Digesting the results
I’m still trying to digest the results from yesterday’s Holyrood election. In order to try and understand what happened, I’ve
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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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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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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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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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A regional prediction
In a blog post I wrote last October, I bemoaned the lack of polling data for the Holyrood regions: What
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The fiscal trap
Lots of people have been writing about how the new powers for Holyrood effectively constitute a fiscal trap. As Alistair
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