As we get down to marking the anniversary of the independence referendum, one thing we won’t be reporting on is any great celebration from the…
Pete Wishart recalls final days of independence referendum
Sunday 7 September, 2014It has only gone and happened…This morning we have the first credible opinion poll showing Yes ahead. This is a massive momentand…
COMMENT: £1 on mega-gig tickets would support up and coming musicians
by Pete Wishart for The Courier, 16 January 2024 Scotland is a first-class destination for concerts, with few other nations of our size able to…
A Tribute to Bruce Guthro
There are some people you meet in your life who are just impossible to dislike, who just ooze natural charm and who can keep you…
THINKING OF FEELING SORRY FOR ANAS SARWAR? DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME. . .
There are some days when you almost feel sorry for Anas Sarwar. Here he is, only trying to make Scottish Labour electable again, trying to…
IT’S TIME TO ACCEPT THE UK WON’T AGREE TO A REFERENDUM AND TAKE THIS INTO OUR OWN HANDS
There were always going to be a few twists and turns in our journey to independence and, as conditions change, so by necessity should our…
HOW THE SNP MUST DEAL WITH A RESURGENT LABOUR AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
In anything between one year and eighteen months we will be going to the polls to decide the next UK Government. All of the previous…
WHY WE NEED AN INDEPENDENCE CONVENTION, AND WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE
It’s hard to believe that only a few months ago the SNP sat on 52% of the vote, support for independence was regularly over 50%…
EVERY ELECTION MUST BE AN INDEPENDENCE ELECTION
I don’t think that it would be an understatement to concede that these are uncertain times for the SNP. No party can hope to endure…
WE NEED THIS TO BE A CONTEST OF IDEAS
What a strange leadership contest we seem to be having. After this week’s unedifying spectacle our candidates need to remember that the nation is watching…