ON SATURDAY past, at a Reform UK Scotland rally in Falkirk, something happened that strengthened Reform’s prospects for the Holyrood election in May. Malcolm Offord (The Lord Offord of
THE FRONT PAGE of Friday’s Herald led with a story of rare unity among Labour and SNP leaders: Keir Starmer, Anas Sarwar and John Swinney
FAIRLY RECENTLY, I wrote about how the SNP is not a governing party but a campaigning outfit (‘Campaigning, not governing’, Think Scotland, June 12, 2025).
The euphoria of fear: On the loss of psyche in modern medicine ANOTHER NIGHT, another shift. The corridor lights hum like old neon, and I
AUGUST, Edinburgh. Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP arrives for a live interview; staff ask for a panic room, as widely reported at the time.
Ewen Stewart on the real state of Britain’s economy and why redemption, not despair, is still within reach. I’LL BE THE FIRST to admit I
Now that the Labour government has shown itself as disastrous as the Tories and equally incapable of getting to grips with the threats to the
TO SAY that Rachel Reeves’ first sixteen months as Chancellor of the Exchequer have not been an unqualified success is something of an understatement. Since
When justice becomes emotional theatre, scholarship becomes heresy. DR STUART WAITON has done what good academics are supposed to do, he asked difficult questions. Last
When Brazil destroys rainforest protections, Scottish fish farms risk fuelling deforestation with every meal THE CRYSTAL-CLEAR waters of Loch Fyne couldn’t be much further from
Happy Hour in A&E makes everyone miserable ANOTHER SHIFT finished, the night is young, and I for one am glad happy hour is over. Late
ONCE UPON A TIME, the Scottish Enlightenment gave the world reason, courage and plain speech. Now it gives the world The Hate Crime and Public Order