What was Labour’s role in stopping Scottish independence?
Scottish independence became such a difficult issue for Labour that it is easy to forget the party was once the…
The SNP still has no ‘plan B’ for Scotland’s economy
Scottish independence has always been economic lunacy, but rarely has that reality been exposed as well as by Alistair Darling.…
The newfound power of Anas Sarwar
On Sunday, Sir Keir Starmer made Scotland the first stop on his inaugural tour of the UK since becoming Prime…
The SNP shouldn’t celebrate being tied with Labour
It is a measure of the extent of the SNP’s decline that nationalist activists have seized on a new Ipsos…
Does Scottish Labour really want an election?
Given the SNP’s abject disarray, it is no surprise to see Scottish Labour demanding a snap Holyrood election. After all,…
In praise of Labour’s Dame Jackie Baillie
In an age of nepotistic knighthoods, dodgy peerages and now even returned CBEs, it is easy to understand the general…
Why Anas Sarwar is succeeding
Few politicians had a better 2023 than Anas Sarwar. The Scottish Labour leader began last year with his party still…
How serious is Keir Starmer about devolution?
With a general election – and the prospect of forming a government – now firmly on the horizon, the Labour…
Why Labour needs a clear victory in this Scottish by-election
The Labour party could hardly ask for better than the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election as a means to judge…
Is the SNP serious about decriminalising drugs?
It is hard to criticise the SNP government’s recent legislative record in Scotland, if only because there isn’t one. Almost…
