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Thatcher wouldn't think much of Starmer's stance on private school fees John McLellan

Scotland's net-zero drive will achieve little while China keeps burning coal John McLellan

Matheson's expenses claim may do even more damage to SNP than its indy papers John McLellan

Return of Cameron shows Sunak plans to fight for middle ground John McLellan

Ash Regan (centre) was a surprise candidate in the SNP leadership race against Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes. Picture: Craig Brough - Pool/Getty Images.

Political musical chairs will lead to a loss of faith in the SNP - John McLellan

Low emission zones will be introduced in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee next year. Picture: John Devlin/The Scotsman

The Abbeyhill LEZ anomaly - John McLellan

Members from Leith community councils say public consultation demonstrated a need for more affordable housing

Housing shortage own goal - John McLellan

Spring election might be best for the Tories – and worst for the SNP John McLellan

Why Humza Yousaf's independence strategy has put him on course for disaster John McLellan

In recognising Hamas for what it is, Yousaf has shown true leadership John McLellan

Lord Hardie said there had been a "litany of avoidable failures" in the Edinburgh tram project

​Council’s code of conduct needs beefing up after Hardie Inquiry - John McLellan

​Kate Forbes and SNP go separate ways - John McLellan

Why Scots Tories may buck national trend and win more seats at general election John McLellan

Yousaf must learn from Sunak about unachievable climate plans John McLellan

​Drug pilot site needs planning - John McLellan

​Swinney’s sorry trams role - John McLellan

Lord Andrew Hardie has finally completed his Edinburgh Tram Inquiry. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

​Oversight of major projects shouldn’t be left to amateurs - John McLellan

Yousaf's SNP government may not be as business friendly as it claims John McLellan

Class war on private schools won't help pupils left behind by state system

Humza Yousaf’s big day will speak volumes about his priorities John McLellan

Edinburgh's reputation as city of enlightenment at risk from Thunberg and co John McLellan

Rishi Sunak, with the recently elected Conservative MP Steve Tuckwell, should pay heed to what voters in Uxbridge and South Ruislip told him in the byelection (Picture: Carl Court/PA)

Speed kills but jury is still out on Edinburgh's 20mph limit John McLellan

Greens' plan for 'climate-friendly' heating in homes will wreck property prices John McLellan

Environmental zealotry isn't as popular as some politicians like to think John McLellan

Ousting BBC Director-General over handling of Edwards case may not be enough John McLellan

Uproar over Ruth Davidson’s rugby role reveals nationalists’ double-standards John McLellan

After IPSO ruling on Clarkson column, slide towards censorship has got steeper John McLellan

Chinese-owned TikTok reaches 44 per cent of 18-24-year-olds in all markets and is growing fast in Latin America, Africa and the Asia-Pacific rim (Picture: Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images)

Rising political power of social media influencers is damaging democracy

Bruce Springsteen, aka The Boss, will draw a crowd from across the country for his performance at Murrayfield stadium (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Tourist tax is just a backdoor way to fund basic services – John McLellan

A hard border between England and Scotland would be inevitable as a result of independence (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Are nationalists getting real about Indyref2 and a hard border with England?

The reputational damage suffered by Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon is likely to dampen voters' enthusiasm for Scottish independence (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP and independence are inextricably linked whatever party critics say

Not all the anti-monarchist protesters were arrested as King Charles and Queen Camilla were crowned (Picture: Gareth Fuller/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Free speech does not mean protesters can disrupt public events like Coronation

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking on the first day of the Scottish Conservative party conference at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow. Picture date: Friday April 28, 2023.

SNP's woes create a chance for a new kind of national pride – John McLellan

Rishi Sunak and Scotland Secretary Alister Jack, in the green hat, visit the Port of Cromarty Firth earlier this year (Picture: Russell Cheyne/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Devolution is here to stay. But the Scotland Office should be given more power

It's probably unlikely that Ben Stiller or Robert De Niro, seen in a campervan in Meet The Fockers, will play roles in any future film about the SNP (Picture: Moviestore/Shutterstock)

SNP facing split that makes Alba party breakaway look like minor disagreement

Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross out canvassing event in Edinburgh ahead of the local elections last year (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Scots Tories need better plan than tactical voting against SNP – John McLellan

Most voters whose priority is saving the Union already understand how to vote tactically (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Tories' anti-SNP tactical voting scheme will dismay activists in urban Scotland

The UK Government is looking for ways to spend money in Scotland, but isn't interested in waving a Union Jack about it (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Will Yousaf meet UK Government halfway on ways to improve life in Scotland?

Humza Yousaf, seen at a community cafe in Dalkeith, claims there was a cock-up, not a conspiracy, over the SNP's membership figures (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP party membership scandal raises questions about Yousaf’s judgment

Some in the independence movement 'reasonably question if Scotland is ready, yet, to transition to full statehood', according to SNP MSP Ben Macpherson

If SNP ditch confrontation for cooperation, Scotland will be better for it

Alcohol marketing restrictions do not seem to have had a big effect on consumption in Finland (Picture: Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images)

Scotland should learn a lesson about alcohol advertising bans from Scandinavia

The trick of the Salmond/Sturgeon era was to create the impression that the SNP was a unified centre-left, social democratic party (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

A collision with reality has caused the SNP's descent into chaos – John McLellan

Actress Noele Gordon, aka Meg Mortimer, with her screen daughter and husband, ruled the roost in soap opera Crossroads until, like Nicola Sturgeon, she found her time in charge hit a dead end (Picture: PA)

Sunak's high-tax Tories and Labour's polls surge are problems for new SNP leader

Supporters may discover Nicola Sturgeon has killed off their goal of Scottish independence (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Sturgeon resigned to avoid carrying can for end of indy 'dream' – John McLellan

The real hallmark of Nicola Sturgeon's time as First Minister has been wealth redistribution (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Sturgeon's legacy? An uncompetitive economy struggling to afford her socialism

Labour leader Neil Kinnock looked set to become the next Prime Minister in the run-up to the 1992 general election, won by John Major's Conservatives (Picture: Michael Stephens/PA)

Labour landslide? Starmer looks more like Kinnock than Blair – John McLellan