Stewart Kirkpatrick has recruited a host of former Scotsman colleagues to provide content for his new Caledonian Mercury, whose companion website is now up-and-running at caledonianmercury.com.

The new title will also have a print version but it is unclear how often it will come out.

In an interview with HTFP earlier this month, Stewart said the title would not have a regular printing schedule, but would instead be used in what he called "innovative, unexpected ways."

Among former Scotsman staffers who will be contributing to the project are Hamish Macdonnell, who took redundancy from his role as Scottish political editor last year when it was decided to bring the Edinburgh and Westminster political desks under a single person.

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