Dec 30, 20203 minThe issues behind Andy Wightman’s resignation are not newTwo weeks ago Andy Wightman, long-time serving MSP for the Scottish Green Party, handed in his resignation. The trigger for this,...
Nov 8, 20206 minWe need a ban on conversion therapy nowConversion therapy is an antiquated and cruel practice, and has no place in modern Scotland.
Oct 22, 20205 min58% should be a wake up call for unionistsDaisy Graham-Brown suggests that unionist complacency will make independence a certainty.
Oct 6, 20203 minPeat extraction: a test of Scotland's commitment to climate targets?Multinational corporation ICL, specialising in fertiliser production, high nutrient plant solutions and other horticultural growth...
Oct 1, 20204 minLeave coronavirus briefings to the expertsAdam Losekoot argues that the last thing the Scottish people need is to have the likes of Douglas Ross take over their coronavirus briefings
Sep 27, 20204 minWhy Scotland needs a party like Welsh LabourTo survive post-devolution, Scottish Labour should look to Wales.
Sep 21, 20206 minScottish local government is broken. Here’s how to fix itJack Boag Most people in Scotland have no idea what their councils do, what powers they have; or even who their councillors or council...
Sep 14, 20205 minWith Ed Davey, the Lib Dems are playing it safeRob Bazaral With the election of Ed Davey as party leader for the Liberal Democrats, the floundering party is taking a gamble by playing...
Sep 13, 202010 minGERS tells a story: of Westminster mismanagementAdam Losekoot It will come as no surprise to hear that Derek Mackay’s legacy isn’t quite what he intended it to be, one of the lesser...
Sep 12, 20205 minWhat the death of Mercy Baguma reveals about Scottish exceptionalismVaishnavi Ramu My father came to England in 1981, before moving to Scotland ten years later. When I asked him whether he preferred...
Aug 31, 20204 minSheppard is right: the Lords don't represent ScotlandOctavia Dunlop David Lloyd George questioned in 1909 why ‘’500 men…chosen accidentally from among the unemployed” should “overrride… the...
Aug 21, 20206 min'Dirty' camping shouldn't be allowed to undermine Right to RoamEmily Donnelly Scottish news headlines and social media periodically fill with alarm that rural Scotland - the Highlands and Islands...
Aug 15, 20203 minDoes the SNP's new Hate Crime Bill pose a threat to free speech?Auriol Reddaway “Free speech in itself is never an unfettered right.” This was Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf’s reaction to criticisms...
Aug 14, 20208 minJohn Swinney does not deserve this media houndingAdam Losekoot It’s been an interesting week for John Swinney to say the least. The backlash over the SQA results was fierce and despite...
Aug 12, 20203 minThe SNP's handling of coronavirus has set them up for a win in 2021Eve Rogers It seemed at the beginning of 2020 that the year would be a turning point for Scotland: looming Holyrood elections, Alex...
Aug 2, 20205 minPM's visit to Orkney: unionism turns to farceAdam Losekoot Boris Johnson’s recent visit to Orkney, Moray and RAF Lossiemouth was perhaps the greatest analogy for his government’s...
Jul 27, 20204 minLand reform: Scotland's silent revolutionVaishnavi Ramu One myth that many Scots, such as myself, like to believe is that there is no law against trespassing in our country....
Jul 8, 20205 minWhy David Hume Tower should be renamedElizabeth Kathleen CW: racism, racial slurs. David Hume Tower is gigantic. Standing at 14 stories high, every student at Edinburgh has...
Jul 6, 20204 minIncreasingly, the Greens are the adults in the roomRufus Pickles As the Lothian MSP and longtime stalwart for Scottish community land and housing reform, Andy Wightman took the floor of...
Jun 10, 20204 minThe Scots Tories' crisis of imageWriting: Adam Losekoot Further to the current crisis, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist party is suffering its own crisis. One which...
May 20, 20203 minCovid-19 does not scuttle our arguments for independence – it makes them more urgentProponents of Scottish independence have been told to “pack it in” for the time being – political arguments must be dropped in the...
Apr 28, 20208 minThe pandemic responses of the two governments: comparedWriting: Adam Losekoot The current crisis has given us all a great deal of time to think and reflect upon current events and how our...
Mar 30, 20203 minSNP Arms trade hypocrisyWriting: Ed Evanson Just how anti-arms is the SNP? A major SNP soundbite during the 2019 election was that the Labour Party is...
Feb 4, 20203 minA tale of two parties- it is time that Scottish Labour went its own wayWriting: Adam Losekoot It doesn’t take a genius to notice that Scottish Labour aren’t exactly the powerhouse they once were. At a time...
Feb 1, 20203 minNotes from conference: SNP 'unity' relies on having a common foeAt the Scottish National Party conference in October there was an injection of adrenaline in the air, floating around the enormous...