Iain Macwhirter
Articles by Iain Macwhirter
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UK Politics
''That Bloody Woman''
- 26 February 2009
- 5 comments
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
Economy
How safe is your job?
- 27 November 2008
- 63 comments
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
Economy
Europe's looming crisis
- 30 October 2008
- 22 comments
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
Economy
The mad world of shadow bankers
- 16 October 2008
- 17 comments
Gordon Brown has still to deal with the toughest problem of all - how to clean out a contaminated system
UK Politics
What happens when the money runs out?
- 09 October 2008
- 108 comments
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
Economy
How to survive the recession
- 21 August 2008
- 28 comments
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
UK Politics
Brown's tartan troubles
- 31 July 2008
- 2 comments
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
UK Politics
Brown's Scottish play
- 03 July 2008
- 8 comments
For 50 years, Scotland was unshakeably Labour. But a string of party blunders has lost it - and the Union - to the Nationalists
Economy
Crash: The housing crisis is just beginning
- 05 June 2008
- 81 comments
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
UK Politics
The future looks bluer
- 29 May 2008
- 5 comments
What would life under the Conservatives really be like? It might turn out to be remarkably similar to life under Gordon Brown
