Category: Politics

Analysis and commentary on Scottish and UK politics, including Holyrood, Westminster and party developments.

Brian Monteith June 5, 2026 No Comments

WILL THERE BE a public inquiry into the financial affairs of the SNP during the period when Peter Murrell was

Stuart Crawford June 4, 2026 No Comments

UP HERE, NORTH OF THE BORDER, in Bonnie Scotland, it’s hard to get away from the wall-to-wall coverage in the

David Stark June 3, 2026 No Comments

THE CIRCUMSTANCES around the tragic murder of Henry Nowak should not be used to encourage the woke ideology that the

Linda Holt June 1, 2026 No Comments

IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO, the Murrells have been the gift that keeps on giving, much as for twelve

Jonathan Stanley June 1, 2026 No Comments

IN DEBATES ABOUT SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE and full fiscal autonomy, many unionists make a category error. They assume they are arguing

Amanda Lindsay May 29, 2026 9 Comments

IT WAS A RELIEF to finally say publicly what I’ve believed for years. As I rose to deliver my maiden

Mark Davies May 26, 2026 2 Comments

SO NOW THE DUST HAS SETTLED on the outcome of the 2026 Holyrood elections, here are some reflections from me,

James Glen May 25, 2026 1 Comment

MURRELL’S GUILTY PLEA cannot be the end of the SNP scandal: it must be the start of the audit Scotland

Audrey Dempsey May 25, 2026 No Comments

THERE IS A CERTAIN TYPE of person in politics, media and public life who genuinely believes they understand poverty because

Linda Holt May 25, 2026 No Comments

LAST WEEK I BROKE the news on this site that the Scottish Parliament had erased gender as a classification category