FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH, after first campaigning in Scottish elections since 1976 – some fifty years ago – and having lived through the rise and fall of the SNP (and then its rise again), the phenomenon that was the SDP, serving two terms in the Scottish Parliament and later the European Parliament, I believe the […]
Day: 15 May 2026
Lessons from the campaign trail in Banffshire and Buchan Coast
AS I SIT HERE reflecting on the recent election campaign, I am proud of the determination and dignity with which we approached every stage. Achieving the highest constituency result in Scotland at 33.9 per cent of the vote, even though we did not secure a seat, is both a testament to our efforts and a difficult […]