The issues behind Andy Wightman’s resignation are not new
Two weeks ago Andy Wightman, long-time serving MSP for the Scottish Green Party, handed in his resignation. The trigger for this,...
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Politics and Culture, Holyrood and Beyond
- Nov 8, 2020
- 6 min
We need a ban on conversion therapy now
Conversion therapy is an antiquated and cruel practice, and has no place in modern Scotland.
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- Oct 22, 2020
- 5 min
58% should be a wake up call for unionists
Daisy Graham-Brown suggests that unionist complacency will make independence a certainty.
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- Oct 6, 2020
- 3 min
Peat 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...
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- Oct 1, 2020
- 4 min
Leave coronavirus briefings to the experts
Adam Losekoot argues that the last thing the Scottish people need is to have the likes of Douglas Ross take over their coronavirus briefings
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- Sep 27, 2020
- 4 min
Why Scotland needs a party like Welsh Labour
To survive post-devolution, Scottish Labour should look to Wales.
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- Sep 21, 2020
- 6 min
Scottish local government is broken. Here’s how to fix it
Jack Boag Most people in Scotland have no idea what their councils do, what powers they have; or even who their councillors or council...
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- Sep 14, 2020
- 5 min
With Ed Davey, the Lib Dems are playing it safe
Rob Bazaral With the election of Ed Davey as party leader for the Liberal Democrats, the floundering party is taking a gamble by playing...
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- Sep 13, 2020
- 10 min
GERS tells a story: of Westminster mismanagement
Adam 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...
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- Sep 12, 2020
- 5 min
What the death of Mercy Baguma reveals about Scottish exceptionalism
Vaishnavi Ramu My father came to England in 1981, before moving to Scotland ten years later. When I asked him whether he preferred...
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- Aug 31, 2020
- 4 min
Sheppard is right: the Lords don't represent Scotland
Octavia Dunlop David Lloyd George questioned in 1909 why ‘’500 men…chosen accidentally from among the unemployed” should “overrride… the...
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- Aug 21, 2020
- 6 min
'Dirty' camping shouldn't be allowed to undermine Right to Roam
Emily Donnelly Scottish news headlines and social media periodically fill with alarm that rural Scotland - the Highlands and Islands...
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- Aug 15, 2020
- 3 min
Does 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...
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- Aug 15, 2020
- 8 min
John Swinney does not deserve this media hounding
Adam Losekoot It’s been an interesting week for John Swinney to say the least. The backlash over the SQA results was fierce and despite...
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- Aug 12, 2020
- 3 min
The SNP's handling of coronavirus has set them up for a win in 2021
Eve Rogers It seemed at the beginning of 2020 that the year would be a turning point for Scotland: looming Holyrood elections, Alex...
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- Aug 2, 2020
- 5 min
PM's visit to Orkney: unionism turns to farce
Adam Losekoot Boris Johnson’s recent visit to Orkney, Moray and RAF Lossiemouth was perhaps the greatest analogy for his government’s...
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- Jul 27, 2020
- 4 min
Land reform: Scotland's silent revolution
Vaishnavi Ramu One myth that many Scots, such as myself, like to believe is that there is no law against trespassing in our country....
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- Jul 8, 2020
- 5 min
Why David Hume Tower should be renamed
Elizabeth Kathleen CW: racism, racial slurs. David Hume Tower is gigantic. Standing at 14 stories high, every student at Edinburgh has...
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- Jul 6, 2020
- 4 min
Increasingly, the Greens are the adults in the room
Rufus Pickles As the Lothian MSP and longtime stalwart for Scottish community land and housing reform, Andy Wightman took the floor of...
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- Jun 10, 2020
- 4 min
The Scots Tories' crisis of image
Writing: Adam Losekoot Further to the current crisis, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist party is suffering its own crisis. One which...
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- May 20, 2020
- 3 min
Covid-19 does not scuttle our arguments for independence – it makes them more urgent
Proponents of Scottish independence have been told to “pack it in” for the time being – political arguments must be dropped in the...
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- Apr 28, 2020
- 8 min
The pandemic responses of the two governments: compared
Writing: Adam Losekoot The current crisis has given us all a great deal of time to think and reflect upon current events and how our...
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- Mar 30, 2020
- 3 min
SNP Arms trade hypocrisy
Writing: Ed Evanson Just how anti-arms is the SNP? A major SNP soundbite during the 2019 election was that the Labour Party is...
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- Feb 4, 2020
- 3 min
A tale of two parties- it is time that Scottish Labour went its own way
Writing: Adam Losekoot It doesn’t take a genius to notice that Scottish Labour aren’t exactly the powerhouse they once were. At a time...
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- Feb 1, 2020
- 3 min
Notes from conference: SNP 'unity' relies on having a common foe
At the Scottish National Party conference in October there was an injection of adrenaline in the air, floating around the enormous...
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