Ruth Davidson 'likely' to be Scotland's next first minister
Jackson Carlaw insisted it was "perfectly possible, if not in fact now likely" that she would lead the next Scottish Government.
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Unspun: the political diary
CLANGER of the week award goes to Jackson Carlaw for his interview in the new Holyrood magazine. The acting Scottish Tory leader seems to think maternity leave is a bit of a doss. He described Ruth Davidson’s absence from Holyrood for the birth of…
Anti-Boris Johnson Operation Arse hailed 'great success' by senior Tory insider
THE Tory Party drive to stop Boris Johnson becoming its next leader - Operation Arse - has been hailed a “great success”.
FMQs sketch: Deputies steal the show in liveliest First Minister’s Questions in months
Nicola Sturgeon should leave the country more often. Ruth Davidson too. The clash between their deputies made for the liveliest First Minister’s Questions in months.
FMQs sketch: Parking thicket
NICOLA Sturgeon should leave the country more often. Ruth Davidson too. The clash between their deputies made for the liveliest First Minister’s Questions in months.
Scottish Tories condemn MP alleged to have groped men
THE stand-in leader of the Scottish Tories has described claims one of his party’s MPs groped men in a Westminster bar as “completely unacceptable”.
A model for the ministry
ON reading Johnston McKay’s obituary of Rev David Munro, a much-respected minister (The Herald, February 6), it occurs to me that his final paragraph provides an ideal summary of the qualities required in the ministry today: “...a fine preacher,…
Ross Thomson: The Aberdeen MP who is no stranger to controversy
HE is the Scots Conservative MP who cannot keep out the headlines.
Paul Hutcheon: Richard Leonard is appealing to the few, not the many
THE leaked Scottish Labour membership figures inevitably raise an awkward question for party leader Richard Leonard. If you cannot motivate your own troops, what chance is there of inspiring voters?
Calls for permission to hold Indyref2 'must be accepted by UK Government' - Ian Blackford
Westminster Leader Ian Blackford has claimed Westminster is "now taking powers" from the Scottish government against their will and that the SNP will not give up their position on independence.
