Danny Phillips Articles

The candidates for the Scottish council elections are all signed up and the SNP are promising change in town halls across Scotland.  Few are betting against SNP gains this May. You would think the fact that the SNP have ‘a record number of candidates almost 50 per...

Salmond is no longer enjoying First Minister’s Questions. Labour leader Johann Lamont has the measure of him. Even arch-nationalists are saying so. Of course Salmond will win the odd week but my last article said Salmond ‘may not be rattled but he is certainly not as...

When I gave up being a political adviser, I was not upset to see the back of first minister's questions. Like its Westminster equivalent, prime minister's questions, this weekly interrogation can make or break a party leader. Having worked on both sides, first in...

So there we have it. After three days of political posturing. Round one. Salmond one. Coalition nil. With 1000 days to go. And all we have so far is a rough date for the Scottish referendum. If you think that a legally binding, clear cut referendum, to be held as soon...