SCOTLAND IS A WET COUNTRY. That is the perception – the hills, the lochs, the rain that defines the national climate and the national character in equal measure. It is also, for most purposes, broadly accurate. Scotland has more fresh water per head of population than almost any country in Europe. It is therefore startling […]
Day: 23 June 2026
Brexit at 10: Britain didn’t fail – its political class did
IT IS TEN YEARS since Britain voted for Brexit, but the Brexit wars still rage on. In Scotland, SNP politicians never miss a chance to blame Brexit for the country’s economic woes. The Greens and LibDems eagerly agree. Labour offers more muted assent. Even the Scottish Conservatives remain compromised by their Davidson-era Remainer instincts: a […]