Kenny Farquharson

A surge in spending that now sees one pound in every seven spent on benefits raises difficult questions our politicians are unfortunately happy to ignore

The election is John Swinney’s to lose but the similarities between the Nationalists’ manifesto and that of Anas Sarwar’s Scottish Labour dictates their strategy

Especially when the nationalists are in no way ready for indyref2

All eyes are on Anas Sarwar as polling day approaches yet critical questions remain unanswered for not only the Scottish Labour leader but John Swinney too

Choosing a Holyrood candidate to ‘keep out the enemy’ on May 7 is a fiendishly complex business in today’s political climate

Tactical voting on Thursday is an obstacle course of fiendish complexity

The Greater Manchester mayor’s commitment to devolution, constitutional reform and regional power could reshape Scotland’s place within the UK

Nicola Sturgeon’s problem is that she confused the working and domestic sides of her relationship with Peter Murrell

The twisted nationalism of the vigilantes should be met with a response inspired by the words of enlightenment carved in the silver mace at Holyrood

Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle can be allies against the old power centres of Westminster, Whitehall and the City of London