There is only one thing that determines my approach to a second independence referendum and that is winning it. Losing again is simply unthinkable and…
TIMING IS EVERYTHING
I know it’s a crudely constructed piece of history more designed for Hollywood than Holyrood but I love Braveheart. My favourite part is when the…
TOWARDS AN INDEPENDENCE 2.0
WITH all the many things said about the anniversary of the referendum it’s hard to believe that the case for independence was crafted some five…
FEDERALISM
Jeremy Corbyn’s been back in Scotland and that can only mean a renewed debate about federalism in the UK. Where there’s been talk of a…
NATIONALISM
With an international interest in what is described as ‘nationalism’ it should be no surprise that Scottish ‘nationalism’ is once again being forced in to…
PROJECT FEAR 2 – THE COMEBACK….
And so it begins. ‘Greece without the sun’, ‘turbo charged austerity’, ‘deficit of £15 billion pounds’. These are the opening salvos in the pre-indyref campaign…
THE NEXT UNION CAMPAIGN WILL BE FULL FRONTAL BELLIGERENT AND AGGRESSIVE
The next union campaign is not going to be pretty. This is a battle that the Tories really do not want to fight and the…
THE CASE FOR THE UNION IS NOW A TORY OWNED FRANCHISE
If there is one critical difference from the independence referendum of 2014 and the impending second contest, it is in the composition of the forces…
THE DAY OUR INDEPENDENCE WAS WON
It’s 4am on the morning of the Seventh of September 2018 and the final declaration of the second Scottish referendum has just come in. Highland…
WHY THE NEXT INDYREF WILL BE DIFFERENT
The next indyref will be absolutely fascinating and totally unlike the contest last time. Last time the unionists managed to ensure that the debate remained…