
A university-visiting trip to Scotland afforded me the opportunity to take a quick look at the Scottish political landscape. Although my view will be dismissed as that of an ignorant Sassenach, Scottish politics seems to be only just recovering from a major car crash and has been dumped in A&E (for far too many hours)…

FROM SPIES TO SPENDING CUTS As Keir Starmer wrestles with a security scandal and Rachel Reeves preaches fiscal restraint, the government’s “steady hands” narrative shows early wobbles. It has been another week when Westminster felt less like the sober seat of governance, but more like a failing test of nerve. The China case collapse: Starmer’s…