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Gordon Brown isn’t always wrong
Politics Notebook #17: The Union is in trouble, however much some of its partisans would rather pretend otherwise.
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Hunt’s tax blunts Ross’s attacks
Politics Notebook #16: The Chancellor’s oil and gas levy will undermine the Scottish Tories’ election strategy.
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You’re getting angry at the wrong people
Politics Notebook #15: Of course the SNP is going to exploit the flaws in the devolution settlement. What is the UK Government going to do about it?
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Britain cannot defend itself on the cheap
Politics Notebook #14: Sir John Major has called for military spending to take priority over tax cuts. He’s right.
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The defence jests
Ticket Stubs #8: In which Marisa Tomei is the greatest expert witness in US legal history.
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While you were laughing
Politics Notebook #13: The not-so-funny side of the Redcoat Cafe furore.
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The bold, brave Lee Anderson
Politics Notebook #12: When you’re concerned about immigration but more concerned about Labour MPs taking the mick.
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Who let the dogs in?
Politics Notebook #11: Humza Yousaf U-turns on an XL Bully ban after a ‘flow’ of the breed into Scotland.
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Conversions and consultations
Politics Notebook #10: Critics of the SNP’s new gender law claim it could see parents sent to prison for stopping their children from changing gender.
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Just one more thing…
Politics Notebook #9: Some final thoughts from 2023.
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A dish best served old
Ticket Stubs #7: The Equalizer 3, starring Denzel Washington, is not your run-of-the-mill revenge thriller.
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Happy Christmas
Wishing my subscribers a restful festive period and a prosperous New Year.
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The £128.25m Question
Politics Notebook #8: Richard Leonard is trying to pry open the books of Ferguson Marine, the firm behind the ferries fiasco.
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The numbers
Politics Notebook #7: The Tories are talking tough on immigration, but are they doing anything other than talking?
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Stephen Daisley
Stephen Daisley
Writing about politics, society, ideas, and movies. Major focuses: UK politics, the constitution, Israel, antisemitism, gender, and freedom. Culture is ‘the great help out of our present difficulties‘.

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