Douglas Ross
Winning by inches or losing by miles?
The Scottish Conservatives self-congratulation is delusional. They have not stopped the SNP.
How many unionist parties does it take to fix the SNP?
With Reform UK and Alliance for Unity, five pro-union parties are lining-up to fight the SNP – and each other.
The Scottish Conservatives – what is the plan?
Douglas Ross is proving a better critic of Boris Johnson than of Nicola Sturgeon
Young man in a hurry
Is Douglas Ross ready to lead the Scottish Conservatives?
So long, Jackson Carlaw
The Scottish Tories prove they are ruthless, after all. What are the conspirators’ plotting?
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Sex, success and failure
Sarah Ditum talks with songwriter Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy
The government must curb its appetite for junk policy
The “junk food advertising ban” is indigestible nonsense
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Like a homecoming
A haunted house
In partial defence of Steve Bray
You can’t blame the pro-EU irritant for making British politics undignified
The vague vision of Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer was competent but directionless on foreign policy
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie