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Gregor Gall

The Guardian

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SNP’s wasted second votes: how 2026 election exposed the flaws in the list system

SNP’s wasted second votes: how 2026 election exposed the flaws in the list system

The result of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections highlighted again – but ever more so this time – that it’s not quite all peachy for the...

06.06.2026 10

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Gregor Gall

Reform is already slipping - these Tory defections could be the coup de grace

Reform UK’s rise is no longer unstoppable, with fresh polling across the UK’s parliaments showing the party stalling as Tory support edges up,...

29.01.2026 20

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The only plans I want to make for Nigel in 2026 is for him to disappear

To quote the new wave band, XTC, in its 1979 Top 20 hit, we’re all ‘making plans for Nigel’. Nigel Farage that is. But some of us, to quote the...

28.12.2025 10

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Depressing: once again the SNP will be able to talk the talk without walking the walk

Columnist Gregor Gall explains why a series of Scottish election Groundhog Days – a tedious, repetitive cycle of events  – lies ahead of us ...

19.11.2025 10

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Where's Scotland's Jack Polanski? Scottish Greens are going nowhere

As membership and polling numbers climb for the Greens in England and Wales, Scotland’s party faces muted enthusiasm and dwindling support. What’s...

09.10.2025 10

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Frankly, Nicola, I have to ask: what have you been doing in your paid time as an MSP?

There are legitimate questions to be asked about what Nicola Sturgeon has been doing with her paid time as an MSP of late, argues Gregor Gall The...

24.09.2025 10

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There is a reason Starmer needs Angela Rayner - and it may not be what you think

The row over the purchase of a third home by Angela Rayner, deputy Prime Minister, and her tax arrangements shows no sign of going away. Here, Gregor...

04.09.2025 10

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Give a Little Love (and Equality): what the age of the Rollers can teach us now

The 1970s have a bit of a bad name, usually being remembered for flares, the banality of prog rock, glam rock and disco music, and beige and brown...

27.08.2025 20

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The surprising link between Oasis and loss of faith in British politics

There’s an old adage, ‘Nostalgia ain't what it used to be’. It’s not actually that old, it turns out. It emanates from American humorist,...

06.08.2025 10

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'Posh poops' are killing off working class heroes

Here’s how rich kids like Benedict Cumberbatch killed off culture’s working class heroes. The approach of the August annual Edinburgh arts...

30.07.2025 10

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Young, angry and in debt: why Gen Z could turn to Corbyn

Finally, it seems Jeremy Corbyn will lead the formation of a new radical left-of-centre political party later this month. There’s been months of...

16.07.2025 10

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Gregor Gall: Holyrood is not the people's parliament - it is run by a Scottish elite

There is good reason for thinking that the elections to the Scottish Parliament next May could be something of a genuine game-changer. The hope is...

04.05.2025 10

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Gregor Gall: Is Scotland yet a 'Fair Work Nation'?

Appropriately on the first of May, generally known as May Day or International Workers’ Day, a conference at the University of Strathclyde will...

30.04.2025 10

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Gregor Gall