Will Boris Johnson take responsibility for the Union?
Even for a virtual party conference, Boris Johnson’s speech to the Scottish Tories was a muted affair. As might be…
Ruth Davidson’s exit reveals Scottish Tories’ independence secret
Ruth Davidson has used her final speech to the Scottish Conservative conference to appeal to pro-Union voters. In a video…
Nicola Sturgeon is fighting for her political life
The Alex Salmond inquiry has seen its most remarkable day yet. Three pivotal documents have been released to the Holyrood…
The ICC is playing politics by targeting Israel
Sovereignty, that old-new friend, is in vogue again thanks to Brexit and the advances made by nationalists across Europe and…
The case for liberal pessimism
Liberalism hasn’t had its sorrows to seek of late but its misfortunes show no sign of abating. The confluence of…
In defence of 2020
In what I am trying to turn into a tradition, I usually take time at the end of the year…
The limits of trans tolerance
Andy Wightman is — or, as of this afternoon, was — the most independent-minded Green member of the Scottish parliament.…
French republicanism confounds American progressives
Can an entire country sue for libel? If so, France would have a strong suit against swathes of the American…
Keir Starmer should purge Labour of the far-left
Sir Keir Starmer was having such a good year. He broke cover early on to attack the government’s handling of…
Boris was right: Scottish devolution has been a disaster
Boris Johnson says devolution has been a ‘disaster’. This has the rare quality for a Boris statement of being true…
Why Democrats should abandon coercive progressivism
The first rule of Pundit Club is: election results always mean what your political prejudices want them to mean. Since…
Scottish devolution has been tested to destruction
The Scottish Tories are decidedly unenthusiastic about suggestions Westminster devolve further powers to the Scottish Parliament. A proposal to stave…
Devolutionary theory: How Westminster is killing the Union
Robert Conquest’s third law (which may not have been his third law) says that the behaviour of any bureaucratic organisation is…
The SNP, trans rights and the war on women
For a while, it seemed as though Scotland was taking the lead on challenging the new gender orthodoxy. Despite all…
The Lib Dems' transphobia meltdown is complete
The trouble with women is that they have opinions and not necessarily the correct ones. Some even have the audacity…
The 'Notorious RBG' and her triumph over tribalism
Ruth the Moabite is the only Biblical figure to merit the description ‘eshet chayil’ – ‘a woman of valour’. One…
Donald Trump: defender of liberalism
Some things are right even if Donald Trump believes them. The President’s Constitution Day speech was a doughty defence of…
The Internal Market Bill isn't radical enough
The more the SNP decries the Internal Market Bill, the more I warm to it. Initially, I considered it sensible…
Does Trump deserve a Nobel Peace Prize?
Should Donald Trump be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? So far the President has notched up two nominations in a…
Israel is a true ally – it's time Boris remembered that
Boris Johnson has described himself as ‘a passionate defender of Israel’ and, what’s more, ‘a life-long friend, admirer and supporter…
How the Tories can stop the SNP's hate crime bill
Free speech concerns about the SNP’s Hate Crime Bill have been mounting for months now, so it was inevitable that…
Keir Starmer’s hypocritical attack on Tony Abbott
One of the most impressive qualities of Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership so far has been his ability to land blows…
Could Scotland's hate crime bill make depictions of Mohammed illegal?
Charlie Hebdo’s decision to republish the Mohammed cartoons has the media a-fretting. Al-Jazeera called the illustrations ‘offensive’. The Daily Telegraph…
Scexit has become a matter of faith, not fact
There is a satirical flowchart that sums up Scottish nationalism better than a thousand articles. It begins with the question:…
The legal battle over how Scots define 'woman'
The law on gender is a mess and could either be about to get much clearer or messier still. The…
