When I found myself, somewhat unexpectedly, in the midst of a referendum campaign for Scottish independence, the above phrase became a kind of mantra. I’d […] Read More
Category: Politics
Our world is fragile and precarious. Markets tremble, alliances strain, leaders become impotent and people suffer. Insecurity is both the condition of our age and […] Read More
If Lord Ashcroft’s polling is correct, Labour faces an unprecedented defeat in Scotland at May’s general election. As the party struggles to maintain its heartlands […] Read More
Dear Scotland… When you wake up on Friday, don’t change. A lot will have changed by then, obviously. A line will have been crossed, you’ll […] Read More
I was watching a foreign country and not for the first time. The fawning news coverage, the militarism, the righteous Christianity, the clapping crowds. Here […] Read More