THIS IS A CRISIS born out of serial material errors over many years and short-term fixes designed to kick the can down the road. Today’s

THE LAST two weeks, since Kwasi Kwarteng’s now infamous budget, have perhaps been the most extraordinary in modern British political recollection. Truss and Kwarteng condemned, with

HER LATE MAJESTY the Queen, even in death, astonishes us. While I suspect many predicted large crowds, in an age of alleged rationality, globalism and

THERE ARE TWO organisations in Scotland that were once all powerful but today are on the brink of collapse. Both were pillars of the Scottish

THE CONTRAST with a wonderful traditional Christmas with one’s family and the self-inflicted political maelstrom that is happening around us could not be sharper. It’s

HOW WAS your 2021? As the year comes to a close I trust it was a good year. However, politically at least, I think many

Please forgive this contribution but the passing of one’s mother is a profound event and writing her eulogy makes one reflect on not just the