I don’t like the Scottish electoral system
Germany and New Zealand use electoral systems that are very similar to the one used for Holyrood elections in Scotland,
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Author: thomas
The second vote
The current infighting amongst independence supporters is frankly driving me doolally. I completely understand that very few Unionist voters can
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Independence Day
I’m sure I’m not the only one pining for the parallel universe where Scotland voted yes, so I reckon this
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Reforming council tax
I completely understand why the SNP’s proposal for reforming council tax in the next parliament are so timid and unambitious.
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Après le Brexit, la déluge
The EU has made many errors in the past decade. In particular, the way the European Council (consisting of the
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Trying to understand the Tories
Westminster politics often makes me feel foreign — the fact that it doesn’t make any more sense now than it
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Friend or foe?
Some of the infighting amongst the Yes parties sometimes reminds of the Danish proverb “Frænde er frænde værst”. Literally it
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