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1. Why Scottish Greens’ presence in government was a good thing 
2. Humza Yousaf’s paternity leave is all very well but many fathers are struggling to do their bit
3. Scottish independence: There are two different Humza Yousafs when it comes to how to leave the UK
4. King Charles needs to keep some royal mystery or the monarchy’s popularity may slump
5. Governments can only do so much about climate change. Consumers must not be complacent about their power
6. Twitter’s blue tick: Why Elon Musk was right to end old ‘lords and peasants’ system
7. Russia’s war on Ukraine: Humza Yousaf should call for Vladimir Putin’s diplomats in Edinburgh to be expelled from UK
8. King Charles’ coronation needs to be grand, loud and very British 
9. Nasa’s return to the moon gives some much-needed new hope about humanity’s future
10. I was wrong about American-style TV debates. They’re vital in spotting political duds like Liz Truss
11. SNP can learn from Conservatives about how to recover from ‘utter shambles’
12. BBC licence fee lies at the heart of the Gary Lineker immigration/impartiality row 
13. ChatGPT: Humanity may be safe from rise of AI bots for now, but they’re starting to get scary
14. James Bond books: I’m a fan of Ian Fleming’s novels and the real question is whether the supposedly ‘woke’ edits go far enough
15. SNP leadership race: Youthful candidates lack ‘big beast’ gravitas to hold divided party together
16. Scottish independence movement may be finished after elevating Nicola Sturgeon too high
17. Nicola Sturgeon: Sexism is behind many attacks on First Minister and other female leaders
18. Sam Smith is hurting no one but has become a target of culture war bigotry
19. Brexit: Where’s the public outrage over the awful reality of leaving the EU?
20. Scottish independence: Outsiders, from Rishi Sunak to expat celebrities, seem to want to tell Scotland what to do
21. Scotland’s alcohol problem: Spanish-style tapas bars could help create a cafe culture which could save us from our national embarrassment
22. Harry’s crusade suggests he thinks he is the only one ever to have domestic squabbles 
23. New Year’s resolutions: Why we should probably all resolve to stop making them this year
24. Jeremy Clarkson’s remarks about Meghan Markle are a symptom of our 21st century Dark Age
25. Scottish independence: Dear Santa, please give the SNP a referendum, it’s the only way they’ll shut up about it and start governing the country properly
26. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: Film industry may discover that immortality for actors is no Holy Grail
27. I’m a Celebrity: Matt Hancock’s jungle sabbatical adds to feeling that politicians are in it for themselves – Alastair Stewart
28. After Supreme Court’s Scottish independence referendum ruling, Nicola Sturgeon should resign
29. Scottish independence: SNP needs to get real about foreign policy. Flowery moralpolitik doesn’t cut it in the real world
30. Scottish independence: Unionists who call themselves democrats cannot deny SNP a referendum
31. Backlash against Hancock’s jungle foray is predictable when we don’t know what MPs really do
32. Immaturity, simplicity and populism prevail in our politics – and it’s toxic
33. Dyslexia: Let’s drop the clichés and start recognising the cost, the challenges and the condition’s different forms 
34. Winston Churchill loved Scotland. The least Scotland can do is drop the ugly myths about him
35. Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘I detest the Tories’ remark may set a bitter tone for independence push 
36. Films that ‘fictionalise’ reality are leading more than just Garfield astray
37. Winston Churchill painted to relieve depression. I discovered the therapeutic effects of scale modelling during lockdown
38. Liz Truss and King Charles can learn from Richard Nixon’s successor, Gerald Ford, about power that lacks democratic legitimacy
39. Volume of sexist, violent and misogynistic attacks on female politicians is harrowing
40. This England: Is it too soon to make a drama out of a crisis?
41. Edinburgh International Book Festival: Why the book will never die even in the Internet Age
42. Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Crying baby at Matt Forde’s show should weep over increasingly selfish attitudes that are eroding society
43. Former prime ministers like Gordon Brown and John Major should set up non-party political ‘brains trust’ to help the nation in times of crisis
44. James Bond’s enduring appeal is best understood through the books
45. Televised Tory leadership debates are a charade that sums up our trying times 
46. Tom Hanks enters culture wars over role as gay man in Philadelphia but fails to mention his most insensitive tropes
47. As Tory leadership contenders burnish their military credentials, will a new Winston Churchill emerge or just a little generalissimo?
48. Labour’s refusal to consider return to EU shows it’s just pandering to Boris Johnson’s populist myths
49. Scottish independence referendum: SNP and unionist parties have put Scotland on course for Catalonia style chaos
50. Scottish independence: SNP’s permanent revolution is showing signs of Maoist tendencies and George Orwell’s Two Minutes Hate
51. NHS in crisis: How private businesses can ease the pressure on the health service
52. What now for justice in the high stakes court of public opinion?
53. Anti-feminism and anti-woke backlashes is being disguised as legitimate criticism
54. Scotland’s council elections produced a slew of coalitions, but why can’t the public have a say in their make-up?
55. Scottish independence: Unionists should learn from history and form an anti-SNP alliance
56. Keir Starmer to oust Boris Johnson? How history shows UK may be ready for a boring prime minister
57. Scottish independence: ‘One-party state’ Scotland needs to find a resolution to its perennial problem
58. Netflix’s The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On is wholesale relationship slaughter and one reason why streaming services are in trouble
59. Film and TV industry should realise that sometimes we need heroes to help us escape from reality
60. Covid finally got me and, trust me, we all still need to keep testing for this awful disease 
61. Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin’s regime, not ordinary Russians, is responsible for the deaths and destruction
62. Will Smith might have been in the right, but in the real world his slap would hurt a lot more
63. Ukraine-Russia war: Volodymyr Zelensky is demonstrating that heroes really do exist – Alastair Stewart
64. Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee: A damp squib of an institution in decline or a return to the heady days of 2012?
65. Social media algorithms can drive traffic for seemingly harmless film and TV reviews laced with racism, sexism and other forms of prejudice
66. Russia-Ukraine war: West must resist crisis fatigue and realise opposing Vladimir Putin requires long-term commitment
67. Ukraine-Russia war: Boris Johnson could be a worthy leader if he learns from Ukraine’s own Winston Churchill, Volodymyr Zelensky 
68. Women-only carriages on trains: Proposal shows the need to get tough on extreme anti-social behaviour
69. Anti-car rhetoric is rising amid climate emergency but not all motorists are out for a Top Gear-style jolly
70. Disney’s Pam & Tommy may be ‘based on’ fact, but should be viewed as fiction
71. Social media: We need to reassess the increasing digitisation of our lives
72. Boris Johnson beware. Scots MPs brought down Jim Callaghan and even tried to oust Winston Churchill during Second World War
73. Downing Street parties: Boris Johnson is unlikely to go quietly so we can expect increasingly angry soundbites and absurd policies
74. Cobra Kai’s success as a Karate Kid sequel is based on its adherence to Aristotle’s advice to be ‘consistently inconsistent’
75. Covid lockdown restrictions have strained many friendships, but the true ones will remain
76. Covid: New Year’s resolutions in the pandemic age are a mistake
77. The question of what to do with the work of controversial artists
78. Covid in Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon should realise even Winston Churchill’s rhetoric couldn’t hide the need for results in this war against the pandemic
79. Covid Omicron variant: Government should act decisively, not keep us all on tenterhooks with constant warnings
80. Think Winston Churchill hated Scotland? Think again
81. We need a cultural shift that equates wellbeing with success 
82. Scotland’s NHS is in crisis as people fail to realise that they too could become a statistic 
83. COP26 climate change summit: A world government may be required to truly tackle global warming
84. Scotland’s councillors should be better paid given their level of responsibility for education, environment, homelessness and more
85. Vicious political language is spilling over into violence. We must change how we talk about each other
86. Covid pandemic saw planning consultations go online. The results were not what you might expect
87. How James Bond is being let down by Boris Johnson and co in the battle for hearts and minds
88. Scottish independence vs the Union: Police Scotland and Gaelic being drawn into culture-war politics is a sign we’re in trouble
89. SNP-Green ‘coalition’ is not what Scotland voted for and there is a better way to run the country
90. Covid vaccine passports should be expanded to become full-blown medical ID cards
91. Scottish independence: Why the Scottish Parliament should be given the power to call second referendum
92. Dyslexia is not a superpower or a ‘gift’, whatever Princess Beatrice says
93. Spain’s most far-right town was made rich off the backs of low-paid migrant workers but some still long for General Franco’s return
94. SNP needs to get real about foreign policy in a complicated world
95. Is Nicola Sturgeon at risk from the ‘curse’ of China’s panda diplomacy?
96. Love Island is brain-dead smut and reality TV is the modern-day equivalent of Victorian freak shows
97. Scotland can’t just play the perfect friend on the world stage
98. Boris Johnson is not a true conservative in the style of either One Nation Tory Benjamin Disraeli or Margaret Thatcher
99. James Bond: Will a physically imperfect 007 ever face a handsome supervillain or will out-dated stereotypes continue?
100. Reading Hitler and Lenin does not make you a Nazi or a communist. We must examine the worst of our history
101. Scottish independence: MSPs who are also MPs, like Douglas Ross, could help keep the Union together – Alastair Stewart
102. Scottish independence: Scots living in rest of UK should be allowed to vote in any future referendum
103. Scottish independence, like Brexit, depends on creating a villain as politics turns into militant smearing
104. Scottish independence: Irredentism, not nationalism, will deliver a Yes vote
105. We should elect the monarch – and banish a millennium’s worth of privilege
106. Scottish independence: Why Dominic Cummings’ gift to the Yes campaign is no good reason to leave the UK
107. Nicola Sturgeon’s personality cult may mean she will ultimately face the same fate as Margaret Thatcher
108. Scottish independence may seem a good idea amid ‘post-war’ euphoria of Covid pandemic’s end but history warns against unrealistic dreams
109. Why reliance on social media is bad for our politics
110. Politicians must act to shore up flagging public morale as motivation to follow the rules flags
111. Winston Churchill was close friends with a founder and leader of the SNP, Andrew Dewar Gibb, and supported Scottish home rule
112. Scottish independence: Why James Bond’s most incredible mission just might be saving the Union
113. Digital exclusion is not just a problem for the elderly 
114. How can we love the art while hating the artist?
115. Why Douglas Ross should remain an MP 
116. Scottish independence: How a federal UK could save the Union
117. George MacDonald Fraser’s Flashman can teach us a lesson in morality
118. Donald Trump is the President who would be king, just as shine comes off Britain’s Royal family
119. VE Day: Why Britain is not overly obsessed with the Second World War
120. Climate change means lockdown-induced boom in working from home is here to stay
121. Coronavirus: Why we should beware talk of global utopia after Covid-19 threat recedes
122. Coronavirus: Is Britain now at war with Covid-19? 
123. Coronavirus: How Covid-19 could torpedo independence
124. Amateur ‘coronavirus experts’ should learn a lesson from Jurgen Klopp
125. Thatcher, Churchill and the Lib Dems: The danger posed by simplistic judgements 
126. Freedom of movement in the EU was a geopolitical wonder
127. How Scotland’s political parties failed to respond to devolution 
128. How TV talent shows exploit a horrible human instinct
129. Why hating the Tories is bad for Scotland
130. We need healthy debate over avoidable deaths
131. Never mind saving the world, a Jane Bond could change it 
132. How Hollywood seems to be embracing use of ‘ghost actors’
133. Should we treat Tony Blair as an elder statesman or put him on trial?
134. Churchill’s roar drowns out Johnson’s huge ego 
135. We need to talk about an independent Scotland’s foreign policy
136. Brexit: Why Gibraltar’s border issue is most likely flashpoint for violence
137. Nuclear weapons: Big question is whether UK would use them in revenge 
138. Brexit: How Brexiteers’ worldview can be understood through history 
139. Brexit Britain must realise it cannot stand alone in the 21st-century world
140. Why people are not listening to Greta Thunberg
141. A robust Tory party can only be good for Scotland’s democracy 
142. Corbyn can save the Union if he embraces federalism
143. Why political opinion polls may well be harming our democracy
144. How to make your career ambitions come true in the digital age 
145. The danger to democracy posed by voting apps and internet politics
146. How we’ve failed to heed Nikita Khrushchev’s warning about personality cults
147. How US-style politics could be damaging British democracy
148. What the public can learn from MPs’ pragmatism
149. French Revolution has lessons for Brexit Britain
150. One more (reluctant) fight – that’s why we love comeback screen heroes (print only)
151. The European Union’s biggest failure? Explaining what it does
152. Why we’re fascinated by Jeremy Kyle, Katie Hopkins and the like
153. Why Gothic Edinburgh was born to be Gotham City
154. MP for Spain? Expats need a voice
155. Brexit: Why it’s wrong to blame the older generation
156. Social media addiction is gaining recognition from an unlikely source 
157. How does the UK reconcile post Brexit? (print only)
158. Brexit: To expats in EU, the UK sounds like it’s preparing for war 
159. Dear John McDonnell, if Winston Churchill is a villain, who is a hero? 
160. Scottish independence would strip Churchill of his ‘Britishness’
161. Here’s how to end the UK’s ‘elective dictatorship’ 
162. Will tourist tax have the same effect on tourists as plastic bag tax had on bags? 
163. What Donald Tusk can learn from Winston Churchill 
164. Winston Churchill: Ross Greer is wrong, but so is Piers Morgan 
165. Scottish Secretary should be elected by MSPs
166. Donald Trump’s wealth is no reason to denounce him 
167. Churchill once defended ‘Scottish nationalism’ at Ibrox stadium
168. Disagreeing is a virtue our society is fast forgetting (print only)
169. Macedonian village healer changed my life in a way I didn’t expect
170. North Macedonia? Don’t you ‘North Briton’ me!
171. Scotland is the Casablanca of the Great Brexit

Alastair Stewart: Scotland desperately needs a government minister for older people

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1. NHS has languished in the shadows for far too long
2. Orthodox good will reflects our Scottish diversity 
3. Covid in Scotland: Something is terribly wrong with our NHS
4. Edinburgh’s statue slavery row: Interactive, digital plaques could be used to teach us their real history
5. Going digital is the way forward for planning
6. Today it’s a fear and loathing in Edinburgh day
7. Meadows action plan should be a city template
8. Why aparthotels are ready-made Covid solution
9. It’s time for a rethink on living in retirement
10. Scotland needs fresh ideas for empty homes
11. Donald Trump has saved our democracy
12. Going digital is no quick fix for Christmas cheer
13. This war on virus is unearthing political truths
14. Switch to digital is boosting community engagement
15. Don’t let social media scare stories add to pandemic fears 
16. Churchill’s Scottish connections run deeper than we may think
17. Tory strength in opposition is good for Scottish democracy
18. Colour-blind casting ensures new talent gets recognition
19. Disabled can bear brunt of social shaming in Scotland 
20. Two decades after devolution, do we actually understand it? 
21. A problem with pubs re-opening
22. Great men and women have earned a place in our history
23. We’re a shell shocked nation in need of cautious optimism
24. Let’s make our streets interactive learning places
25. Even reduced democracy is better than no democracy
26. If we don’t all follow the rules then the chances are none of us will
27. Coronavirus: Is lockdown showing us the shape of things to come?
28. Coronavirus: Let’s get virtually married, it will be good for morale
29. Coronavirus: Isolation will start the clock on a mental health timebomb
30. Immigration: The UK’s new policy is an affront to reason
31. As a society, we seem torn between fear and optimism
32. Burns Night a good time to see our history for what it is
33. We don’t need a solution to homelessness, we need a resolution
34. Would independent Scotland be a ‘good global citizen’

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Thorny question at heart of Scotland’s relationship with royal family

Balkan warning for independent Scottish state

THE BIG READ: Hero or villain? The battle for the truth about Winston Churchill and Scotland

Emergency alert test – telling domestic abuse survivors to turn off phones is missing the point

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Pass a law to block Boris Johnson’s solo trips abroad (PDF)

The humiliated West ought to heed Flashman’s warning (PDF)

It’s time for Scotland to reclaim Winston Churchill (PDF)

Post-independence UK would hold all cards over Scotland (PDF)

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General election 2024: Why it may be time for a boring Prime Minister after Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak

Remembrance: The Scots-style memorial on a Greek hillside

How Humza Yousaf’s ideology must go beyond the ‘Scotland First’ approach under Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond

SNP leadership contents: Why Kate Forbes should look to Scottish Tory peer Annabel Goldie for inspiration

Is it time to gag Robert Burns

A Dickens of a connection: Scrooge and Edinburgh

Why Sir Winston Churchill’s exit from Dundee was far from a disgrace – remembering his tenure as a Scottish MP

Sir Winston Churchill’s long association with Balmoral and his first meetings with Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles

Johnson should take care what conflicts he conjures up

Machiavelli – moralist of people power

1. Westminster is playing the oldest trick in the book with Brexit
2. It can’t be healthy for Westminster to turn Border request into row
3. Covid-19 is an unmitigated disaster for people’s transport needs
4. Racist anti-China virus conspiracies show how history repeats itself

Looking for a new twin? Edinburgh’s friendship future is with Macedonia (PDF)

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The Scot who tried to kill Franco with explosives hidden under his Granny’s sweater

Scottish teacher calls for expat MPs 

1. Teacher in Spain launches online petition for MPs for Brits living abroad
2. A very British fudge – why democratising the Monarchy may be the best compromise 
3. It’s time to call Theresa May undemocratic
4. Votes for life must only be the beginning
5. Why it’s time for overseas MPs
6. Passports are a hint of things to come
7. Guns will stop the US government? Give me a break
8. Is Batfleck the hero for the Trump generation?
9. Star Trek: Discovery isn’t really Star Trek
10. If Nigel Farage is calling for a second referendum, it’s time…
11. Decluttering social media
12. New Year’s resolutions are hogwash
13. The Apprentice is bad for business and bad for the BBC
14. Have you noticed something about Bond villains?
15. I’m a member of the Scottish Parliament – Get Me Out Of Here
16. It’s not superhero fatigue, it’s misery fatigue
17. Brits abroad must help support stray cats and dogs
18. Shouldn’t International Men’s Day be as important as the female…
19. Lights, camera, Salmond!
20. The rise of the social media wedding
21. Kevin Spacey has betrayed his fans and they’re hurting too
22. Why irredentism explains Brexit
23. Catalonia was a gross injustice, plain and simple
24. The day America accidentally dropped a nuclear bomb on Spain
25. Read this before you see the film Dunkirk
26. Don’t be afraid of the big, bad doctor
27. The Diana tapes are a ‘macabre indulgence’
28. Brexit, the game show!
29. Stop panicking about new Doctor Who Jodie Whittaker
30. Expatriates need to stop calling themselves ‘expats’
31. Doctor Who travels through space, time and… Spain
32. Why doesn’t Spain love the iPhone?
33. Why Brexit matters in Almeria
34. Dual mandates are wrecking British politics
35. Who’s who in Almeria politics
36. Our responses to terror must be consistent
37. Opinion: Why Tim Farron had to go
38. When Winston Churchill bribed Spain’s General Franco
39. May-day: Looking at the General Election result
40. Grenfell Tower blaze victims deserve justice
41. Why Theresa May is wrong about human rights
42. Of course Wonder Woman deserves an all-female showing
43. Understanding Spain’s political parties

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1. A street called 17 January 1966 
2. At home and abroad: What does Europe mean? (print)
3. A very British fudge – Why democratising the Monarchy is the only way forward
4. Brexit makes me angry, and you should be too
5. Brexit, the game show! (print)
6. Brexit thoughts: Through the glass, darkly with Mrs May (print)
7. Boris, Brexit and Britons in Spain (print)
8. Brits abroad must support stray cats in Europe
9. Can you compare Scotland and Catalonia (print)
10. Catalonia was a gross injustice, plain and simple (print)
11. Decluttering the hell of social media
12. Did the sun really seton the British empire? (print)
13. Doctor Who travels through space, time…and Spain
14. Don’t be afraid of the big, bad doctor (print)
15. Dual mandates are wrecking British politics (print)
16. Expatriates need to stop calling themselves ‘expats’ (print)
17. Gibraltar doesn’t, shouldn’t and won’t bother the Spanish (print)
18. Grenfell Tower blaze victims deserve justice (print)
19. Guns will stop the US government? Give me a break!
20. Have you noticed something about Bond villains? (print)
21. History and hope over terror and tyranny (print)
22. How do the Spanish feel about the UK general election? (print)
23. I’m a member of the Scottish Parliament, get me out of here!
24. If Nigel Farage is calling for a second referendum, it’s time for a rethink 
25. Is Batfleck the hero for the Trump generation?
26. Is Discovery Star Trek?
27. It’s time to call Theresa May undemocratic
28. It’s not superhero fatigue, it’s misery fatigue
29. Kevin Spacey has betrayed his fans and they’re hurting too 
30. Lights, camera, Salmond
31. May, Rajoy and ‘Brexpats’ (print)
32. May is right to hold a general election (print)
33. May-day: Looking at the general election (print)
34. Moggmentum is the last straw of sanity (print)
35. New Year’s resolutions are hogwash 
36. Of course Wonder Woman deserves and all-female showing (print)
37. Opinion: Terrorism can’t become normalised (print)
38. Our responses to terror must be consistent (print)
39. Passports are a hint of things to come
40. Read this before you see Dunkirk (print)
41. Shouldn’t International Men’s Day be as important as International Women’s Day?
42. Stop panicking about Jodie Whittaker (print)
43. The Apprentice is bad for business and bad for the BBC
44. The Diana tapes are a macabre indulgence (print)
45. The old men in grey suits should be listened to (print)
46. The rise of the social media wedding
47. Tired of government officials lying to you? (print)
48. Trains, planes and bins: how Almeria works (print)
49. Trump’s obvious historical strategy (print)
50. The UK is not coming apart at the seams over Europe (print)
51. Understanding Spain’s political parties (print)
52. Votes for life must only be the beginning
53. When Churchill bribed Franco (print)
54. Who’s who in Almeria politics (print)
55. Why Brexit matters to Almeria (Almeria)
56. Why Esteban Gonzalez Pons’ comments on Scotland don’t matter (print)
57. Why doesn’t Spain love the iPhone? (print)
58. Why irredentism explains Brexit
59. Why it’s time for overseas MPs
60. Why Theresa May is wrong about human rights (print)
61. Why Tim Farron had to go (print)
62. Why Trump matters to Europe (print)
63. Why Spain and Britain are two peas in a pod (print)
64. WIll apps kill pubs? (print)

News reporting (gallery)

Kevin Spacey has betrayed his fans and they’re hurting too

Can you compare Scotland and Catalonia?

Theresa May should bring back David Cameron

1. Alastair Stewart: We need to see our history as it is, not how we want it to be
2. Alastair Stewart: The last of the summer PMs?
3. Alastair Stewart: Should commentators run for office?
4. Alastair Stewart: A very British fudge – why democratising the monarchy may be the best compromise
5. Alastair Stewart: It’s not nationalism which explains Brexit – it’s irredentism
6. Alastair Stewart: Referenda are a fad – don’t let them undermine democratic accountability
7. Alastair Stewart: I’m a Scot in Spain with a Macedonian fiancée – here’s why Brexit makes me angry
8. Alastair Stewart: Why Tam Dalyell’s death was the passing of the old guard in Scotland
9. Alastair Stewart: Can you really compare Scotland and Catalonia?

Dyslexia Scotland: Dyslexia Voice

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1. The 10 best bookshops in Edinburgh
2. Lights, Camera, Salmond!
3. Opinion – Kevin Spacey has betrayed his fans too
4. Does Edinburgh’s recycling policy discriminate against the elderly?

The irony of empire: Why 2012 was the triumph of Britain without empire

Alastair Stewart: We expats are still under a cloud of uncertainty about our residency rights

One nation conservatism is a way of seeing the world

Has May got a one-nation Brexit policy?

Theresa May should bring back David Cameron

The simulation of madness

1. Churchill: The man, not the myth, Part II
2. Churchill: The man, not the myth, Part I
3. The Scottish Parliament’s time limits should be reformed
4. Yes, real men do eat quiche!
5. Lights, Camera, Salmond!
6. Where now for Spain and Catalonia?
7. Theresa May should bring back David Cameron
8. Cameron and May failed as one-nation conservatives: We must now build a new consensus 
9. Do we really want a race of uneducated Northern Britons?
10. 2012 demonstrates the triumph of Britain without empire 
11. Edinburgh Fringe Review: Enlightenment Titans 
12. Edinburgh Fringe Review: Winston on the Run

You Turn If You Want To: Why Scottish Conservatives Should Cautiously Look Forward

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Columns

The Wee Dram – A Personal View of the 2023 Churchill Conference

The Wee Dram – Of Pillars and Kings

The Wee Dram – Perspectives on Churchill from Scotland

Features

Churchill and Balmoral

Statesmen of the Great War: Churchill and Sir James Guthrie

Why Have the Scots Forsaken Churchill?

Book Review

Review: Allen Packwood and Richard Dannatt, Churchill’s D-Day

Review: Gordon Barclay and Louise Heren, Tanks on the Streets? The Battle of George Square, Glasgow, 1919

Review: Sinclair McKay, Meeting Churchill: A Life in 90 Encounters,

Review: Andrew Liddle, Churchill and Scotland

Review: Otto English, Fake History: Ten Great Lies and How They Shaped the World

Review: Tariq Ali, Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes

TV

Review: The Churchill Myths

Review: TV: Churchill (Channel 5)

Theatre

Review: Winston on the Fringe

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Churchill and Balmoral 

Why have the Scots forsaken Churchill?

The Scot who nearly killed Franco

Churchill: Remember the man, not the myth

Part 1: Debunking the cult of Churchill

Using primary sources to explore the statesman’s life and work.

Part 2: Churchill as a military leader

A look at Churchill’s reputation as a boorish war leader with a penchant for expeditions over expediency. Is it justified?

Part 3: Churchill the actor

For all his flaws and quirks, Churchill makes for an infinitely more interesting character study than the heavily redacted, and catastrophically cliched, caricature of a stoic leader with a jutted jaw and cigar.

Part 4: Why the real quotes are better than the memes

Alastair calls for a more significant distinction between the real and apocryphal stories about Churchill.

Part 5: A heavy drinker?

Examining Churchill’s reputation as a heavy drinker.

Part 6: The real price of ale

If Churchill wasn’t an alcoholic, but if he fanned tall drinking tales about himself, then what was he at heart?

Part 7: Churchill was a peacemaker, not just a warrior

Exploring Churchill’s postwar role as a peacemaker.

Part 8: The Dream reveal’s Churchill’s soul

What ‘The Dream’ can tell us about Churchill’s relationship with the father he thought never believed in him.

Part 9: Churchill & Europe – the ultimate myth?

The many Churchills, the many Europes.

Part 10: Churchill on our doorstep

Where are the books dedicated to Churchill and Scotland?

Character Limit

Naked in Alaska

Shrew

Bugs: remembering an ahead-of-its-time tech TV thriller

Star Trek: looking back at the BBC’s ban and censorship

Crime Traveller: celebrating an underappreciated 90s sci-fi

The Crown review: a mesh of history books and melodrama

Star Trek: what Discovery can take from its past

Stargate SG-1: was longevity its curse?

The plot holes and symbolism of The Dark Knight Rises

Would a break be good for Doctor Who?

Review | Matt Forde: Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right

Review | Brothers of War

Review | Burton’s Last Call

Review | The Rules: Sex, Lies and Serial Killers

Review | The Shawshank Redemption 

Review | The Picture of Dorian Gray

Review | Pip Utton: Adolf 

Review | The Confessions of Gordon Brown

Review | Pip Utton: Churchill

Is it time for some Jeffersonian thinking?

Friday 3 May 2024

Wednesday 1 May 2024

Monday 29 April 2024

GB News Sunday Sunday 28th April

Good Afternoon Britain | Friday 26th April 

Martin Daubney | Thursday 25th April

Mark Daubney | 16 February 2024

GB News Sunday with Emily Carner | Sunday 17th September 2023

Patrick Christys – Tuesday 8th August 2023

GB News Live With Mark Longhurst | Thursday 15th June 2023

GB News Live With Mark Longhurst | Thursday 30th March 2023

Patrick Christys | Monday 27th March 2023

Breakfast with Stephen and Anne | Sunday 19th March 2023

Mark Longhurst | Wednesday 22nd February 2023

Alastair Stewart & Friends | Saturday 18th February

1. Which Scottish Future? | Politics Galore! Ep.183
2. More SNP leadership fun with Alastair Stewart | Politics Galore! Ep. 175
3. Alastair Stewart, Orbit Comms. | Politics Galore Ep.162
4. Alastair Stewart & SCGA | Politics Galore! Ep.151
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