The fall of the reluctant leader: the inside story of Scottish Labour’s crisis
Even those inured to the gang warfare that periodically engulfs the party are stunned by the events of the last…
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Ukip fills a vacuum left by Westminster parties in Northern Ireland
Absent-minded protagonists? The UK parties are contributing to a political crisis in Northern Ireland.
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Johann Lamont resigns – what now for Scottish Labour?
The departure of the party’s leader leaves it without an immediately obvious successor.
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What’s behind John Kerry’s curious appointment of Gary Hart as his Northern Ireland rep?
The US Secretary of State has appointed former senator and presidential hopeful, Gary Hart, as his “personal representative” on Northern Ireland. Why?
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Most of Britain’s parties could be led by women within the next two years
Two-thirds of our political parties in Westminster could be led by women in the near future.
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Scotland and devolution: is Gordon Brown making life difficult for his party?
The former PM’s promises could cause trouble for Labour.
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How many seats will the SNP surge cost Labour at the general election?
A new poll puts the nationalists in first place in voting intention.
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Conspiracy and paranoia reign in the grassroots Scottish independence movement
At a Yes rally following the Scottish independence referendum result, talk of conspiracy was ubiquitous.
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