Tag: John Swinney

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

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

Eben Wilson May 19, 2026 No Comments

SHOULD WE BE GOGGLE-EYED in confusion and concern as we observe the implosion of Labour’s fortunes in Scotland, Wales and

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

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

Jonathan Stanley May 9, 2026 No Comments

ACROSS THIS ELECTION the result could not be clearer. British people do not like Labour and the Tories anymore. They

Elsie Hunter May 5, 2026 No Comments

JOHN SWINNEY wants Scots to believe that a £2 bus fare cap is the answer to the country’s transport woes.

James Glen May 4, 2026 No Comments

THERE IS A PARTICULAR KIND OF POLITICAL GENIUS on display in Scotland right now. Not the kind that wins arguments