As the Eilidh Whiteford/Ian Davidson story begins to slip off the front pages, I’m struck by how quickly attention has skidded away from him and towards her. The most recent story I’ve read presents the whole affair as an SNP smear against Labour. Labour, Tory and Lib Dem MPs on the Committee say that Eilidh [...]

You might recall I blogged a while ago about the issues that will be exercising me ahead of the local elections next year, and was unable to get beyond the mushy disaster that is Glasgow’s public transport system. Well, Green MSP Patrick Harvie posted a tweet today that introduces a glimmer of hope to this [...]

The Fawcett Society is organising a march in London on 19th November, protesting against the effect of current government policy on women and the likelihood that it will force some women back into the role of housewife, whether we like it or not. If you can’t make the march, they’re asking for people to hold [...]