Tag: Russell Findlay


  • Scotland the Dour

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

  • The Week in UK Politics #27

    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…