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…
LABOUR, THE SILLY SCOTTISH AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND THE BEDROOM TAX
Yesterday the silly Scottish Affairs Committee held a debate on its report on the bedroom tax in Scotland. Coming the week that we promised to…
Scottishness, Britishness and the UK
I don’t really care much for nationalisms, of any form, and I always have had great difficulty in recognising the person that is regularly…
THEY SAY ‘FOREIGNERS’ – WE SAY BEST FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS
If one thing can sum up the difference in approach between the Yes and No camps it is in our respective visions of future relationships…
SEND FOR DAVE
What does the No campaign do now? It’s next move may well determine the outcome of the referendum and you can almost feel the competing…