What on earth can you say about Thursday’s election result? The SNP have emerged with an absolute majority, a thing that quite simply should not be be possible at Holyrood. But what does it all mean? Apart from a stonking Friday hangover for quite a lot of Nats, there are a few possible consequences that [...]
When I was little, I had a Mary Poppins storybook. It was full of her adventures with the Banks children, flying around chimney tops, magically tidying up nurseries and so on. And there was one scene in particular that I’ve never forgotten. It was New Year, and the children had just heard the first of [...]
I went to my local hustings tonight, and duly spent the evening scribbling away so I could bring an accurate report to you, the discerning Shoogly reader. I’m in the Cathcart constituency, which is an interesting one: currently held by Charlie Gordon for Labour, boundary changes mean the SNP could take it, if they can [...]