Escaping the Poverty TrapDarren McGarvey was five when his mother tried to kill him. ‘I was upstairs in bed but finding it hard to sleep because of noise coming…Dec 9, 2017Dec 9, 2017
The strange case of the illiberal liberalsThe Scotland in which I, and, no doubt, many of you grew up was not a particularly diverse or enlightened place. It was — in a few unhappy…Sep 12, 20171Sep 12, 20171
When Scotland said YesTwenty years ago this month, voters overwhelmingly backed the creation of a Scottish parliament. It’s been a bumpy ride…Sep 9, 20172Sep 9, 20172
Trouble at the topIt wasn’t always chauffeur-driven limos, fawning crowds at the Glasgow Hydro and a mansion in Charlotte Square. Only 20 years ago, the SNP…Jul 2, 20171Jul 2, 20171
End of the road — why the SNP must reinvent itself. Again.When Andrew Wilson and his new bride Anna jetted off on honeymoon earlier this month, the SNP’s future looked bright. Perhaps not as bright…Jun 17, 2017Jun 17, 2017
Everyone else is doing it — so why didn’t Scotland?Trump’s triumphed, Britain’s Brexiting, Le Pen’s close enough to being la presidente that she’s going on Andrew Marr. The three most…Nov 11, 20168Nov 11, 20168
I can’t take part in these TV timesLike most people lucky or arrogant or unhinged enough to make a living ranting at strangers about random subjects, I get asked to go on…Nov 4, 20161Nov 4, 20161
Comrades, hail the clean underpants revolution!I’m not saying Lenin wasn’t a clever and able man. Indeed, he ‘had such big brains they pushed his hair out’, according to one of his…Oct 28, 2016Oct 28, 2016
Brexit could save the Lib DemsI stumbled across Nick Clegg recently — almost literally, as it happens — signing copies of his autobiography in a corner of a regional…Oct 21, 2016Oct 21, 2016
When you’re ready to talk, Nicola, we’re ready to listenA Tory MP was asked this week how long it would be before Brexit could be judged either a success or a failure. ‘We won’t know that for…Oct 14, 20162Oct 14, 20162
