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…
NOT WORTH THE VELLUM IT’S WRITTEN ON…..
. 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…