Will Ireland’s fed-up voters punish the Taoiseach in the snap election?
Will the elections taking place across Ireland today result in a whole new government? Not really, is the conclusion most…
Now the SNP must prove it can govern
In the history of devolution, no Westminster government has ever given Scotland as large a block grant settlement as the…
Robert Jenrick must do more
When Kemi Badenoch took to the floor during GB News’s TV Q&A on Thursday evening, the atmosphere in the room…
This is a ten-year plan, says Labour health minister
Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government has made a lot of noise about the perilous state of the NHS, insisting the…
Stop calling us ‘junior’, demand doctors
Junior doctors made headlines this week after begrudgingly accepted the government’s pay deal. Two thirds of British Medical Association (BMA)…
Will Priti Patel’s ‘unity’ pitch succeed?
Priti Patel’s Tory leadership launch in Westminster this afternoon was an upbeat affair, featuring mango lassi and a tonne of…
Scotland’s poorest students are being failed by the SNP
Scotland’s exam results day has been something of a disaster this year. An already stressful time for anxious pupils has…
Is Robert Jenrick emerging as a leadership frontrunner?
Robert Jenrick chose a swelteringly hot day in sunny Newark to stage his official leadership campaign launch. ‘I’m in politics…
Will Starmer’s thug crackdown get results?
When Sir Keir Starmer arrived in Southport on Tuesday to pay his respects for the victims of the stabbing tragedy,…
Will Labour give in to Sinn Féin’s demands?
It’s not often that Irish republican party Sinn Féin hosts events in London, but the group included the UK capital…
Every bill announced in Labour’s King’s Speech
King Charles has now finished taking part in the state opening of parliament for the first time as monarch. The…
Vaughan Gething gone after just 118 days
It’s been a turbulent morning in Wales. First, four ministers from the Labour group quit over growing frustration at their…
Sunday shows round-up: Farage insists racism row canvasser an ‘actor’
Nigel Farage: racism row canvasser is an ‘actor’ It’s been a tricky few days for Reform UK’s leader Nigel Farage…
‘For the first time ever I might not vote’: East Renfrewshire’s voters are switching off
The SNP has dominated Scotland since 2015. In an election held just months after the independence referendum, the country turned…
Alex Salmond’s Alba party isn’t serious about the general election
In the second-floor room of a building on Tufton Street, Scotland’s former first minister Alex Salmond delivered a press conference…
Inside Scotland’s Post Office scandal
For victims of the biggest miscarriage of justice in British legal history, this week is an important one. Paula Vennells,…
Fergus Ewing: How Kate Forbes can save the SNP
Following Humza Yousaf’s resignation as First Minister, a fresh leadership contest could soon be on the cards. His would-be successors…
Are Scots tiring of devolution?
As Scottish devolution celebrates its 25th anniversary, are voters losing faith in Holyrood? A quarter of the country believes devolution…
A ban on laughing gas is long overdue
The recreational use of laughing gas has been banned in the UK from today. We are only the second country…
Steve Barclay turns to AI to save the NHS
The NHS is struggling to cope with an ageing population. Disputes over pay have created a stand off between doctors…
Will the SNP ditch ‘fringe extremist’ Greens?
Is First Minister Humza Yousaf at risk of sacrificing crucial SNP votes by refusing to ditch his party’s coalition with…
The SNP is failing poor Scottish students
When she became first minister, Nicola Sturgeon told the nation that improving Scotland’s education system was at the top of…
The private sector won’t save the NHS
NHS waiting lists are at record levels, with the number of people in the queue for treatment at 7.5 million.…
Is Scottish Labour embarrassed of Starmer?
They had balloons, handmade posters and a big red van lit up with ‘Michael Shanks: A Fresh Start’ flashing on…
Will Scottish junior doctors accept Humza’s record pay deal?
As of this afternoon, the junior doctor strikes in Scotland have been called off. Today, the Scottish government and the…
