Opinion
My Tent Will Pay the Same Tourist Tax as a Five-Star Suite, and Frankly My Tent Is Insulted
A camper writes: 'My accommodation has a hole in it. Yours has a sommelier.'
Back Issue
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Sport
Saints Women Return From International Break, Confirm International Breaks Are ‘Bad for Everyone, Always’
Football's most disruptive invention blamed for 'everything from rusty legs to the weather'.
Sport
Saints Fifth Ahead of Ibrox Trip; Fans Advised to Enjoy the View From the Table While It Lasts
Supporters urged to screenshot the league table 'for the grandchildren'.
Sport
Saints Star Says Team ‘Can’t Be Bullied’; Perth Fans Ask If That Also Covers the Price of a Pie
Defiant words inspire supporters to stand up to 'big lads, high balls and catering'.
Sport
Saints Had Substitution Board Ready Moments Before Equaliser, Confirming the Board Is Cursed
Kitman reportedly 'holding it like a live grenade' as two subs waited on the touchline.
Sport
Flare Pause Halts Saints Attack; Fans Insist It Was the Only Thing That Ever Could
An unbroken St Johnstone attack is 'a rare and fragile thing, like a Perth summer'.
Planning
Councillors Approve ‘Vital’ Return of Bridge of Earn Filling Station; Village Weeps Into Its Unleaded
Buying petrol without driving to buy petrol hailed as 'a miracle of modern governance'.
Planning
Two Perthshire Filling Stations Found Operating Without Planning Consent; Council Decides This Is ‘Probably Fine, Honestly’
Officials say enforcement 'would mean filling in a form about the people who didn't fill in a form'.
Education
Council Scraps May Day Holiday and End-of-Term Early Finishes; Parents and Pupils Unite for First Time in History
New February break welcomed, but losing the Christmas half-day 'an attack on the Scottish way of life'.
Politics
Holyrood Plan to ‘Declutter’ the Public Sector Sends Council Into a Frantic Marie Kondo Session
Officials hold up each department and ask: 'Does this spark joy?' Planning 'not answering'.