Police Scotland have treated Susan Smith terribly
Susan Smith is a contemporary feminist heroine, a staunch defender of women’s rights against the increasingly unhinged demands of trans…
Keep an eye on Joani Reid
If you’d like to know whether the Labour MP Joani Reid is any good, canvass the opinions of some of…
Is Anas Sarwar destined to be another failed Scottish Labour leader?
The first clue that Scottish Labour might not be dead in the water came with a soundtrack by Mark Ronson…
The Scottish Greens don’t seem to care about saving the planet
Anyone continuing to labour under the misapprehension that the Scottish Green party is primarily concerned with matters environmental should stop…
Why won’t Anas Sarwar champion Sandie Peggie?
When nurse Sandie Peggie complained about the presence of a trans-identifying man in the women’s changing room at Falkirk’s Victoria…
The SNP attack on Starmer’s EU deal makes no sense
To mutilate the words of PG Wodehouse, it is never difficult to distinguish between a Scottish nationalist with a grievance…
Why aren’t Scotland’s politicians standing up for Sandie Peggie?
The remarkable story of nurse Sandie Peggie, suspended from her job after she complained about the presence of a male…
Scotland’s safe consumption room won’t solve the drugs crisis
Quarterly reports from the office of National Records of Scotland confirm time and again the existence of an ongoing drug…
Labour isn’t doing enough to win over Scotland
Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney began 2025 in the traditional manner – with a chorus of Auld Lang Syne. Speaking…
The gross hypocrisy of the SNP
If there’s one thing the SNP truly excels at, it’s maintaining double standards. The extraordinary case of the Scottish government…
The SNP’s controversial social care plan hits another roadblock
If you need proof that the SNP’s modus operandi in government is to make it up on the hoof, consider…
The future looks bleak for the SNP
Ten years ago today the Scottish independence referendum took place. The result was a resounding defeat for those who wanted…
How Creative Scotland was corrupted by gender ideology
Loath as I am to indulge in the national pastime of Scottish exceptionalism, we do pretty well when it comes to…
The Scottish government’s winter fuel payment hypocrisy
The Scottish government has today confirmed that it will follow Westminster’s decision to end the universal payment of winter fuel…
The SNP’s election pitch is a masterclass in inconsistency
The SNP may be in crisis, with police investigating the use of party funds and support from voters sliding, but…
How the Scottish Tories can survive
‘The thing is,’ says one Conservative member of the Scottish parliament, ‘that we wanted rid of him – just not…
How the SNP broke Holyrood
Twenty-five years have passed since the opening of the Scottish parliament and the issue of just how well devolution is…
The legacy of devolution – 25 years on
Winnie Ewing, SNP royalty – Madame Écosse to those who had served alongside her in the European Parliament – opened…
The vindication of Kate Forbes
So much for Scotland being the home of ‘radical’ progressive politics. After almost two decades of the Scottish National party…
Will John Swinney end the SNP’s war on business?
Accepting the leadership of the SNP on Monday, John Swinney said his political priority as Scotland’s seventh First Minister would…
Humza Yousaf’s biggest mistake
A word of advice for anyone with ambitions to hold high political office: if you think you might ever need…
Humza Yousaf and his ridiculous, feigned outrage
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf is a politician with two settings. If he’s being asked about a difficult issue –…
The undoing of Professor Jason Leitch
Jason Leitch was a calm, reassuring presence in his almost daily TV appearances during the pandemic. But after an unedifying…
What’s going on with Nicola Sturgeon’s memory?
Nicola Sturgeon’s memory is a fascinating and frustrating thing. At times, the former First Minister of Scotland’s powers of recall…
The desperate plight of Humza Yousaf’s relatives, trapped in Gaza
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has his flaws as a politician but when it comes to the brutal attacks on…
