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Bob Willis’s contribution to English cricket will never be forgotten
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The pestilence of Brexit and the failure of the political class
The latest confirmation of the sickness evident in British politics these days comes courtesy of political scientists at the universities…
What happened to the Conservative Party?
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The magic and mystery of English cricket
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The Brexiteers have blown it
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It’s Salmond vs Sturgeon – and whoever wins, the SNP loses
Amid the wreckage of a Brexit process that has disrupted every aspect of British political life, it is easy to…
This is Ukip’s Britain. The rest of us just live in it
The continuing saga of Henry Bolton’s notional leadership of Ukip continues to amaze and amuse and appal in equal measure.…
Hands off our Ruth
At last, there is light in the north. The long Scottish Tory winter has finally ended, giving way to the…
Ruth, Queen of Scots
Twenty years ago, Conservatism all but died in Scotland. Tony Blair’s landslide victory made Scotland, at least in terms of…
Back into battle
On 24 June last year, in the Georgian splendour of her official residence in Edinburgh’s Charlotte Square, Scotland’s First Minister…
Highland sting
There is no party in Britain quite as fake as the Scottish National Party. The SNP, now entrenched in its…
Referendum rage: a warning from Scotland
Scots know all too well how it feels. The rest of Britain is about to learn
Everyone loves Ruth Davidson. No one will vote for her
Scots love their Tory leader. But they won’t vote for her
Sport’s first celebrity: W.G. Grace
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Hallelujah! The England cricket team is fun again
At long last, the England cricket team have rediscovered their love of the game
The definitive literary guide to mixed martial arts
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Reflections on the revolution in Scotland
This was the Scottish election. Where next for the Union now?
The SNP has replaced the Church of Scotland
The great SNP revival, and why it’s impervious to reason
Why an SNP surge at Westminster could mean the end of Britain
A landslide for the SNP will inevitably lead to the end of the Union
The National shows just how much danger the Union – and Scotland – is still in
The successful launch of a nationalist newspaper shows just how much trouble the Union is still in
The surprise winners from the referendum? Scotland. Politics. Big ideas are back at last
Whatever the outcome of the referendum, Scotland will be better for having had the debate
Secret oil fields! Skewed polls! The Yes campaign is losing the plot
The success of the campaign to save the Union can be heard in the increasingly hysterical tone of independence supporters
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