
The welfare crisis no one is talking about
Instead of parliamentary bust-ups, Scottish politicians have found a novel answer to the benefits bill: silence and inertia.
ByReviewing politics
and culture since 1913
Instead of parliamentary bust-ups, Scottish politicians have found a novel answer to the benefits bill: silence and inertia.
ByHolyrood should learn from Ireland’s example and do more to project the nation’s soft power.
ByJohn Swinney is stepping up support for the defence industry and backing Keir Starmer’s diplomacy.
ByChasing the SNP’s spendthrift politics is an irresponsible strategy for a serious party.
ByThe party still believes that incumbency could be the SNP’s undoing at the 2026 election.
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