One of the greatest political inventions of recent times has been that of the ‘UK single market’. This bizarre political invention has conveniently emerged just…
HOLD THE FRONT PAGE -the changing face of the Scottish press
Like most politicians in Scotland I have a ‘complicated’ relationship with my press colleagues. I’m always grateful for the coverage I receive but remain anxious…
POLITICIANS AND TWITTER.
I got an award last year. ‘Parliamentary tweeter of the year’. OK, I know, its hardly the Nobel peace prize, but hey, I remain quite…
SCOTLAND NEEDS AN IMMIGRATION POLICY WITH BRAINS
There could not be a more glaring example of how UK Westminster immigration policy is failing Scotland than the example of the Brain family. Here…
HEALTH, EDUCATION AND THE POLICE.
Health, education and the police. Expect to hear a lot of misery about this little troika of domestic issues from our unionist friends in the…
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…
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…
MPs and Second Jobs – Speech from the House of Commons
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP): I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, which relates to royalties…
‘Glasgow Man’ and Scottish Labour
Those of us of a nationalist persuasion have been enjoying immensely Scottish Labour’s excruciating policy contortions as they desperately try and get a bit of…