
Lucy Saddler
- Nov 12, 2020
- 5 min
Sturgeon vs Salmond: where the hell are we?
Lucy Saddler gives us an overview of the personal rift that looms large over Scotland's governance.

Paola Lindo
- Oct 14, 2020
- 5 min
The Internal Market Bill: Implications Within and Outwith the Union
The Internal Market Bill rides roughshod over devolution, and sets a dangerous precedent for international law.

Helena Norman
- 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...

Jack Boag
- Sep 27, 2020
- 4 min
Why Scotland needs a party like Welsh Labour
To survive post-devolution, Scottish Labour should look to Wales.

Rob Bazaral
- Sep 23, 2020
- 6 min
The Trials and Tribulations of Richard Leonard
Scottish Labour has an uninspiring leader: but the party's problems go deeper than leadership.

RattleRood
- 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...

Max Hunter
- Sep 20, 2020
- 9 min
Marco Biagi: "my European vision for Edinburgh Central"
Max Hunter meets Marco Biagi, the left challenger for the SNP nomination in Edinburgh Central.

RattleRood
- 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...
RattleRood
- 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...

RattleRood
- 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...

RattleRood
- 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...

RattleRood
- Aug 18, 2020
- 6 min
A quiet revolution: Edinburgh mourns the Fringe, but a brighter future beckons
Alex MacPhail The other day, I languidly strolled through the crooked streets of Edinburgh. Traversing up the steep slope of Victoria...

RattleRood
- Aug 16, 2020
- 3 min
Politicising a pandemic
Tom Wileman As the various glorious leaders of this great nation have been guiding us through the Coronavirus pandemic in the last six...

RattleRood
- Aug 15, 2020
- 5 min
Postcard from Aberdeen: the 'granite city' in lockdown
James Stanyer After four months inside the granite fortresses of Aberdeen, with adherence to and respect for the rules generally very...

RattleRood
- 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...

RattleRood
- Aug 14, 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...

RattleRood
- 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...

RattleRood
- Aug 9, 2020
- 4 min
What do we know about Douglas Ross?
Krzysztof Pukacz Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party leader Jackson Carlaw announced his resignation as leader of the party last...

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- Aug 3, 2020
- 4 min
Farewell Jackson Carlaw: where now for the Scots Tories?
Adam Losekoot On Thursday Jackson Carlaw announced his immediate resignation as leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist party....

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- Jul 31, 2020
- 4 min
Scotland’s superior approach to COVID-19: policy or circumstance?
Helena Norman While England and Scotland are neighbouring countries and tied together under the title of Great Britain, there has been a...