Labour swept many parliamentary seats in Scotland in 2024, representing a massive improvement in its fortunes in the country. Now, as The National is reporting:
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As The National reports this morning: Reform UK are set to become Holyrood’s second party as the SNP remains the dominant force in Scottish politics, according
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I hit the corruption theme in The National this morning: As is my habit, the angle of approach in that article differs from what I
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The UK is no longer a unitary political system. Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England now operate as distinct political realities, yet Westminster still governs
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Something tilted in my way of thinking yesterday afternoon when I heard the news that Morgan McSweeney had resigned as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff.
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Keir Starmer’s authority collapsed in the House of Commons this week, and it will not recover. This video explains why his judgment failed, why sacking
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I am not recounting what happened in the Commons yesterday here. The mainstream media exists to do that, and they might on this occasion do
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I noticed this Tweet yesterday. I cannot embed the Tweet here. Follow the link to listen to it. I also did not watch the original
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An economy that removes agency from communities should not be surprised when people disengage from politics. That is why warnings that Labour risks electoral wipe-out
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