The Three Characteristics of the Scottish Conservative Revival

1st October 2017 Comment Elections, parties & leaders

The revival of the Conservative party in Scotland during the last two years has been regarded by many as remarkable. This, perhaps, is hardly surprising. After all, in the nine UK and Scottish Parliamentary elections held between 1997 and 2015, the party had consistently flatlined at around 16-17%  – and indeed in 2011 and 2015 […]


Raising An Anniversary Glass?

21st September 2017 Comment Elections, parties & leaders How Scotland should be governed Perceptions of government & the Union The Scottish independence referendum

How should a poll be reported when it finds that around half agree with something while half do not? Does it mean the glass is half full or half empty? Does the answer, perhaps, simply depend on your political perspective? Last week marked the twentieth anniversary of the 1997 devolution referendum in which voters in […]