Comment Wee Ginger Dug: England's political tragedy doesn't need be Scotland's too
Following the defection of a hard-right Tory MP to the Labour party this week, it seems that you can in fact be too right-wing for the Labour Party after all ...
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Paul Kavanagh is columnist for The National and blogger who writes and talks about Scottish independence, and the human face of the Wee Ginger Dug. He has been involved in the digital Scottish media since he was one of the founder members of Newsnet Scotland back in 2011.
Apart from the politics of an independent Scotland and the independence movement, he has an abiding interest in Scottish languages, maps, and place names.
Together with the dug, who is the real star of the show, Paul travels the length and breadth of Scotland giving public talks about independence.
Paul Kavanagh is columnist for The National and blogger who writes and talks about Scottish independence, and the human face of the Wee Ginger Dug. He has been involved in the digital Scottish media since he was one of the founder members of Newsnet Scotland back in 2011.
Apart from the politics of an independent Scotland and the independence movement, he has an abiding interest in Scottish languages, maps, and place names.
Together with the dug, who is the real star of the show, Paul travels the length and breadth of Scotland giving public talks about independence.
Following the defection of a hard-right Tory MP to the Labour party this week, it seems that you can in fact be too right-wing for the Labour Party after all ...
The new first minister John Swinney has unveiled his cabinet picks. One decision which immediately attracted controversy was the axing of the post of minister for independence which was created by his predecessor Humza Yousaf ...
John Swinney has been officially sworn in as the seventh First Minister of Scotland. Fun fact, Scotland has had seven first ministers in 25 years and the UK has had five Tory prime ministers in the past eight years. Remind me which is the party of chaos and unstable government ...
Although the conclusion of the uncontested SNP leadership campaign yesterday marked the coronation of John Swinney as the new party leader, and next first minister of Scotland, his predecessor Humza Yousaf actually remained first minister until today ...
John Swinney has become leader of the SNP and is set to become the next first minister after nominations closed at noon today and he was the only candidate ...
OVER the past months, Labour's Scottish branch office has made much of its support for Waspi, the women who lost out due to changes to the retirement age for the state pension, with both Anas Sarwar and Jackie Baillie being photographed with campaigners - and making a big play of the branch office's support for their campaign for pension justice ...
FORMER Deputy First Minister John Swinney has announced his candidacy for the leadership of the SNP ...
YOU could almost feel sorry for Anas Sarwar, almost but not quite. There he was practicing his best sneery-face in the mirror like the Derek Zoolander of Scottish politics in preparation for his killer vote of no confidence in the Scottish Government ...
THE SNP leadership contest has only just started and yet even before any candidates have been officially announced, there are already concerning signs that it may turn into a similar unedifying recrimination fest as the last time round, which was so damaging.
THE only news in Scottish politics today is the resignation of Humza Yousaf – whose term in office lasted one year and 31 days ...
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