- A Hung Parliament - March 12, 2010
A good analysis of how a hung parliament could work.
- Independence Referendum Limbo - February 25, 2010
Is Alex Salmond’s decision to unveil his bill in draft form a key turning point or a humiliating climbdown?
- Analysis: Sturgeon's apology - February 24, 2010
Sorry is meant to be the hardest word to say.
- Will Nicola Sturgeon keep her job? - February 24, 2010
The Deputy First Minister is in the dock after she wrote a letter for a convicted fraudster.
- Blog: Operation Fear - February 22, 2010
Gordon Brown launched "Operation Fightback" - but is it actually "Operation Fear"?
- Blog: No-one likes a bully - February 22, 2010
How damaging are claims that Gordon Brown has bullied his staff?
- Council cuts: how and where they will hit - February 10, 2010
Coming to a council near you - cuts, and lots of them.
- Budget Analysis - February 3, 2010
Read my take on the Scottish budget.
- Budget Build-Up - February 3, 2010
Will the Scottish Government get the budget passed?
- Secret Scotland - January 28, 2010
A stand-off is threatening Scotland’s commitment to openness and transparency.
- Is Scotland's recession over? - January 26, 2010
While the UK’s now growing, it’s feared Scotland may still be shrinking.
- Is England subsidising Scotland? - January 25, 2010
A report claims Scotland’s gained £76billion in a ‘devolution dividend’ since 1991.
- Budget Bickering - January 20, 2010
MSPs asked to approve the Scottish Budget, but will ministers win enough support?
- A Political Rescue Operation - January 11, 2010
What are Labour's General Election chances following the latest attempt to oust Gordon Brown?
- Photo: Renewables Launch - January 8, 2010
Alex Salmond announcing new wind farms off Scotland's coast.
- Photo: Loch Lomond - December 23, 2009
Just a nice landscape of Loch Lomond on Christmas Eve.
- The Scottish Squeeze - December 10, 2009
Official figures on the Scottish budget for 2010-11 show major cuts are ahead.
- Is the Pre-Budget Report unravelling? - December 10, 2009
Was Alistair Darling focused on repairing the nation’s finances or Labour’s political fortunes?
- Health Checks - the NHS and Scottish economy - December 4, 2009
Two health checks - one focuses on the NHS, the other on Scotland's fragile economy.
- Photo: Mike Russell - December 3, 2009
The new education secretary on his first day in the job.
- Photo: The Capital By Night - November 27, 2009
Just a quick snap from St Andrew's House.
- Photo - Surfers Against Sewage - November 24, 2009
The group wants 'surfing reserves' to be created in Scotland.
- Scotland's Public Sector - A Less Than Comfy Cushion? - November 19, 2009
Does Scotland's large public sector cushion us from recession or make it worse?
- Photo: G20 Protest - November 8, 2009
Protestors create a 'hall of shame' in St Andrews.
- The Expenses Shake-up and Holyrood - November 4, 2009
Will Holyrood's expenses system remain 'world leading'?
- The SNP’s Not So Trivial Twenty - November 2, 2009
Can Alex Salmond learn lessons from Labour's 'Feeble Fifty'?
- Should Gordon Brown agree to a televised debate? - October 10, 2009
David Cameron’s signed up. So too has Nick Clegg. Should Gordon Brown?
