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…
Tony Blair states the obvious
If there is more joy in Heaven over one devolutionist who repenteth, the celestial jubilations must be in full roar…
Why the Cummings row won't harm Boris
It’s hard not to agree with those who believe that Boris Johnson, forced into the second Covid-19 lockdown, did say the…
Scotland’s Mean Girls election
Presented for whatever is the opposite of your edification, an exchange between the leaders of Scotland’s main political parties. The…
The SNP cannot win a mandate for indyref2
This week’s Holyrood election debate should not be allowed to pass without noting how it highlighted the dismal state of…
The SNP’s England obsession
There is a whiff of something in the current Scottish Parliament elections. It’s not quite strong enough to call it…
Salmond and Galloway are the worst of both worlds
The death of the Duke of Edinburgh has paused campaigning in the Scottish Parliament election, which provides an opportunity to…
Salmond could spark a nationalist war over Europe
There was a Scooby Doo moment in Alex Salmond’s campaign launch on Tuesday. Something that made me think: ‘Ruh-roh’. The…
The economic case for the Union isn't enough
There is a certain kind of critic of independence who hears the news that public funding for Scotland is 30…
What we still don’t know about the Salmond affair
The inquiry into the Alex Salmond affair has concluded that Nicola Sturgeon misled parliament and potentially breached the ministerial code.…
George Galloway is toxic to the Unionist cause
My mob originates, we have come to assume, from somewhere in Ireland, though exactly where we don’t know. Humza Yousaf,…
Was the civil service compromised by the Salmond affair?
The fallout from David Davis’s intervention in the Alex Salmond affair is all about the messages. The texts which the…
Scottish Tories must be more than the angry party of no
Among the many challenges facing Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has been the question of definition. It is difficult to…
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…
