Opinion
Opinion pieces from our Intersections writers. Read the full archive of our Love Bites columns, where our writers share the things, people and places they love the most.
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OpinionLove Bites: Flowers, No Card
This month’s columnist reflects on leaving flowers for our loved ones, with loved ones Read more »| 19 Feb 2026 -
OpinionHow socio-economic structures ignore hormonal changes
Poor sleep, mood swings, and an unforgiving work-life balance. One writer explores the unacknowledged weight of capitalism upon perimenopause and menopause Read more »| 12 Feb 2026 -
OpinionAsk Anahit: Go the Distance
In this month's advice column, one reader is uncertain about how to tackle a long distance relationship Read more »| 10 Feb 2026 -
OpinionLove Bites: More Than Casual
This month’s columnist reflects on the universal importance of discussing romantic relationships with our closest friends Read more »| 13 Jan 2026 -
IntersectionsStanding Together: Sex workers push back on Regan’s Bill
Facing an all-too-close unspeakable future, sex workers and allies across Scotland are uniting to oppose Ash Regan’s controversial Prostitution Bill. We chat with Scotland for Decrim, the local grassroots organisation spearheading the movement Read more »| 09 Jan 2026 -
OpinionAsk Anahit: Hobby Horse
In this month's advice column, one reader asks how to keep on top of a busy life Read more »| 08 Jan 2026
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OpinionLove Bites: Checking Out
This month’s columnist celebrates the small joys of connecting with others across a supermarket checkout Read more »| 16 Dec 2025 -
OpinionFlagging It: How flags dominated 2025
It’s near impossible to look back on the last twelve months without catching sight of a flag or two. We unpack how flags have risen in the political consciousness, and question the multiplicity in meaning they hold Read more »| 12 Dec 2025 -
OpinionAsk Anahit: All the Single... Men?
In this month's advice column, one reader wonders why there are no single men Read more »| 09 Dec 2025 -
OpinionAsk Anahit: Christmas Special
In this festive edition of our advice column, one perturbed employee asks how to manage troublesome colleagues Read more »| 01 Dec 2025 -
OpinionAsk Anahit: In The End
In this month's advice column, one reader asks how to feel chill in a relationship that feels temporary Read more »| 18 Nov 2025 -
OpinionLove Bites: To Squirrel
This month’s Love Bites columnist reflects on stocking up on love for the winter months Read more »| 18 Nov 2025 -
OpinionOrganising for lasting change at Scotland’s Climate March
How do we use our freedom? We look ahead to Scotland’s Climate March, as part of a global day of action, and question how sustainable movements are made Read more »| 11 Nov 2025 -
OpinionLove Bites: 20 Years of The Skinny
This month's columnist, our very own Editor-in-Chief, reflects on two brilliant (and somewhat chaotic) decades Read more »| 16 Oct 2025 -
OpinionAsk Anahit: A Different Time
In this month's advice column, we turn to the archives, (re)answering a letter originally printed in our 29th issue in February 2008 Read more »| 02 Oct 2025