. Let me take you back to last year in the House of Commons, to one of the first pieces of legislation that was discussed…
INDYREF2 WILL BE THE SNP vs THE TORIES
I remember when Scottish politics was pretty boring and predictable and nothing ever seemed to happen. When I was first elected in 2001 only one…
REFERENDUM NIGHT
September 18th September It’s finally here. I joined the SNP in 1995 when we had 4 MPs and were less than 20% in the opinion…
COULD SLAB BECOME A PARTY OF INDEPENDENCE?
On Friday night, just for a moment, we got a rare glimpse into some of the thinking that must be going on in the higher…
THE CULT OF THE SCOTTISH DICTATORSHIP
‘What are those Scottish voters like, eh? They just will not vote the way they’re supposed to, damn them. Don’t they know they are either…
GROSS DISRESPECT TO OUR NATION’S DEBATE
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP) rose— Mr Speaker: Does the hon. Gentleman wish to orate? Pete Wishart: I do wish to take the…
THE JOY OF SCOTTISH QUESTIONS…..
Scottish Questions has never been the most enjoyable experience for Scottish National Party Members of Parliament but this monthly session seems to be descending further…
WESTMINSTER’S SCOTLAND PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE
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…
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…