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Can Humza Yousaf save himself?
Scotland's first minister must ruin Nicola Sturgeon or face ruin himself.
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A Very Long Good Friday
After 25 years, it is time to tell the truth about the Northern Irish peace process
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The last echo of an old, old, psalm
Kate Forbes and the Free Kirk are the vestigial remnants of a Scotland which no longer really exists.
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Notes on a medical scandal
We may never know how many children in Britain have been damaged by thoughtless, if well-intentioned, gender-affirming medicine
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So what did Nicola Sturgeon ever do for us?
Unlike the Romans, much less than she promised. She failed.
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Yes, of course there is a Culture War
But the people leading it are usually the people who most often complain about it.
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The Debatable Land
Politics, culture, and history from Scotland, the UK and beyond
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