The Olympic Games gave an interesting backdrop to the start of the Better Together ground campaign, with Saturday...
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Scotland Articles
Changing to win in Glasgow
Every election campaign is a learning process. Some lessons are enjoyable and some are hard to take. Labour’s result...
Getting back on track
I had planned to begin this article with the words, ‘We have a new leader’, but as I typed I realised that it would be...
Equal marriage in Scotland?
A 2010 Equality Network survey of the LGBT community found that 85 per cent of respondents believe marriage should be...
Cuts in Scotland
The government's illustrative spending plans are normally outlined for three years, a formula particularly important...
SNP all snowed in?
In 1997 a referendum was held which asked two questions: did we want a Scottish parliament; and should that parliament...
Burdening local authorities
The choices already made by the SNP government have left them relatively few options: universal free prescriptions...
Less education for more money?
The SNP's track record on education can only be described as dismal.Since the party came to power in 2007,...
Independence back up the agenda?
It may be, however, that this appears the only option left open to the struggling SNP. After all, when you are a party...
SNP threat to education support
The SNP have already made significant cuts in the programme, substantially cutting the thresholds for eligibility....
We must harness the opportunity for radical policy
In my last piece, I highlighted the necessity for Scottish Labour to generate substantial and inspirational ideas in...
Scotland in the ConDem nation
Going into coalition with the Tories is not a strategy likely to increase the popularity of the Lib Dems in Scotland....