Paralysis in Westminster
There has been so much publicity about the woes of the Conservative Party, it would appear to the untrained eye that all the other political parties face the Government united…
Doing your homework
Preparation is the key to success, or so thought Benjamin Franklin when he stated “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” If last night’s football match is anything…
To object or not to object – that is the question?
Last week saw an interesting display of the use of archaic parliamentary procedures. On Wednesday at Prime Minister’s Questions the SNP cohort of MPs walked out of the House of…
The SNP walkout: what have they gained?
PMQs played host to some rare political theatre yesterday as the SNP’s MPs left the chamber in a ‘spontaneous’ exodus - helpfully trailed in a tweet by Pete Wishart –…
Troubled waters in the SNP
The news at the weekend that Angus Robertson has stepped down as deputy leader of the SNP was rather overshadowed by ongoing Brexit woes and the internal factions of the…
Toppling off the teacher workload tightrope
It’s common for those of us not in the profession to joke about the amount of holiday teachers receive. What’s not to like about a job that grants you six…
Will the SNP be undone by their own success?
A quick show of hands - who actually thinks Labour could win the Scottish Parliament elections? No one? Ok, hands up those who think Labour might increase their number of…