Two by-elections, two big swings to the SNP by qwertyfan August 30, 2019 0 As expected, the Shetland by-election proved to be just too big a mountain for the SNP to climb, but by... Read moreDetails
Beyond the Noise: Not a coup – a very British dysfunction by qwertyfan August 29, 2019 0 Beyond the Noise with David Jamieson is a weekly podcast with CommonSpace journalist David Jamieson, where he gets behind the... Read moreDetails
Is there really ample time to debate Brexit? – YouTube by qwertyfan August 29, 2019 0 Read moreDetails
Put that in a graph by qwertyfan August 29, 2019 0 Ruth Davidson has gone, and the gushing eulogies from clueless people who know the square root of hee haw about... Read moreDetails
SNP hit back as Labour claim indyref2 should only take place after the ‘formative years’ of Corbyn government by qwertyfan August 29, 2019 0 Nicola Sturgeon dismisses latest comments from Jeremy Corbyn as “a way of sparing Richard Leonard’s blushes” Speaking in Scotland, Jeremy... Read moreDetails
Robin McAlpine: I’m not scared. I’m ready. And it feels really good. by qwertyfan August 29, 2019 0 Common Weal Director Robin McAlpine says the potential for Scotland to make good on the promise of a Green New Deal... Read moreDetails
Scottish Tories locate their Ruth-less streak by qwertyfan August 29, 2019 0 So there have been two big developments in Scottish politics today (so far - the day is young!). One is... Read moreDetails
The end game by qwertyfan August 28, 2019 0 It’s going well isn’t it? So much for the puffery that claimed that Ruth Davidson was bidding to become the... Read moreDetails
Yes, what happened today is a suspension of democracy, and the Queen may not be able to wash her hands of it for much longer by qwertyfan August 28, 2019 0 There was some discussion on the previous thread about whether today's announcement that parliament will soon be prorogued can appropriately... Read moreDetails
‘Can we abolish the monarchy now please?’: Prorogation leads to calls for elected head of state by qwertyfan August 28, 2019 0 Republic campaigners call for an end to Britain’s constitutional monarchy The Queen approved Ministers proposals to prorogue parliament ahead of... Read moreDetails
