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Post-referendum Scottish politics is a polarised place where dogma and demagoguery currently reign. While at least 55 per cent of Scots were hoping last September would mean a halt to the seemingly endless debate over independence, a voluble proportion of the...

Since the election an important debate has opened up over how far state benefits should be underpinning family living standards. The government is clearly trying to reduce what it sees as unnecessary dependency, including for families in low-paid work. It has...

Labour lost the last election because our leadership was not seen as credible and we were not trusted on the economy. The first test as to whether we have learnt those lessons will come next May in London where we have a realistic chance, but absolutely no guarantee,...

Last week the government announced plans in the upcoming immigration bill to enable landlords to evict illegal immigrants without a court order. In this latest crackdown on immigrants, rogue landlords who fail to check the immigration status of their tenants could...