Westminster has a Scottish problem and it is getting worse. After the independence referendum and the election of 56 SNP MPs, the Tories just haven’t…
ALL THINGS EVEL
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP): After an hour and 40 minutes, and six speeches, we are actually getting to hear from the Members…
ANOTHER IMMIGRATION BILL ANYBODY?
Next week we will debate the second reading of the immigration bill. This will be something like the 6th immigration bill that we have considered…
THE INDEPENDENCE CAMPAIGN IS BEING REDEFINED.
Something quite dramatic and very significant happened in the debate about Scotland’s constitutional future last week. The leader of Scottish Labour followed quickly by the…
INSIDE THE INDYREF 3 – THE WISHART DIARY
Wednesday 19th February I go to the BRITS practically every year as a guest of the BPI because of my interest in music issues and…
INSIDE THE INDYREF 2
Wednesday 26th March Yesterday I got a visit from the Government Deputy Chief Whip, Greg Hands, asking if we were going to call a vote…
INSIDE THE INDYREF
Thursday 13th February There he is, our Chancellor of the Exchequer, all but ruling out a currency union. Even though we knew he’d do this…
A HOSTILE ACCOMODATION
Just when you thought that politics couldn’t get any more exciting, the Labour Party comes along and decides on a course of internal combustion. The…
WHY CAN’T SCOTTISH LABOUR SEE THERE IS A SOLUTION TO THEIR DISMAL SITUATION?
Enjoying the Scottish Labour leadership contest? I remember when these things really meant something. This time round it could barely be more irrelevant. There is…
MY SPEECH FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THE SCOTTISH LABOUR PARTY
“Ladies and gentlemen, comrades, members of the press. Today I announce my candidacy for the leadership of the Labour Party of Scotland. These are exciting…