Scotland on Sunday
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| Type | Sunday newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Johnston Press |
| Editor | Ian Stewart |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Political alignment | Broadly central |
| Headquarters | 108 Holyrood Rd, Edinburgh |
| Circulation | 46,327[1] |
| Official website | scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com |
Scotland on Sunday is a Scottish Sunday newspaper, published in Edinburgh by The Scotsman Publications Ltd and consequently assuming the role of Sunday sister to its daily stablemate The Scotsman. It is printed in broadsheet format.
Whilst technically being Scotland's most right-leaning Scottish Sunday quality, it's editorial policy has seen it take a very pro-Union stance, as evidenced by the repeated attacks on the Scottish National Party, who form Scotland's devolved government. At one time there was a true diversity in its line which made it more akin to centrist politics; this was visible in the variety of the stances taken by columns within the Insight opinion section.[2][3]
[edit] History
Scotland on Sunday was launched on 7 August 1988 and was priced at 40p.
Ultimate ownership of Scotland on Sunday has changed several times since launch. The Scotsman Publications Limited, which also produces The Scotsman, Edinburgh Evening News and the Herald & Post series of free newspapers in Edinburgh, Fife, West Lothian and Perth, was bought by the Canadian millionaire Roy Thomson in 1953.
In 1995, the group was sold to the billionaire Barclay Brothers for £85 million. They moved the group from its landmark Edinburgh office on North Bridge, which is now an upmarket hotel, to new offices in Holyrood Road, near where the Scottish Parliament Building was subsequently built. Then in December 2005 the paper, along with the other Scotsman Publications titles, was sold to Edinburgh based newspaper group Johnston Press in a £160 million deal.
[edit] See also
- List of newspapers in Scotland
- Iain Gale, Scotland on Sunday art critic
- Andrew Crumey, Scotland on Sunday literary editor, 2000–06
[edit] References
- ^ "Double-digit Sales Boost for Sunday Tabloids Following Rival's Closure". Allmediascotland (Scotland). http://www.allmediascotland.com/press_news/31087/double-digit-sales-boost-for-sunday-tabloids-following-rival--s-closure.
- ^ Garavelli, Dani (26 August 2007). "He's our problem, not Italy's". Scotland on Sunday. http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=1356402007.
- ^ Warner, Gerald (26 August 2007). "Bush raises stakes in Iraq with spectre of Saigon". Scotland on Sunday. http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=1356072007.
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