John Swinney | The Reformer Scotland

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

Brian Monteith April 24, 2026 No Comments

A YEAR OR SO AGO, the received wisdom of the established unionist parties was that the arrival of Reform UK

Brian Monteith April 16, 2026 No Comments

MOST SEASONED OBSERVERS of political campaigning realise an individual poll is only ever a snapshot of a particular moment. Care

Tom Miers April 13, 2026 No Comments

EASTER HERALDS campaigning season in Scotland. I always associate daffodils with the strange tension and excitement of elections. This one

Drew Augustine April 2, 2026 2 Comments

WHEN I WAS A STUDENT, I had a Voltaire quote pinned above my desk: “Those who can make you believe

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