Who would be a Scottish Labour MP? Amongst Parliamentarians across these isles they must now be the most forlorn, despondent and politically adrift. Caught up…
Why SNP supporters should give the party both votes
At every Scottish election it now seems almost mandatory to have an accompanying debate about how SNP voters should exercise their list vote. People and…
How to take on the far-right
It was on 30 April 1978 that an aspiring 16-year-old musician joined around 100,000 people in Trafalgar Square for a march to Victoria Park in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
How soul crushing life must be for a Scottish Labour MP
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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…