Stewart McDonald

Ukraine’s security depends on Europe’s courage

8 February 2025 10:58 pm

If anything was going to make Donald Trump come around to supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia, ‘rare earth…

Why the SNP should form a pact with Labour

27 January 2025 5:00 pm

Last year, marking the tenth anniversary of Scotland’s independence referendum, I wrote an article for The Spectator looking at the state of…

Trump has a point about Greenland

11 January 2025 7:30 pm

As the second Trump term looms in the near distance, it’s become a bit of a cliché to say that…

Are things looking up for the SNP?

4 January 2025 5:30 pm

After the general election skelping my party got in the July election, I was asked by Alex Massie (formerly of…

The complex legacy of Alex Salmond

13 October 2024 10:49 pm

In reflecting on the life of Alex Salmond, I should begin by paraphrasing his successor as First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon.…

Starmer needs to get serious about China

12 October 2024 5:00 pm

In the coming days, Foreign Secretary David Lammy will visit China and Chancellor Rachel Reeves is eyeing up a visit…