Westminster

Full Confidence

I’ve been playing No. 10: Full Confidence, a political game in which you are prime minister and your main task

Scottish independence is normally discussed as if it were primarily an argument about persuasion: we need to persuade more people,

As Scotland votes today, we are not only waiting to find out how many MSPs each party will win. We

When Labour finally came to power last year, the sales pitch was simple: stability after chaos. Keir Starmer’s calm, managerial

In the aftermath of the UK General Election of 2024, there’s been a lot of talk about introducing Proportional Representation

As the UK gears up for the general election on Thursday, 4 July 2024, the air is thick with predictions

On 4th July 2024, Labour is poised to secure a remarkable victory, achieving an overwhelming majority of over 400 MPs.

Dr David Halpin and David Kelly (Craig Murray)
Crossing Tongues, VBKÖ, Louise Glück Prize and NTS at 20 (Bella Caledonia)
The refusal to allow a debate and vote on independence strategy at the SNP conference is reprehensible, and leaves a vacuum where strategy should be (Scot goes Pop!)
Between the Saltire and the Deep Blue Sea: The Fire This Time (Bella Caledonia)
Brexit Britain is still a tinderbox (The Brexit Blog)

True cost of Brexit on UK trade revealed as calls to rejoin single market grow | The Independent
Some thoughts about the public finances in an independent Scotland | Ewan's Substack
Burnham's real message to the UK: "there's no money." So what should Scotland do about it?
Brexit & Brexitism: The Burnham chapter begins
Brexit & Brexitism: Brexit ten years on: unsettled and unsettling