Category: Politics

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

Helen McDade October 27, 2026 No Comments

THE PARTIES that should be holding the government to account would rather close ranks against Reform. I expected many challenges

Amanda Lindsay October 26, 2026 No Comments

WHEN J.K. ROWLING first challenged the fashionable orthodoxies surrounding sex and gender in 2020, she could hardly have imagined quite

Kim Schmulian October 22, 2026 1 Comment

IT HAD TO HAPPEN sooner or later, didn’t it? In successive weeks at the Scottish Parliament, we’ve had our dose

Amanda Lindsay October 12, 2026 4 Comments

ON THURSDAY EVENING THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT held its last members’ business debate of the week. Thomas Kerr had lodged a

Graham Simpson October 9, 2026 No Comments

SPARE A THOUGHT for any Scottish companies seeking to do business with the United Arab Emirates – Economy Secretary Stephen

Brian Monteith October 9, 2026 No Comments

IT HAS BEEN an eventful party political conference season, to say the least. The Greens have revealed themselves as the

Frankie Hutcheson October 8, 2026 2 Comments

HOPES THAT THE RIGHT WILL UNITE to stop Labour winning the next election underestimate how very differently Reformers and Conservatives

Amanda Lindsay October 5, 2026 No Comments

I am sharing an anonymised version of a private reply because conversations like this are no longer rare. They are

Amanda Lindsay September 28, 2026 No Comments

ON 24th SEPTEMBER HOLYROOD‘S NEWEST EQUALITIES MINISTER Simita Kumar appeared before the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice (EHRCJ) Committee

Arlene Foster September 23, 2026 No Comments

LAST WEEK, THE LEADERS OF THE SNP, PLAID CYMRU AND SINN FÉIN met in Cardiff to sign a memorandum calling