Category: Politics

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

Brian Monteith May 22, 2026 No Comments

ALL EYES HAVE SHIFTED from the recent elections to the latest battle in Labour’s long-running war for the heart and

Jonathan Stanley May 20, 2026 No Comments

THE RISE OF REFORM UK is often discussed as though it were an isolated British phenomenon: a reaction to Brexit,

Linda Holt May 18, 2026 1 Comment

ON SATURDAY The Times ran an interview with the Scottish Parliament’s new Presiding Officer, Kenny Gibson, under the headline: “I

Dean Thomson May 18, 2026 No Comments

I WAS IN PRIMARY SIX when my uncle Ian Davidson made me fall in love with politics. “You’re not messing

Brian Monteith May 15, 2026 No Comments

FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH, after first campaigning in Scottish elections since 1976 – some fifty years ago – and having

Conrad Ritchie May 15, 2026 No Comments

AS I SIT HERE reflecting on the recent election campaign, I am proud of the determination and dignity with which

Tom Miers May 13, 2026 1 Comment

AS PREDICTED, the nationalist vote fell considerably in last week’s Holyrood election. The combined vote of the SNP and Greens

Linda Holt May 11, 2026 No Comments

I LIKE RUSSELL FINDLAY, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives. He comes across as amiable and warm, intelligent and with

James Glen May 11, 2026 No Comments

THE RISE OF REFORM UK has triggered a kind of moral panic inside Britain’s political and media class. Instead of

Patrick Benham-Crosswell May 10, 2026 No Comments

WELSH POLITICS is different to the rest of the UK in a way those who seldom venture outside the Westminster