The SNP remain the party of “free stuff” – and of imminent independence
Scotland is riven with competing forms of radicalism
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Chris Deerin is Scotland editor and a contributing writer at the New Statesman.
Scotland is riven with competing forms of radicalism
By Chris Deerin
The SNP are confident of calling and winning another referendum
By Chris Deerin
After the Scottish Labour leader’s failed coup, what can we think other than “it’s over”?
By Chris Deerin
In Scotland as in England, dishonesty is becoming a feature of the ruling elite
By Chris Deerin
The SNP is developing its own foreign policy – but will it ever include independence from Britain?
By Chris Deerin
Neither a grand coalition nor a majority government are likely at the May elections
By Chris Deerin
The three main parties – Labour, Tory and Reform – are increasingly English institutions
By Chris Deerin
Will the United Kingdom survive the May elections?
By Chris Deerin
Under the SNP’s free tuition policy, a national asset is being allowed to decay
By Chris Deerin