Beyond Tribal Politics
Independent journalism and commentary on politics, society, culture, climate and Scotland’s future.
What now for Greece and the euro?
Five likely consequences of Sunday’s historic No vote in the Greek referendum are set out here by a German social democrat as…
EVEL: final answer to the West Lothian question?
EVEL is designed to bring Westminster up to speed with shifts in the national mood of the English but may set off…
Greece’s euro vote matters for the UK referendum too
Ahead of the Greek – and UK – referendum Angus Armstrong argues that a strong EU including Greece is in Britain’s interest
What kind of Europe for Scotland and Sturgeon?
Nicola Sturgeon has rightly spoken out against the crushing effect of yet more austerity on Greece and its people but she and…
Greece’s uncertain future in the euro
“Bean-counting has brought short-termism to Europe,” an expert on European integration says of the deeply flawed Eurozone and its leaders’ approach to…
Noches: nights for Neruda in Edinburgh
The great Chilean poet, diplomat and politician inspired and continues to inspire Scots, bringing together people of disparate yet similar minds in…
Tories back wrong horses on energy
The new UK energy secretary, Amber Rudd, is backing the wrong policy options – ignoring wind but going for nuclear and fracking,…
Too early to privatise the Green Investment Bank?
The “greenest of all” UK government’s signal it wants to privatise the GIB adds weight to the suggestion it is not a…
If the eurozone survives the Greek crisis it can come through stronger
The EU and Eurozone owe it to history and its long-suffering people to ensure that Greece remains an integral part of both.
In my country: a poem for refugee week
This week sees World Refugee Day marking the huge rise in people seeking asylum, escape, sanctuary around the globe in the face…
‘Radical’ land reform that isn’t
You might be forgiven for thinking that the rules regarding a patch of land north and south of the Anglo-Scottish border do…
Give Scotland the power to go greener
The Scottish Government is under attack for failing to meet its climate change targets but David Toke argues it should be given…