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Is the tide turning in Scotland?

For ten years, the Scottish National party has batted away criticism as 'talking down Scotland' – that does not seem to work anymore, argues Sheila Gilmore In last Sunday night's Scottish leaders' debate several audience questions pushed Nicola Sturgeon hard on the...

Passing the buck on the NHS

The Conservative manifesto is full of promises on health that only government can deliver – and they have their excuses at the ready if they fail to, argues Paul Corrigan Famously, the prime minister likes to tightly control things. Less famously, when she was home...

Standing with Manchester

We are all Mancunian today. As the devastating news unfolded through the night and the horror of this vile act of terrorism became clear our thoughts are with those who are injured, the families of those who have perished and those who still cannot locate their loved...

The manifesto challenge

The election provides politicians with an opportunity to secure consent for a post-Brexit immigration system, writes Jill Rutter  With the publication of the Conservatives and other party manifestos this week, we now have an idea of the direction of future immigration...