I don’t really care much for nationalisms, of any form, and I always have had great difficulty in recognising the person that is regularly…
THEY SAY ‘FOREIGNERS’ – WE SAY BEST FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS
If one thing can sum up the difference in approach between the Yes and No camps it is in our respective visions of future relationships…
SEND FOR DAVE
What does the No campaign do now? It’s next move may well determine the outcome of the referendum and you can almost feel the competing…
The 30 Scottish Labour MPs That Voted For Osborne’s Welfare Cap
It almost seems another age, but it was only last weekend when they came to Perth. This was where our comrades in the Labour Party…
SCOTLAND WILL NOT BE TOLD!
Wow! Last week was some week in the referendum debate. In a crescendo of Westminster politicians telling Scotland ‘ye cannae dae that’, our unionist friends…
The Speech They Tried to Shout Down
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP): It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Sir Robert Smith), and…
IMMIGRATION – THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCOTLAND AND THE UK.
This week the UK Parliament passed the immigration Bill. It is a nasty, pernicious, rotten bill that will charge migrants for health services and turn…
THE UKIP IMMIGRATION BILL
Pete Wishart:Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was not expecting that, but I am delighted to be called so early in the debate.This…
THE RIGHT IN AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND
One of the more interesting developments of the past few weeks in the indy ref debate has been the emergence of ‘Wealthy Nation’. This is…