SNP
The SNP is in a Peter Murrell muddle
The Peter Murrell case has exposed the rot at the heart of the SNP’s political culture
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
A second Northern Ireland?
How the SNP squandered a major opportunity for independence
Scandalous but Scottish
Why Scotland experienced another yellow wave
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
Scotland is approaching a political reckoning
Reform has become a serious force in Scottish politics — but do not count out the SNP
The SNP plan for sex-selective abortion
To ordinary Scots, the policy seems barbaric
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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
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
A love-hate affair
Finger-lingering over hideous fluffy lilac footwear
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
Hector Savage
How to account for this sudden access of celebrity?
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
Life for petty theft?
IPP sentences are a shocking stain on the criminal justice system that the Prime Minister would do well to kill off
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic