Democracy is not in good health in the UK or across most of the developed world. The UK election has not been, putting it mildly, an edifying spectacle or healthy…
Last week a Rubicon was crossed as the House of Commons voted 494 to 122 â a government majority of 372 â to give a third reading to triggering Article…
The past is a powerful force and that is even more true in the strange times we are living in. Take the waves of reaction and revulsion emerging last week…
1. This, we are continually told, is meant to be a seismic, even historic election: with this usually referring to the fundamental implications of Brexit. What is seldom addressed is…
A number of events happened in the last week that brought home the passing of time and what really matters in life â and how we understand it (or not)….
1. UK General Elections are never about one single subject, even when politicians try to define them as such. Ted Heath’s ‘Who governs Britain?’ election of February 1974 became about…
1. British conservatism has been one of the most successful political philosophies and political parties the world has ever known. As we speak, it is engaged in the latter stages…
Scottish education has always had an important, even disproportionate place in society â emphasising its distinctiveness, traditions, and individual stories and experiences. Yet our education system has had for all…
Glasgow is a proud and vibrant city. William McIlvanney, who must count as the sage of this city, beautifully described it when he wrote: Glasgow is a great city. Glasgow…
Boris Johnson in the past week has seen his Tory fortunes soar. This was in a week when Johnson belatedly went and spoke to the people affected by the Yorkshire…