As many readers here will know, I write for The National in Scotland, which is the only pro-independence newspaper in that country. I am proud
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Is it time for England to go out on its own?
We put out this video this lunchtime: This is the transcript: Latest opinion polls are showing that in both Scotland and Wales, there’s a very
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Scotland is moving in the right tax direction
As the FT has noted: The Scottish government said it planned to introduce a “mansion tax” on homes valued at more than £1mn and to
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Is Scotland on Trump’s list?
Nearly a year ago, I published this video: Using words that now seem prescient given what is happening in Venezuela and the threat to Greenland,
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You’re not crazy
As the Christmas break ends and reality intrudes, many people feel deeply uncomfortable with the world around them. The news feels alien. Politics feels broken.
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2026: the year politics breaks
2025 was a disastrous year — economically, politically and morally. But the consequences of that failure are only just beginning to arrive. In this video,
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My best of the year, in the National
As if to prove that everyone in the media spends half their lives looking at data, The National sent me a summary of my most-read
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Scotland should take control of its banks
I might not feel like writing much this morning, but I have a column in The National this morning suggesting that it is time for
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The National: speaking truth to power
I am proud to write for a newspaper – The National – that puts this on its front page. Most of the media is ignoring
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