IF ONE were to read what the Scottish National Party Westminster leader wrote in for The Times back in February of this year, one might

POLICY CAPTURE is where decisions over policies are repeatedly directed away from the public interest towards a specific interest. The consequences of policy capture can

POLITICS has always suffered from systems of patronage, where after winning elections a political party hands out jobs and rewards to supporters. It is well

AS THE SCOTTISH ECONOMY battles to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, it is now imperative we finally tackle the underlying structural failures. Scotland has a

IF WE COMPARE the Omicron wave with previous waves, examine hospitalisation with Covid data and explore infection spread it is increasingly clear the Scottish Government

THE SNP CAMPAIGNS for office by leveraging a political populism entirely at odds with its identity-politics. How long can this dissonance last? Professors Matthew Goodwin

Promises of a Scotland-specific public inquiry unfulfilled, a botched job protecting care homes and an allergy to accountability. Truth is, the SNP have failed our