Day: 26 June 2026

The danger of drift: Buchan’s warning for Scottish politics

The danger of drift: Buchan’s warning for Scottish politics Lara Bird-Leakey taking her oath in the House of Commons

IN A RARE HARMATTAN-LIKE HEATWAVE THIS WEEK, I ended up in a Wetherspoons pub with a pint of squash, idly browsing a shelf of old, donated books. Among them was an unexpected copy of Memory Hold-the-Door. It felt less like chance than timing – an encounter with an older way of thinking about politics, duty, […]