27 May 2012 00:30:04 PDTCopyright 2012 Herald & Times Group all rights reservednoHeraldScotland Comment | Herald Scotlandhttp://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/tom-shields-on/the-good-thingmy-guide.17699296http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/tom-shields-on/the-good-thingmy-guide.17699296SO farewell, Eugene Polley, the Chicago engineer who invented the TV remote control away back in 1955.http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/we-need-to-talk-about-elizabeth.17677801http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/we-need-to-talk-about-elizabeth.17677801Independence for Scotland was never going to be as straightforward as transferring popularity for the SNP in domestic politics to a divorce from the Union (Yes Scotland heading for a right Royal bust-up as SSP breaks ranks, 20 May).http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/fighting-fire-with-fire.12723018http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/fighting-fire-with-fire.12723018http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/herald-view/yes-or-no-dont-let-ill-will-stifle-debate.17666660http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/herald-view/yes-or-no-dont-let-ill-will-stifle-debate.17666660THE launch of the Yes campaign for independence on Friday marks the official beginning of a debate which could change our country forever.http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/council-coalitions-arent-the-problem.17692074http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/council-coalitions-arent-the-problem.17692074The publication of a letter describing a Labour/Conservative alliance as "the ultimate betrayal" followed by another labelling an SNP/Conservative coalition as "deeply disappointing" illustrates the realities of proportional representation (Alliance is the ultimate betrayal, Letters, May 20).http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/the-unstoppable-monarch-mia-show.17692386http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/the-unstoppable-monarch-mia-show.17692386THE Queen is 1000 years old, or thereabouts.http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/labouring-under-false-impressions.17692079http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/labouring-under-false-impressions.17692079Alison Gray asserts that in the recent council elections, Glasgow's citizens "voted for a party which had provided good-quality council leadership in the areas which matter most to them: economic development and efficient provision of essential services" (Glasgow voted for what matters, Letters, May 20).http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/its-not-just-europe-that-makes-no-sense-its-everything.17702231http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/its-not-just-europe-that-makes-no-sense-its-everything.17702231THERE comes a time in every crisis when everyone just stops making sense.http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/removing-stigmas-is-the-only-cure.17692085http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/removing-stigmas-is-the-only-cure.17692085John Deighan refers to parliamentary questions on the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, in defence of the Catholic Church's opposition to LGBT equality (Ecclesiastical matters, Letters, May 20).http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/still-got-it-dont-flaunt-it.17686919http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/still-got-it-dont-flaunt-it.17686919SHE may be one of the world's top athletes and a stunningly attractive woman to boot, but apparently US hurdler Lolo Jones can't find a boyfriend.http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/where-the-land-really-ends.17692090http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/where-the-land-really-ends.17692090It may be excusable for residents of England to be confused about the status in the UK of Land's End, but a Scottish newspaper should know better (Olympic torch kicks off its UK journey in style, News, May 20).http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/hoofing-it-all-over-tuscany-in-search-of-shoes-the-pope-but-not-the-real-radio-renegade.17691927http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/hoofing-it-all-over-tuscany-in-search-of-shoes-the-pope-but-not-the-real-radio-renegade.17691927NO doubt you will be eager to know what I did on my holidays.http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/changes-will-make-foi-law-stronger.17692102http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/changes-will-make-foi-law-stronger.17692102The claims made by former information commissioner Kevin Dunion about the honours system were inaccurate and misleading (SNP ban on information related to royals, News, May 20).http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/home-truths-for-shoppers-and-slimmers.17702203http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/home-truths-for-shoppers-and-slimmers.17702203It's been a good week for ...http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/in-praise-of/in-praise-of-singing-in-the-car.17559295http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/in-praise-of/in-praise-of-singing-in-the-car.17559295What is a car journey without a soundtrack?http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/obituaries/catherine-mccoll.17677809http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/obituaries/catherine-mccoll.17677809Community activist;http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/obituaries/james-nicoll-cuthbert.17666687http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/obituaries/james-nicoll-cuthbert.17666687Motor racing team principal;http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/herald-view/camerons-judgment-on-news-corp-called-into-question.17702162http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/herald-view/camerons-judgment-on-news-corp-called-into-question.17702162Here are the facts: we now know David Cameron is a pretty close friend of News International's former chief executive Rebecca Brookes.http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/herald-view/making-the-case-for-independence.17701959http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/herald-view/making-the-case-for-independence.17701959A greener, fairer and more prosperous society: what's not to like?http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/heart-of-the-catholic-library-should-remain-in-edinburgh.17698879http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/heart-of-the-catholic-library-should-remain-in-edinburgh.17698879I am sure that many of your readers share my dismay in seeing the divisive nature of the recent correspondence in your columns regarding the future of the Scottish Catholic archives and the Blairs Library.http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/a-vote-for-independence-not-for-salmonds-policies.17698693http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/a-vote-for-independence-not-for-salmonds-policies.17698693A myth is doing the rounds.http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/for-the-state-to-recognise-a-marriage-it-must-be-between-a-woman-and-a-man.17698887http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/for-the-state-to-recognise-a-marriage-it-must-be-between-a-woman-and-a-man.17698887Paul Brownsey seems immune to reason in his endeavour to raise the point that the incapacity to procreate nullifies the structure of marriage (Letters, May 25).http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/whats-the-story.17698730http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/whats-the-story.17698730THERE is, as the old song once observed, nothing like a dame, and there were no fewer than 24 of them at a memorable photocall in London's Royal Academy this week.http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/deportation-flies-in-face-of-universality-of-human-rights.17699228http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/deportation-flies-in-face-of-universality-of-human-rights.17699228The comment on the failure of the Scottish court system to deport Chan Wright to Jamaica on the back of his convictions for rape concluded that "deportation must always be the consequence of serious criminal behaviour" ("Human Rights and deportation", The Herald, May 24).http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/enforcing-gender-stereotypes-is-simply-childs-play.17701863http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/enforcing-gender-stereotypes-is-simply-childs-play.17701863FOR all that Kate Middleton looks just fine in dresses both high street and designer, I can't approve of her, and she'll be gutted I'm sure.http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/scenic-west-coast-line-let-down-by-poor-train-service.17699233http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/scenic-west-coast-line-let-down-by-poor-train-service.17699233I visited Edinburgh Waverley station ticket office on May 18 to be told it was not able to make bookings on the seated portion of the 4.50am Caledonian Sleeper to Fort William and suggested I phone ScotRail or use the internet.http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/were-all-stuck-on-a-merry-go-round-of-keeping-friends-or-in-truth-acquaintances.17609651http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/were-all-stuck-on-a-merry-go-round-of-keeping-friends-or-in-truth-acquaintances.17609651Today I had lunch with a woman I've met several times before, but not for a long time.http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/eurovision-should-mark-the-end-of-all-eu-supported-events-in-azerbaijan.17699236http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/eurovision-should-mark-the-end-of-all-eu-supported-events-in-azerbaijan.17699236As the great British public sit down to enjoy this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Azerbaijan, and cheer on what must be one of our oldest contestants ever, Englebert Humperdink giving us his rendition of Love Will Set You Free, I would ask that they contemplate those citizens in Azerbaijan who have not, and are not, likely to be set free.http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/we-all-need-a-wingman.17687606http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/we-all-need-a-wingman.17687606For me, it was as much about the cardboard boxes as anything else.http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/why-is-prostate-drug-abiraterone-not-available-to-patients-in-scotland.17699244http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/why-is-prostate-drug-abiraterone-not-available-to-patients-in-scotland.17699244Now that National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has approved prescription of abiraterone in England with Northern Ireland's system likely to follow and the drug already available in Wales, Scotland has achieved " true independence" by currently denying this valuable drug to its male citizens with advanced prostate cancer ("New calls for Megrahi drug on Scots NHS", The Herald, May 16).nonadult