Wednesday 8 May 2024
Devolution and the quango state
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This week is the 25th anniversary of the first elections to the Scottish Parliament. Commentary typically focuses on how the Parliament ha...
Tuesday 9 April 2024
Ukraine and the 'Johnson thwarted peace' myth
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I was involved in a panel discussion about defence expenditure this week. A trade union activist I greatly respect justified his argument ag...
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Saturday 9 March 2024
Defence in an Independent Scotland
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The Scottish Government has published the latest policy paper in its Building a New Scotland series, An Independent Scotland’s Place in the...
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Defence and security in an uncertain world
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Everyone is suddenly talking about defence. Britain’s Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Patrick Sanders, discussed a ‘citizen’s army’....
Monday 8 January 2024
Tough political decisions
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It could be a long political year if today's election pitches are anything to go by. Anas Sarwar was making a pitch to Yes voters in R...
Tuesday 19 December 2023
Scottish Budget 2024-25
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There were no big surprises in the draft Scottish Budget published today. I set out the background to the Budget in a briefing for the Ji...
Monday 4 December 2023
Pharmanomics - How Big Pharma Destroys Global Health
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If you read one book this year about the economics of health, Pharmanomics by Nick Dearden should be it. The Director of Global Justice un...
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