I admit to being a student of all things Scottish Conservative. They are my closest rivals in Perthshire and just a few elections ago they…
BANNED FROM VOTING IN THE HofC
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP): I am grateful, Mrs Laing. So, this is what an English Parliament looks like. It looks pretty much…
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…
COULD THE TORIES BEAT LABOUR?
There’s something interesting going on in the opinion polls and unfortunately for our friends in Scottish Labour is isn’t the battle for the top spot.…
CHAOTIC LABOUR COULD LEAD TO A GENERATION OF TORY RULE
Labour are in trouble and it is difficult to see how they are going to resolve their almost catastrophic and perilous situation. In a week…
SHADOW LEADER OF THE HOUSE-ING
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP): I, too, thank the Leader of the House for announcing next week’s business. I associate my party with…
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…
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…
MY SPEECH FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THE SCOTTISH LABOUR PARTY
“Ladies and gentlemen, comrades, members of the press. Today I announce my candidacy for the leadership of the Labour Party of Scotland. These are exciting…