Now we know how Keir Starmer will fall
After coasting his way to No. 10, Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership has got off to a pretty cursed start. Some…
The real significance of the winter fuel row
The question of whether to scrap winter fuel payments to all but the poorest retirees is a very British debate,…
The Greens are turning on the SNP
The SNP hasn’t wanted for its woes lately but now there is fresh trouble on the way. Lorna Slater, co-leader…
This could be the first right-wing Scottish Tory leader in years
The Scottish Conservative leadership election is now Russell Findlay’s to lose. The West Scotland MSP has secured three big endorsements:…
Why are people so shocked that Starmer isn’t perfect?
The 1997 Christmas special of The Mrs Merton Show probably doesn’t feature in many people’s formative political memories, but it…
The Scottish Conservatives leadership race is surprisingly interesting
Something interesting is happening in the Scottish Conservative leadership election, and while I appreciate you might be sceptical about the…
Will Russell Findlay be a ‘fighter’?
Russell Findlay has launched his bid to be the next Scottish Tory leader as the party descends into a civil…
Are Scottish nationalists having delusions of grandeur?
The Scottish nationalists are aggrieved. What’s new, I hear you ask. Well, a diplomatic row, one which has prompted some…
The oldest hatred is thriving in Britain
Britain’s antisemitism problem continues to grow. A report from the Community Security Trust (CST), a charity that monitors racist attacks…
What is Murdo Fraser’s plan for Scotland?
With just 24 hours until nominations open in the Scottish Conservative leadership contest, Murdo Fraser has stuck his hand up.…
The UN would have Israel accept attacks on its citizens
The slaughter of 12 children on an Israeli soccer pitch was awful, of course, but it’s important not to overreact…
Keir Starmer has just made his first misstep as Prime Minister
In dodging calls from his party to remove the two-child cap, Sir Keir Starmer is making one of his first…
Israel hits back at Houthi drone attack
Operation Long Arm, the code name for Israel’s counter-terror strikes in Yemen, sends a message almost as forceful as the…
Europe should prepare for president Vance
Foreign policy will have been low on Donald Trump’s list of considerations when deciding to anoint JD Vance as his…
The National is a paper in need of help
Since its launch in Scotland in 2014, the National newspaper has made a name for itself for several reasons, none…
What explains Trump’s silence?
As the Democrats go into a very public meltdown about Joe Biden’s fitness to be their presidential candidate in November,…
Labour’s disturbing devotion to devolution
One of the defining themes of the new government will be devolution. Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner’s plan, according…
Meet Labour’s elite Scottish MPs
Scottish Labour has won 37 of the 57 seats north of the border, an increase of 36 on the 2019…
The election result could kill Scottish independence for a generation
The exit poll puts the SNP on ten seats. That is very much at the low end of the spectrum…
Nigel Farage is not the future
Nigel Farage is the most misunderstood politician in Britain. Vilified by the liberal media as ‘far right’ and mistaken by…
Kemi Badenoch shouldn’t stoop to David Tennant’s level
David Tennant’s acceptance speech at the British LGBT Awards was replete with all the telltale signs of ‘Celebrity Activist Syndrome’.…
How we should deal with Just Stop Oil
One need not cast around for signs that Britain is no longer a serious country, but the indulgence with which…
The incoherence of Labour’s Palestine stance
The Labour manifesto commits the party to recognising a Palestinian state. It frames this as ‘a contribution to a renewed…
The Scottish Tories won’t accept Faragism
Douglas Ross was not a game-changing leader of the Scottish Conservatives in the way Ruth Davidson was but he announces…
Sunak is out of touch, and always has been
Rishi Sunak says it was a ‘mistake’ to leave the 80th anniversary commemorations for D-Day early. That’s one way to…
