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What do Humza Yousaf’s new policies mean for Scotland?

October 19, 2023 by Mairi Spowage and Joao Sousa Leave a Comment

“It may be that the process of establishing and issuing the bonds is seen as strengthening the Scottish state in advance of a future independent Scotland. But in a constrained fiscal environment, it will be fair to ask whether borrowing in a more expensive way makes sense.”

Sturgeon arrested – and SNP ratings stay strong

June 16, 2023 by Rob Johns 1 Comment

“Voters still do not appear willing to desert an SNP that is mired in scandal, has lost its figurehead, and looks in no position to bring Scotland any closer to independence than it came in 2014. That is because voting SNP has become the partisan or electoral expression of support for independence.”

What’s going on at the SNP?

April 22, 2023 by Jackie Kemp Leave a Comment

SNP supporters on 2015 election night

“History may judge the police search and arrests to be over the top – or justified. We don’t know yet. But I think the interests of justice would be best served by a speedy decision from the Procurator Fiscal on this.”

Emerging from the shadows

September 7, 2021 by James Mitchell 3 Comments

“Opportunities for Labour arise from an SNP that excels in performative politics but fails in policy performance.  The respective and competing nationalisms of Edinburgh and London governments are shrill and limited in their understanding of self-government.  You cannot ‘take back control’ by focusing on empowering London or Edinburgh at the cost to all else.  Labour has some way to go but with an independence referendum unlikely any time soon it does have some time.”

Where’s the great transformation?

May 18, 2021 by James Mitchell 1 Comment

‘If the 2021 Holyrood election is remembered as a turning point it will be because it was the catalyst for a referendum.  The manifesto and style of politics adopted by the SNP do not suggest that Scotland is about to be transformed in any way comparable to critical elections of the past in terms of public policy.’

SNP tensions: causes and effects

February 21, 2021 by James Mitchell 19 Comments

‘What we are witnessing is the kind of internal bloodletting normally associated with the aftermath of a major defeat.  Much is a function of frustration and an inability to manage internal debate.  The SNP needs a period in opposition to sort itself out.  It has no credible roadmap to anywhere other than victory at the next Holyrood elections.  It hopes that a big win will restore Nicola Sturgeon’s authority.  If that happens, it is likely to be short lived.’

Road to recovery bypasses Red Morningside

February 7, 2021 by Christopher Silver 3 Comments

“To chart a path to recovery Scottish Labour needs to elect a new opponent,” argues Chris Silver. “If the party found a way to trace a route back to its origins – seeking in the first instance to represent the interests of those who live by selling their labour – there could be a path back from the brink…”

But what form of independence?

September 20, 2020 by David Gow 4 Comments

As Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP see increasingly solid pro-independence majorities in successive polls, their case for an independent Scotland has gone missing: a book review.

Compromising unity (never)

September 6, 2020 by James Mitchell 6 Comments

‘There was a day when anyone associated with the Duke of Buccleuch would have been anathema to the SNP but in its desperation not to frighten the horses, the current SNP leadership is willing to abandon what its membership in its heart knows is required. The SNP is simply letting a good crisis go to waste.’

No way to save the Union

September 6, 2020 by Denis MacShane 6 Comments

“Nicola Sturgeon and the other no longer young SNP nationalists are in a hurry. They need Johnson to confirm that his English Europe-hating Tories will indeed deny Scotland its centuries-old place as a small but distinct European nation that has contributed much to European science, philosophy, and culture.”

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