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Theresa May seeks a green light for a reckless Brexit and a hard-right Britain
6 May 2017
Theresa May's jaw-dropping attack on European officials was chilling and not really about why she wants a bigger majority
The rape clause will make it hard for Ruth Davidson to convince voters she's a different kind of Tory
23 April 2017
With her snap election, Theresa May has bowled Ruth Davidson a googly with no time to...
The rape clause is just the latest attack on women's rights
7 April 2017
Despite having women in power. women's rights are under concerted attack
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PC Keith Palmer died a hero - a human shield protecting against an attack on democracy
24 March 2017
Something just doesn't sit right with the claims in the aftermath of the Westminster attack...
Theresa May is right to call out failings by the SNP government, but her hypocrisy deserves some scrutiny
13 March 2017
A second Yes campaign will start off with higher support than the last one, the question is how to...
Deaths of young people who have been in care should be a focus of our outrage
27 February 2017
It should be writ large that we care so little about children in our care that we don’t even know...
Theresa May is either inadvertently or deliberately making an independence referendum more likely
13 February 2017
The prospect of a never-ending Tory government plays well into an SNP narrative for...
Being fat is a class issue, and Scotland needs a radical obesity strategy
30 January 2017
Obesity is complicated by inequalities but that should not be an excuse for impotence
Trump’s election is worrying, but we do democracy an injustice if we fail to address the discontent that placed him in the White House
16 January 2017
While we wring our hands over the tumultuous events of 2016, what should be writ large on our...
Living in a post-truth world: The last year shows ordinary people are fed up with politics as usual
19 December 2016
Brexit, Trump and the rise of the far-right did not happen overnight, they were pit-...
Football could be the conduit for breaking down barriers to tackling child abuse
4 December 2016
Could the swift sense of collective outrage about the latest revelations of institutional...
Is inertia creeping into the Scottish Government?
21 November 2016
A breakdown in communication has allowed accusations of hypocrisy, delay and obfuscation to...
The High Court Brexit ruling has provided the Scottish Government with an opportunity
7 November 2016
The High Court ruling underlines the chaos that has ensued since David Cameron called a referendum...
In announcing a review of the care system Nicola Sturgeon knows she has made a big commitment
22 October 2016
Looking close to tears, Nicola Sturgeon pledged a "root and branch" review of the care system for...
Stamping on human rights and stirring up hatred - is this the UK political centre-ground?
10 October 2016
Labour has been accused of taking the party back to the 1970s but Theresa May seems to want to drag...