Lord Advocate
Crying Wolffe
The Alex Salmond inquiry has been hobbled by legal intervention – so why can the media publish what politicians cannot discuss?
Can Salmond bring down Sturgeon?
Nicola Sturgeon can sacrifice others in order to protect herself
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
Something has gone very wrong with “human rights”
When the “rights” of foreign sex criminals are being prioritised above the safety of Britons, we need change
Killing with kindness
Sentimentality and euphemism cloak the cause of assisted suicide
A book about nothing
A new collection from Adrian Chiles is certainly curious
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
Why won’t Chris Whitty go away?
He lingers on — a slap-headed Rasputin whispering terrible ideas into the ears of our leaders
Donald Trump is a wake-up call for Europe
We cannot complacently depend on the US
America will be fine
The American system is far more resilient than it looks
The Bard at Christmas
It is impossible to appreciate Shakespeare without acknowledging his Christian foundations
A constructive opposition
The age of Badenoch is off to a suitably farcical start
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
