Leadership contests are good for political parties. They allow for a debate about direction and are a fulcrum for new ideas and policy formulation. It…
MOVING ON
The last few days have been just about the most traumatic, exhilarating and emotionally draining I have ever known in my political life. Yet, I…
LET’S CHANGE OUR NATION FOR THE BETTER
Something remarkable is happening in this wonderful nation of ours. You can almost touch it, you can almost feel it in the air. This is…
LET’S CLAIM THE MAIN PRIZE
On the 18th September Scotland will go to the polls to decide what is probably the most important and significant decision in our nation’s history.…
YES IN THE SQUARE
The Scottish National Party’s…
IT’S THE GOVERNANCE, STUPID
It’s the governance, stupid. This’s what should be printed on every Yes activist’s clipboard, bag and canvass sheet as we get into the business end…
DRIP, DRIP, DRIP
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP): I have massive concerns about the Bill. I do not like the way in which it has been…
THE QUEEN’S SPEECH – THE SCOTLAND BIT
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP): It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Erewash (Jessica Lee), who may have one of…
PEACE AND RECONCILIATION
If you were to believe some of our more excitable unionist friends you would think that we are currently living in some sort of dreadful…
WHAT DO WE DO WITH A PROBLEM LIKE SCOTTISH MPS?
What do we with a problem like Scottish MPs following a Yes vote in the independence referendum? After 19th September we will still be Members…