Scottish election 2016 Articles

In the 2015 general election in Scotland we were lambasted as 'red Tories'. It's a bitter irony, then, to be beaten by the real 'blue Tories', who, it had been alleged were toxic and 'dead' in Scotland. First though there is some good news to help point the way...

‘My slogan was 'A mayor for all Londoners'. It should never be about “picking sides”, a “them or us” attitude, or a having a political strategy to target just enough of the population to get over the line. Our aim should be to unite people from all backgrounds as a...

The BBC has been leading its news that the election in Holyrood has been a disaster for Scottish Labour. Even I, as a serial Labour loyalist, cannot pretend that the result has been good for us. However, there are more conclusions to be drawn and lessons to be learned...

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...