YouGov poll shows support for holding an independence referendum has soared by qwertyfan September 10, 2019 0 So this is a sort of request post - a couple of people asked me to write about a detail... Read more
Getting punched in the gob by Athena by qwertyfan September 9, 2019 0 It’s a quiet day in politics today. I say quiet, because all things are relative. Except Iain Duncan Smith, who... Read more
Secretary of State for Scotland held shares in arms firm making weapons by qwertyfan September 9, 2019 0 The Secretary of State for Scotland invested in a defence firm making weapon sights which applied for military export licenses... Read more
It’s unthinkable for any progressive party not to allow its members to elect the leader by qwertyfan September 9, 2019 0 There's just been a fascinating development in the Wings party saga. Somebody asked Stuart Campbell whether it was true that... Read more
The widening chasms by qwertyfan September 8, 2019 0 It’s Sunday, and there’s yet more crazy in the ever changing kaleidescope of crap which is British politics. Cabinet Minister... Read more
The SNP may be largely insulated from the effects of a Tory/Brexit Party pact by qwertyfan September 8, 2019 0 Today brings the first dark whispers about the possibility of a Tory/Brexit Party electoral pact at the general election. Would... Read more
Narrow windows by qwertyfan September 8, 2019 0 Supporters of the opposition’s plan to block a no-deal Brexit have been proclaiming vindication this weekend over a couple of... Read more
Revealed: the ‘revolving door’ between politics and lobbying in Scotland by qwertyfan September 8, 2019 0 At least 20 politicians, political advisers and civil servants from across the spectrum in Scotland have left to work as... Read more
Constitutional vandalism by qwertyfan September 7, 2019 0 We’re well through the mirror now. Today the press are discussing the chances of a British Prime Minister refusing to... Read more
The British sense of fair play by qwertyfan September 7, 2019 0 We’ve talked about this subject before, but a couple of findings in a new poll today by Survation really caught... Read more