The last thing Anas Sarwar wants as he fights to win back central Scotland is fresh fuel for the Nationalists’ claim his party are red Tories.
Out of step on economics, slated for her religious views, and running against the hierarchy’s anointed candidate, she took 48 per cent of the vote.
Can a new leader persuade Nationalist activists to keep waiting, and waiting? Or will they be bounced into a kamikaze bid for separation?
The first and best allies of the campaign for independence have always been pro-UK politicians who think they can buy it off.
The Prime Minister portrayed himself as a sane, sober, consensual person who is hard at work improving people’s lives.
The move shores up their position within the separatist movement at the expense of reaching out to sceptics and unionists.
Our panel, including Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas Ross, discuss the impact of the recent Holyrood election.
We don’t read her as a quitter. And the next election may come as early as 2023. But if she does step down before it, you read it here first.
The Scottish Conservative leader calls for devolution from Holyrood to local councils, and says he is looking forward to campaigning with Boris Johnson.
This old-style socialist turns out to be much more of a small-c conservative than his many critics are willing to admit.
The third article in a five-part ConHome series this week on the future of the United Kingdom.
In 2014 the rules were almost designed to maximise the independence vote. This time London must take the question much more seriously.
If the BBC wants to balance its coverage of the culture war, it should commission this Oxford ethicist to tell the truth about Britain’s past.
Conservatives must reach out, listen and engage much more with young people.