John Smith 25 years on
25 years since the death of John Smith, Alastair Osborne strips the myths from the man and remembers the reality of his contribution, the pain of his loss, and...
The terms “BritNat” and “Unionist” are lazy and wrong
Mick Watson takes on the descriptions “BritNat” and “unionist” which are widely used on social media against opponents of Scottish independence, and sets out why this is both lazy...
We must empower the people in any future independence referendum
Robert Hoskins follows up last week’s article about the impact of Brexit on a future indyref2 with a closer look at what the inclusion of a confirmatory vote –...
Dying younger
Martin Hutchison believes the root of the recent decline in Scottish and UK life expectancy is our poor diet, and that official government guidelines may deserve some of the...
Has Brexit blown indyref2 out of the water?
The country is learning hard lessons about direct democracy from the Brexit process. Robert Hoskins argues that those lessons should fundamentally alter Scotland’s attitude to any proposed second independence...
A people’s vote
On the eve of the People’s Vote March Ronnie McGowan explains why his participation is in part the repayment of a debt of gratitude to his parents, and to...
It’s time for devolved immigration
John Erskine, Vice Chair of Inverness and Nairn CLP, says that Scotland – and our rural economy in particular – needs to be able to pursue a different immigration...