Westminster

Scottish Independence within the EU – with a Scandinavian Slant

The fiscal trap

Lots of people have been writing about how the new powers for Holyrood effectively constitute a fiscal trap. As Alistair

I’m completely in agreement with the idea that English affairs should be determined by parliamentarians elected in England. Why should

Alun Evans, the former director of the Scotland Office, has used the upcoming anniversary of the referendum to issue a

Margaret Thatcher was once asked what she considered her greatest achievement. She replied, “Tony Blair and New Labour. We forced

As many people have pointed out (e.g, Lallands Peat Worrier and The Huffington Post), the Tories’ current plans for English

Although the SNP benefitted hugely from First Past The Post (FPTP) in May (gaining almost all the Scottish seats on

I wrote a blog post on the 5th of October 2014 (just a couple of weeks after the No vote)