Holyrood 2026, it’s up to all of us now

While we were busy with a visit from my husband’s family from the United States, the SNP party conference was taking place in Aberdeen. The party came out of the conference united behind the First Minister’s plan for independence and irrespective of the merits or demerits of the plan, it cannot…

Clarkeball Has to go

The Scottish National team has put in back-to-back disastrous performances at Hampden against Greece and Belarus, and questions have to be asked, again, about the management of Steve Clarke. The reality is that this is a manager who makes good players look bad, is faithful to the point of ridiculousness to certain players, and has […] Source

Abla Cadabra

Ash Regan, the Alba Party’s only member in the Scottish Parliament, has resigned immediately citing concerns over the party’s direction, leaving Alba without Holyrood representation ahead of the 2026 elections. The former SNP leadership contender defected to Alba two years ago. She plans to run as an independent and concentrate on passing the Prostitution (Offences […] Source

Trump and Blair’s ‘Peace Plan’

The ceasefire and the release of hostages and the possibility of aid getting through to a deliberately starved population are all to be welcomed. Still, significant questions remain about what happens next, and much of the detail of the plan and the underlying ideology behind it is being glossed over. In an era where the […] Source

The fork in the road

It’s customary to describe every upcoming election as critical. That’s always been the case with Scottish independence, as should the pro-independence parties fail to win a majority in the Scottish Parliament, and we’re unfortunate enough to get a Labour – or god forbid – Tory first minister, independence would be off…