IN THE 17th century, James Francis Edward Stuart, the son of King James II and VII of England, Scotland and Ireland, was born just months
MSP and ex-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was at Holyrood last week, where she bumped into the media and gave an impromptu little speech in the
WHO HASN’T been spell-bound by the drama unfolding in Scottish politics since Nicola Sturgeon’s shock resignation? When she resigned, I wrote about tectonic plates shifting,
THE Black Maternal Health report, published this month, looked at ‘Disparities in outcomes for ethnic mothers’. Any study that looks for ways to improve health
SNP OFFICIALS hid both the fact the party’s auditors resigned and why they resigned from many of its most senior politicians – for six months.
IN JANUARY I mentioned that the Scottish Government’s minimum unit pricing (MUP) has a sunset clause and the SNP was running out of time in its search
FINALLY joining the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) will be a great moment for our Global Britain. As our research has shown
WATCHING A STACK of dominos collapsing on YouTube seemed a metaphor for what has been happening in Scotland recently. On 23 February 2023, Sir Iain
THE DISCOVERY of a high-flying Chinese observation balloon over the USA caused a blush of red faces in Washington a few weeks ago. It was
WHY HAS Nicola Sturgeon resigned? In the midst of the SNP leadership election we still do not know the answer. The saying goes ‘all political
WHATEVER ELSE you may say about the First Minister, she is a glutton for punishment. I can’t imagine she looks forward to First Minister’s Questions,
LAST WEEK Scotland Matters sent an Advan to the SNP Burns Supper held in the GoGlasgow Hotel, Govan, with a few memes to remind everyone