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Irvine Welsh: Mobile phones destroy culture
Author on his Trainspotting sequel and the state of politics.

Darren McGarvey on oversharing, fame and Farage
Celebrated author identifies the pitfalls of sharing personal trauma.

Do we need a minister for disco?
Sub Club supremo on the decline of the night out.

Why Kate Forbes has had enough
And vape campaigner targets new plastic problem.

Are our festivals for everyone?
One festival leader on navigating art, politics and protest.

Nobel scientist on AI and finding cures
How close are medical breakthroughs on dementia and cancer?

Trump visit: what has it changed?
The President declared his love for Scotland, but was it reciprocated?

Referendum plan revealed
And how awkward was Starmer’s trip to Trump Turnberry?

Why Trump's really here
Is the US president’s trip about business, politics or pleasure?

Trump visit, Green ‘civil war’ and Finnie
Laura Miller, David Wallace Lockhart and Phil Sim on the week’s news.