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Brian Taylor: Anas Sarwar is stuck in the middle between Scotland and London

Brian Taylor: Anas Sarwar is stuck in the middle between Scotland and London

According to taste, we await the pending event with apprehension, open-mouthed astonishment or dull indifference. The second Presidential inauguration...

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Brian Taylor: Starmer has handed Anas Sarwar a bumper Christmas hamper of problems As the year ends, will it be John Swinney or Anas Sarwar who is wearing the biggest smile?

Stand alongside me this Yuletide period and let us ponder. Which of our Scottish political leaders is gleefully greeting Santa? And which is...

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Brian Taylor: Three big reasons why action to reverse climate change is in trouble Recently, I chanced to be, once again, in the great and noble city of Dundee, drawn primarily by a sporting engagement at Tannadice.

Recently, I chanced to be, once again, in the great and noble city of Dundee, drawn primarily by a sporting engagement at Tannadice.  I took the...

16.11.2024 3

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Brian Taylor: Hope and fear – the emotions on display as we stand by for the Budget As of this weekend, the pre-Budget shadow boxing continues. Between the front benches at Westminster. And between the UK and Scottish governments.

As of this weekend, the pre-Budget shadow boxing continues. Between the front benches at Westminster. And between the UK and Scottish governments....

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Brian Taylor: Is it time to scrap the Lords – or to cherish its contribution?

Perhaps it escaped your notice but this week Westminster embarked upon a project which was billed as “the largest constitutional reform to the UK...

19.10.2024 9

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Brian Taylor: Just how long are you prepared to wait for Labour’s change?

Political choice is not driven solely by individuals, however powerful. Still less by party manifestos, issued to content the electorate....

20.07.2024 2

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Brian Taylor: Explained – how Labour intend to mirror SNP strategy

Other than Burns, Scott and Carroll, my favourite comment upon the human condition comes from the French thinker, Voltaire. He had his character...

13.07.2024 2

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