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Posted on November 1, 2025November 1, 2025

Why Nigel Farage’s assault on human rights should reassure us

It should come as no surprise that the latest assault on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is being led by Nigel Farage. His…

By petewish
6 min to read
  • Policy
Posted on October 22, 2025October 22, 2025

Two Decades On, Britcard Returns — and So Does the SNP’s Opposition

Well, here we go again. It’s taken twenty years, but ID cards are back. This time in a shiny new digital format, turbocharged by modern…

By petewish
3 min to read
  • Constituency
Posted on October 1, 2025October 1, 2025

Why words matter in the local asylum debate

‘Fear of disorder behind asylum secrecy’ screamed The Courier’s front page on Monday morning.  Inside, the article suggested that Perth and Kinross Council had deliberately…

By petewish
5 min to read
  • Independence
  • Policy
Posted on September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

The rise of the far right is now a constitutional issue

There is a new toxic atmosphere in our national politics — and it’s only going to get worse. Last week, over 100,000 marched in London…

By petewish
4 min to read
  • Independence
Posted on September 19, 2025September 20, 2025

Colony Scotland?

One of the most curious independence campaigns of recent years is the initiative to have Scotland classified as a colony and placed under a UN-supervised…

By petewish
6 min to read
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Posted on February 17, 2025February 17, 2025

How soul crushing life must be for a Scottish Labour MP

Image Source: The Herald

By petewish
7 min to read
  • Policy
  • Westminster
Posted on February 10, 2025February 10, 2025

Scotland’s demography crisis is worsening – A Scottish visa has never been more needed

Scotland has a demography and population crisis and it is only going to get worse. With our falling birth rate we are reaching the stage…

By petewish
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