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2024: Starmer in, Yousaf out. Energy prices down, energy prices up. More fighting in Ukraine, more fighting in Gaza. An assassin fails in his...
Professor Sir John Curtice is the alpha and the omega of psephology; the pole star of political science. Such is his eloquent wisdom around the...
“It’s not dark yet, but it’s gettin’ there”, sings Bob Dylan, in a warning growl. He might be referring to the benighted state of the world,...
I saw Peter Mandelson carry out diplomatic duties in the US in 2000. I was British Consul-General in Boston. He was visiting the capital of Irish...
I count myself as one of those fortunate to be looking forward to Christmas. With a busy job, there’s always an element of the last minute....
With Christmas so very nearly upon us, are you settling down for a leisurely read of the paper, in front of a roaring fire, festive drink in hand,...
AS 2024 – set to be the hottest year on record – draws to a close, one of the standout moments in the global fight against climate change was...
Clyde shipbuilder Ferguson Marine, under the ownership of the Scottish Government since falling into administration in 2019 and lamentably but not...
It is the most rapid – some would say vapid – reboot and reset by a newly elected Prime Minister with a huge Commons majority in modern times....
IT comes back, in the end, to a problem of under-definition. Some political strategists promote the benefits of creative ambiguity. Avoid defining...
The rich and privileged know only too well how to protect their wealth and privileges. They are masters at manipulating the media. They know how to...
ANYONE who has ever had the good fortune to consume a mac and cheese on a CalMac ferry can attest to how good they are, even in a Force 9...
In 2019 a list was compiled of the 20 most watched Christmas Day TV shows ever. You won’t be surprised to learn that only one was from this...
Stand alongside me this Yuletide period and let us ponder. Which of our Scottish political leaders is gleefully greeting Santa? And which is...
We have been here before. A woman is attacked by a dog. She is treated at the scene but the medics cannot save her. Her friends and family talk...
Momentum is building toward the consignment to history of a policy that is reminiscent of the Britain we saw in a Christmas Carol, not the...
This article appears as part of the Unspun: Scottish Politics newsletter. The Yes movement has been in need of fresh blood for quite some time,...
Do you know Cammy Day? Of course you do, because of his resignation as leader of Edinburgh’s council amid allegations of inappropriate messages...
Lord Peter Mandelson becoming UK ambassador to the US would put a heavyweight political veteran with deep trade experience on the front line of...
When sorrows come, according to William Shakespeare, they arrive not as “single spies but in battalions.” Old king Claudius in Hamlet wasn’t...
The world is becoming more unstable and dangerous, and politics is increasingly conducted not through peaceful means but through violence. One only...
If Sir Keir Starmer or anyone in his Cabinet have not yet read the London School of Economics and Political Science’s paper on the effect of Brexit...
There is a feeling of repulsion I get when confronted with images of anything slimy or oozing. It’s akin to a prickly sensation deep in my...
Do you recoil at the thought of the world’s richest man and US resident Elon Musk potentially donating nearly £80m to Reform UK to try and win...
There are very good reasons for the action raised in the Court of Session by Alex Salmond to continue and I hope reports that some public-spirited...
I know it’s like asking some folk to moonwalk on a unicycle while doing handstands at an ice rink, but let’s try, just for a moment, to imagine...
The experience of living with dementia is shared by approximately 90,000 people in Scotland. However, as a progressive condition, there is often a...
In the Errol Morris documentary American Dharma, Morris sits down with Donald Trump strategist Steve Bannon to discuss politics and films in an...
This article appears as part of the Lessons to Learn newsletter. The year, dear readers, is 2024. It has now been five years since Covid emerged,...