ADOLESCENCE, the Netflix drama about the fallout when a teenage boy, Jamie, murders his ‘bullying bitch’ classmate, Katie, is to be shown in schools, supported
WAKEN UP! If you live in Manchester or Glasgow, you’ve probably noticed that life isn’t exactly getting cheaper, easier, or freer. The roads are peppered
IS THE Burnham Model real devolution or just more bureaucracy in a smarter suit? Andy Burnham has certainly put Manchester on the map– though whether
ONE YEAR AGO this week, the Stormont Assembly was restored, after the DUP struck its Safeguarding the Union deal with Rishi Sunak’s government. The unionist
I HAPPENED to be travelling along Edinburgh’s City Bypass last Saturday on my way to Glasgow at the same time as the farmer’s protest against
TWO STRIKING – and related – news stories have hit Scottish headlines this week. A Survation poll for Holyrood Sources on the 2026 Holyrood election
IT SEEMS people like parables. Even those not familiar with the Bible can probably tell you about the parable of the Prodigal Son, or the
IN A political landscape that can often feel stagnant and uninspired, the possibility of disruption can send ripples of enthusiasm through the electorate. The recent
THE LEGACY PARTIES that have long dominated UK and Scottish politics have relied on a tried-and-tested formula: handing out pitchforks to their voters. The SNP
How the SNP and Green MSPs rammed the early release of prisoners bill through parliament. AFTER TWO DAYS’ scrutiny and a mere five working days
WITH THE impeccable timing for which this government is becoming known, on the day that Russia (might have) fired an ICBM into Ukraine and (definitely)
PREVIOUSLY I HAVE described some of the problems faced by the Royal Navy, the Army, and the Royal Air Force. The operative word is “some”
