The blind spot in the SNP's 'war on drink'
Scotland’s grim reputation for abnormally high drug fatalities has become embedded in the public consciousness over the past year. The…
Why are Labour politicians siding with Ken Loach?
Richard Leonard, former leader of the Scottish Labour party, has posted a photograph of himself standing beside Ken Loach on…
How do we stop the next David Cameron?
One of the enduring charms of British politics is how slight the pecuniary rewards are for taking up the job…
Can Cole-Hamilton prevent the death of the Scottish Lib Dems?
As expected, Alex Cole-Hamilton has put himself forward to lead the Scottish Lib Dems, announcing his candidacy with an obligatory…
Boris could make devolution reform his legacy – if he has the ambition
Today marks two years since Boris Johnson accepted Her Majesty’s invitation to serve as her fourteenth Prime Minister. His tenure…
Kicking out the cranks won't save Labour
There is a problem with Sir Keir Starmer’s reported plan to expel 1,000 Labour members associated with ‘poisonous’ groups, and…
Revealed: The SNP strategy for a second independence vote
A new leaflet from the SNP says another referendum on independence is ‘an issue of basic democracy’ and that Boris…
Who can make the Scottish Lib Dems great again?
Willie Rennie’s resignation — announced, as only he could, via a self-shot video while climbing Benarty Hill in western Fife…
Did the SNP cover up a cancer crisis?
The news that a Scottish woman died from cancer after being among more than 400 wrongly told they did not…
Ever weaker Union: The Tories lack a constitutional theory
No doubt Michael Gove is satisfied with how his latest comments on Scottish independence have gone down. The Chancellor of…
Labour's worrying descent into communalism
Labour’s candidate in Batley and Spen, Kim Leadbeater, reportedly pulled out of a hustings featuring George Galloway over the weekend.…
Does this SNP politician think buses are racist?
One of the benefits of devolution has been giving Scots their own parliament in which the great issues of the…
The progressive imperialism of Keir Starmer’s Palestine policy
There are two ways to look at Sir Keir Starmer’s call for the Prime Minister ‘to press for a renewed…
Why our constituency names should celebrate Britain’s history
The real story of the proposed boundary changes is not which MPs might end up seatless or whether the new…
Does Google really understand racism?
Opponents of the new racial extremism typically object that it vilifies white people in much the same way that classical…
Boris's media critics are missing the real story
The five most frustrating words a journalist can hear are: ‘This is not a story’. Over the years, I have…
The BBC cannot survive many more scandals
The BBC is still investigating one of its journalists almost one week after it emerged she had tweeted ‘Hitler was…
Westminster must stop Sturgeon's separatist empire-building
It is so rare to see a Conservative push back against devolution creep that I didn’t believe my eyes at…
The Tories, Islam, and the importance of pluralism
The Conservatives will be relieved that an independent investigation has not found the party to be institutionally racist, though relief…
Tala Halawa and the progressive media’s anti-Semitism blindspot
The tale of Tala Halawa has an ever-mounting horror to it: each sentence is more disturbing than the last. First…
Why is a Jewish lecturer being investigated for mocking Corbyn?
It’s a tale worthy of Kafka. Dr Pete Newbon, a lecturer in humanities at Northumbria University, is being investigated by…
In praise of Kate Forbes's Christian faith
Politics tends to attract people who consider themselves and their every mundane word and deed an example of great bravery.…
Sturgeon’s new cabinet reveals a dearth of talent
Nicola Sturgeon’s cabinet reshuffle is an object lesson in making a very limited talent pool go a long way. John…
Don't compare Israel to Hamas
No, not this time, Boris. The Prime Minister’s ‘both sides’ response to the terrorist attacks on Israel underscores how Western…
The SNP has no mandate for a second referendum
Tom Bradby got them started. On Friday night, the News at Ten anchor opined that ‘if the SNP can assemble…
