Sturgeon
The gender debate is getting nastier
Elaine Miller is one of the grown-ups. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, with a specialism…
Another Scottish independence referendum is coming
Despite what the SNP and its supporters insist, Nicola Sturgeon did not ‘announce’ a second referendum on independence today. Far…
A glimmer of hope for the blue planet
David Profumo wonders whether newly created marine reserves can really reverse decades of devastation
Scotland's 70-page dossier finds no evidence for vaccine passports
Nicola Sturgeon wants to extend vaccine passports in Scotland, and today her government released a 70-page document purporting to show…
Why Boris is losing his fight against Sturgeon
Gavin Barwell has made a good point, albeit inadvertently. Theresa May’s former chief of staff has a book out, imaginatively…
Does Nicola Sturgeon care more about oil revenue or climate change?
‘Now, as I’ve hopefully made clear throughout all of my remarks, the North Sea will continue to produce oil for…
Scotland's next constitutional fight won't be over a referendum
Get ready for a constitutional rammy during the first half of this, the sixth session of the Scottish parliament. Just…
Sturgeon can’t hide the economic costs of Scexit
Might the 2020s be the seismic decade in which the post-war consensus, that liberal democracies do not and should not…
How Alex Salmond can game the loophole in Scotland's voting system
Two decades after devolution, the Scottish Parliament’s election system still confuses ordinary voters and seasoned political observers alike. Politicians on…
Salmond's comeback is a pitiful sight
When Alex Salmond lost his seat at the 2017 general election, he finished his concession speech with a quotation from…
Sturgeon's rush for a referendum could backfire
The Holyrood election campaign kicks off with Nicola Sturgeon buoyed by James Hamilton’s report concluding that she did not break…
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…
Will the SNP finally see sense on its flawed Hate Crime Bill?
The saga of the SNP’s Hate Crime Bill is drawing to a conclusion. This week, Holyrood will cast a decisive vote…
Is the SNP prepared for Scotland's next financial crisis?
As the world continues its fight against Covid-19, the Scottish National Party has been busy plotting Scotland’s exit from the UK. If…
Spectator letters: What decommissioned officers did after the war
Soldiering on Sir: Max Hastings’s article about demobbed army officers trying for a job after the war struck a chord…
Won't somebody please try to win this election?
The age of two-party politics is over: we know that because everyone keeps saying so. We are entering an era…
Is this election a Champions League game? Or Millwall vs Brighton?
I’ve been trying to think of a good football analogy to describe the battle between the two main parties as…
