Enduring delights
The Box of Delights still charms audiences today
Politicians are football’s fair-weather friends
In general, they seem to love the game only when it is politically convenient
Scotland is approaching a political reckoning
Reform has become a serious force in Scottish politics — but do not count out the SNP
Why are our PMs so bad?
Structural changes have harmed our politics — but we bear responsibility as well
Thatcher in Scotland
Margaret Thatcher attracted loathing and respect
Scotland is ready for Reform
The conditions are right for Nigel Farage and friends to shake up Scottish politics
Twisted logic
Should Harris Tweed swap wool for hemp?
The calamities of Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd
Scottish ferries are in a ferry bad shape
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Has the arts sector learned nothing?
Tripling down on identity politics and censoriousness would be fatal
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
An elusive eatery
Total failure, redeemed by souvlaki and chips at the kebab stand
Migration musings
A new book on immigration is welcome in its honestly and openness
Squeezing out your generation
New laws are harming, not helping, younger people
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
The EU is changing on immigration
A firmer stance is being taken — but will it be enough?
Let’s scrap the Table Tax
The state should stop using our cafes, pubs, and restaurants as a cash cow
Get into the groove — why vinyl rocks
On the best sound in popular music