IF it is to work, any newspaper column does, I think, require three things. The first is a hero or villain. The second is a big idea. The third is a plot...
I ALWAYS feel conflicted by politicians, and most especially those who are in power ...
The news of Alex Salmond‘s death on Saturday hit me the moment I heard of it as if it was a physical shock releasing an instantaneous combination of surprise, disbelief, denial, loss and then grief ...
Richard Murphy writes on Labour's proposals for carbon capture and storage, and expresses concern over the Government's commitment to climate action.
IT is pointless pretending that UK politics is not having an impact on Scotland at present because, with Labour snapping at the SNP’s heels, it is obvious that what is happening at Westminster is going to have a very significant impact on the political scene in Holyrood and on everyone throughout Scotland.
The National has, in my opinion, done more than most media to lead the narrative rather than follow it.
SOMETHING I hear all the time when I talk to people about politics is that they think all our politicians are the same.
SOMETHING I hear all the time when I talk to people about politics is that they think all our politicians are the same.
Few people will have envied Shona Robison’s task of presenting the Scottish government's financial position to Holyrood this afternoon ...
They are claiming that there is a “black hole“ in the Government’s finances ...
