From Catalonia to Caledonia

Well, well, well…. Who would have thought it? Steven Purcell, leader of Glasgow City Council and rising star of the Scottish Labour Part...

In the end, only four MPs will be prosecuted by the Police. Full details of the story can be found at the BBC News website. The extent of t...

Sometimes I wonder why I blog when I enjoy more reading other people's bright and illuminating writing. Perhaps I should just post links...

It is quite extraordinary what is happening in the UK in the last few months. A few weeks ago, we woke up to discover that our elected repre...

Well, the campaign to stop shaking hands with the less-than-honourable members has not made the impact I was hoping for… never mind. I hones...

Sometimes I cannot help thinking that the BBC’s reputation for objectivity, neutrality and high journalistic standards is more a myth than r...

Since the extent of the expenses scandal became clear, I have been flabbergasted at the dishonesty and the lack of morality of the vast majo...

Perhaps, there was a point in Michael Martin becoming the Speaker of the House. Maybe the toffs needed to be told by a Glasgow shop steward ...

There is a massive scandal engulfing British politics. It relates to the expenses system operated in the House of Commons, the British Parli...

Excellent news today in Scotland: the Labour party, after decades of neglect, have been voted out. Glasgow East, one of the most deprived ar...

Regular readers will have noticed that I have been not very active of late. There are a variety of reasons: + Work: the credit liquidity sq...

Today, I have heard one of the most chilling programmes on the radio for a very long time. I used to work in a local radio station, and I li...

I could not believe my ears when BBC Radio Scotland played the clip during the drivetime news. On Wednesday 23rd of May 2007, during Scottis...

Well, even in defeat, Scottish Labour has managed to take the shine of the historic SNP victory on the May 3 elections. I am referring of co...

Well the first results are coming in and it does not look good for Scotland. Labour are holding onto their seats in their heartlands in the ...

If there was any doubt, if you were so naïve to think that the Labour party had any decency left, and that is stretching one’s imagination, ...