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Onslaught 25 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
I've just had the chance to catch up with Scotland Tonight from Thursday evening (available online for a limited time) and the 3 person discussion on what the events of the last few days mean for the ...
We've heard it all before - Mark II 21 Jun 2013 | 02:53 pm
The excellent visit of William Hague to Scotland yesterday got me reminiscing. Mr Hague's purpose in Scotland was not to spread happiness and contentment but, instead, his aim was to tell us Scots tha...
Fail to prepare, prepare to fail 20 Jun 2013 | 07:07 pm
The No campaign seem to be obsessed with the story that appeared in Monday's Herald, which referenced some briefing given to independence campaigners this week based on Yes Scotland's internal researc...
The urgency of a new approach 5 Jun 2013 | 06:59 pm
To borrow a phrase, I've got a lot of time for the STUC, and was a little surprised to see my own work featuring in the STUC blog page. The claim is that arguments I have been making in two blogs on ...
We're No Better Together 2 Jun 2013 | 09:44 pm
Over the past few days we've seen growing evidence of the unsustainable and shocking inequality that is flowing from the Westminster system. The Sunday Herald reports findings by economist Margaret Cu...
Internal combustion 31 May 2013 | 11:51 pm
The No campaign have become so obsessed with Alex Salmond that, in their latest attack, they have ended up walloping themselves. It is a blunder and a boomerang and a blindingly obvious mistake. An i...
Keep it calm, your country needs you 4 May 2013 | 06:45 pm
In terms of the theory, winning elections is a simple process. In my time in Scottish politics, and from my side of the business, I've come to understand three simple rules, which if followed increase...
Devolution and independence part of the same home rule journey 3 Apr 2013 | 08:06 pm
My first introduction to politics was in the early 1990s in an organisation called Scotland United - we campaigned for a multi-option referendum in the period just after the 1992 election returned the...
We've heard it all before 26 Mar 2013 | 04:33 pm
We’ve heard it all before on oil & gas. The No parties saying one thing in public (that oil wealth is a bad thing for Scotland) but another in private (that oil wealth is a good thing for Scotland). A...
We know the date and we know that we can win 26 Mar 2013 | 12:07 am
Yesterday’s poll in the Sunday Times provided the most recent snapshot of opinion on Scotland’s constitutional future, with the gap between Yes and No narrowing. According to Panelbase, a swing of onl...
