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Theresa May’s government continues to reach new standards. There you were, thinking that David Mundell had smashed all world records for clueless secretaries of state for devolved nations, and was...

The television advert for The National’s new seven day a week publication has just been released, and for the very first time ever, there’s something that stars the human part...

We’re back to political business as usual after the craziness of the summer break. Which in Scotland’s case means that we’re still subjected to a barrage of stories in the...

I don’t like to blow my own trumpet, but you know, . Last week in my article for The National I said that no amount of SNPbaddery from the Scottish...

For your viewing pleasure and edification, here you have not one, not two, but three new videos from the one man broadcasting corporation that is Phantom Power. First there’s a...

I had a lovely couple of days in Wales, doing a talk for the Caernarfon branch of Yes Cymru. It was a fantastic evening, and the venue was packed out....

Herman Van Rompuy, the former president of the European Council and no big supporter of the Scottish independence movement, has warned Westminster that a no-deal Brexit means that Scottish independence...

August is traditionally a slow news month. August is usually the month that those of us who write and blog about political developments get to put our feet up, eat...

I get it, I really do. The Scottish independence movement exists in a country where the overwhelming majority of the media is opposed, where it actively seeks opportunities to scream...

I’ve only just heard that Alex Salmond is taking the Scottish Government to court over their handling of two allegations of sexual misbehaviour made against him. I know no more...