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Will Brexit destroy the UK?

October 9, 2018 by Brendan Donnelly Leave a Comment

‘There is a saying among global trade negotiators that the world is divided between cannibals and lunch. The UK may be finding painfully that leaving the protection of the cannibals has condemned it to become lunch. It was certainly Stephen (Haseler)’s view that the English superstate was just as incapable of responding to new challenges internationally as it was domestically.’

Scotland’s 16-17 year-olds enjoy democracy

January 2, 2018 by Jan Eichhorn Leave a Comment

‘young people in Scotland indeed show substantially higher levels of engagement with representative democracy (through voting) as well as other forms of political participation (such as signing petitions and taking part in demonstrations); and they engage with a greater range of information sources about politics and reflect greater levels of political efficacy’.

ScoLab’s spectacular decline, Scots Tories’ revival

April 26, 2017 by Stuart Brown Leave a Comment

“It says something about Labour’s demise in Scotland that its chief role in the 2017 election may well be as a third-party influence on contests between the SNP and the Conservatives, rather than as a direct contender to win the largest share of Scottish seats.”

Mayism and the economics of nationalism

October 25, 2016 by Ewan Gibbs and Rory Scothorne 1 Comment

“It won’t work. May’s project will flounder. It cannot deliver the communitarian goals it strives for, and will damage Britain’s competitive position.” But: “In Scotland, things will keep going catastrophically nowhere.”

Reasons to be cheerful – or ca’ canny

March 9, 2016 by Alan Convery Leave a Comment

The Scottish Conservatives talked up their Holyrood election prospects at their recent conference at Murrayfield. But their past record and the wider economic and political context suggest they would be wise to err on the side of caution.

A solution to my Holyrood dilemma

February 8, 2016 by Drew Haughey Leave a Comment

How do students and other young people plan to vote on May 5? In the first of a series the author considers the case for Scottish Labour getting his crucial second vote but opts instead for the Greens to counter-balance a constituency vote for the SNP.

Welsh Labour outperforms its Scottish comrades

January 26, 2016 by Roger Scully Leave a Comment

Labour in Wales may be facing a tough election in May 2016 but unlike its Scottish counterpart it is likely to benefit from a divided opposition – and may hold on to power in Cardiff Bay.

The pollsters’ Becher’s Brook

April 30, 2015 by Jackie Kemp Leave a Comment

The pollsters universally predicting a SNP landslide may be heading for a fall, argues Jackie Kemp from inside the bookie’s shop.

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