IN the aftermath of the US election we have been inundated with perspectives and “hot takes” as to why Trump triumphed and the Democrats lost the House, the Senate, the presidency and the popular vote.
THE editor of The Spectator, Fraser Nelson wrote in a recent column for the Daily Telegraph that American democracy was in great health.
AS I sat down to write this week’s column, the images coming out of the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza demand I use this column to provide further coverage on the Middle East ...
A COUPLE of times a year I go back and read an essay by George Orwell on rules for writing. It is a good refresher on what to avoid ...
I WAS pleased to take part in a brilliant conference at the weekend. Under the title 2014-24: Scottish Independence and the British State 10 Years On, it set out to reflect on the referendum and the decade which followed ...
THERE is no hope. That seemed to be the message from Keir Starmer, in his recent speech to the nation ...
I HAVE been thinking through the recent race riots in England. Watching the aftermath of these events, some of them akin to pogroms, requires some examination ...
THE scenes of organised racial violence in recent days have sent a shockwave through our society. We have seen things which should shock us all to the core...
EVEN after a short break away from Glasgow, I always feel glad to be back ...
MAYBE it’s just me, but doesn’t the response to the election result in Scotland from the SNP and the wider movement feel a little muted?
