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A year on, has John Swinney turned things around for the SNP?

07.05.2025 3

The Spectator

Stewart Mcdonald

Ukraine’s security depends on Europe’s courage

08.02.2025 10

The Spectator

Stewart Mcdonald

Swinney-Sarwar / Why the SNP should form a pact with Labour

27.01.2025 30

The Spectator

Stewart Mcdonald

Trump has a point about Greenland

11.01.2025 10

The Spectator

Stewart Mcdonald

Are things looking up for the SNP?

After the general election skelping my party got in the July election, I was asked by Alex Massie (formerly of this parish) if I thought the SNP...

04.01.2025 20

The Spectator

Stewart Mcdonald

Scotland must push for higher defence spending

And so it seems that Scotland’s most prolific hotelier will return to the White House. Donald Trump has staged a political comeback that has torn...

09.11.2024 20

The Spectator

Stewart Mcdonald

The complex legacy of Alex Salmond

In reflecting on the life of Alex Salmond, I should begin by paraphrasing his successor as First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon. I cannot pretend that...

13.10.2024 1

The Spectator

Stewart Mcdonald

The government needs to get serious about China

In the coming days, Foreign Secretary David Lammy will visit China and Chancellor Rachel Reeves is eyeing up a visit early next year for economic...

12.10.2024 10

The Spectator

Stewart Mcdonald