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''That Bloody Woman''

Iain Macwhirter — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:23:52 GMT

Margaret Thatcher thought she understood Scotland... but no prime minister was ever so hated there. Her legacy was to destroy her party and threaten the Union she loved

How safe is your job?

Iain Macwhirter — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:45:00 GMT

This has been a year of financial panic, but 2009 will be dominated by unemployment. In a flexible labour market, with few legal protections, the indebted young will be hit hardest

Europe's looming crisis

Iain Macwhirter — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:16:12 GMT

It all started with sub-prime loans in the United States. Or did it? As the IMF is called in to bail out failing economies, the scale of European exposure to toxic debt is becoming clear

The mad world of shadow bankers

Iain Macwhirter — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:37:35 GMT

Gordon Brown has still to deal with the toughest problem of all - how to clean out a contaminated system

What happens when the money runs out?

Iain Macwhirter — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:29:41 GMT

Banks need the confidence of the public to survive and they have lost it for years to come. The danger is that if governments take on their role, they too will lose the trust of the people

How to survive the recession

Iain Macwhirter — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:28:48 GMT

The days of easy loans are over and people are having to live within their means. But it is not all bad news. Iain Macwhirter on the lessons for the government, and what you can do

Brown's tartan troubles

Iain Macwhirter — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:07:34 GMT

With the SNP in the ascendant north of the border, the government's only hope is to set up a fully autonomous party in the region

Brown's Scottish play

Iain Macwhirter — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:29:43 GMT

For 50 years, Scotland was unshakeably Labour. But a string of party blunders has lost it - and the Union - to the Nationalists

Crash: The housing crisis is just beginning

Iain Macwhirter — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:43:01 GMT

As Britain wakes up to the nightmare of negative equity, we are facing a housing recession far worse than that of the early 1990s. Iain Macwhirter has a warning: don't buy a house now, at any price. Just say no. You have been warned

The future looks bluer

Iain Macwhirter — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT

What would life under the Conservatives really be like? It might turn out to be remarkably similar to life under Gordon Brown