Alex Massie is a Contributor at The Times and The Sunday Times. He writes weekly columns primarily focused on Scottish politics, chronicling the era of SNP dominance, while also covering themes related to elections, government, and public policy. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Times, and The Sunday Times.
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Alex Massie's articles predominantly focus on local government and politics, particularly in Scotland. His opinion pieces and coverage of legal policy regulation suggest that he would likely be responsive to pitches from experts or insiders within the Scottish political landscape. Topics related to the Scottish National Party (SNP), independence movements, and interactions with other political parties such as the Tories are also prominent in his work.
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The SNP’s responses to opposition parties’ challenges about the Peter Murrell affair are condescending and show contempt for the political process
SNP ministers now acknowledge that spending cuts and tough choices lie ahead. Whether they have the political will to do what’s required is another matter
After the Peter Murrell debacle the reaction of the SNP’s grandees is both predictable and depressing. They just blame somebody else
John Swinney’s party must settle the head-wrecking stupidity of its North Sea policy — although Peter Murrell and another trans rights court defeat didn’t help
Andy Burnham’s call to rewire the British state has focused attention on Scotland’s devolved parliament, with people asking if it has been a success
The government will have to take a chainsaw to the public sector and stand up to the unions if it is to start filling the £5 billion hole in finances
The Scottish National Investment Bank’s £138m loss gives our risk-averse NHS and schools a valuable lesson in ‘useful failure’
The first minister has embraced public sector reform, but after two decades in government the SNP cannot easily escape its own record
A Scottish government that believed it was on the brink of leaving the UK would not be signalling wholesale changes to local authorities
After years of shrinking from disagreeable truths, the SNP has been confronted with a paradox: all is fine but everything must change
