Scottish History
Some observations on aspects of contemporary Scotland
The splendid and unique heritage of Scotland is being betrayed
Thatcher in Scotland
Margaret Thatcher attracted loathing and respect
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Don’t kowtow to cry-bullies
Why Kezia Dugdale can’t apologise enough
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
What difference does he make?
Andy Burnham is not the answer to our woes because Burnhamism is not replicable
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake
The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport
The miracle of the magical migrants
Is a man’s identity is fluid when he steps on British soil, but calcified on African soil?
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
Murders for April
Make sure it is the cruellest month with this detective fiction
Not exiles, but stayers
White South Africans are not abandoning their home