Politics

How do we defeat the rise of extreme right in Scotland and Britain?

Author / Creator: Gerry Hassan

Media type: Article

Date published: 2026

The reactionary ratchet effect pulling British politics rightward


The Outrage Economy

Author / Creator: George Gunn

Media type: Article

Date published: 2026

Ten years after Brexit, everybody is angry.


BlackCore and Israel’s War On Reality

Author / Creator: Mike Small

Media type: Article

Date published: 2026

Israeli company BlackCore has been uncovered interfering with elections in Scotland, France and New York.


A history lesson for the new Scottish Parliament

Author / Creator: Isobel Lindsay

Media type: Opinion

Date published: 2026

The first priority is to get out of the Holyrood bubble when it comes to policy development and away from orthodox establishment thinking.


There’s nothing in the Union for Scotland

Author / Creator: George Monbiot

Media type: Article

Date published: 2026

“I can't see what you gain now from continuing to be part of this mess,” George Monbiot


Scottish elections showed a problem with the list vote.

Author / Creator: Gregor Gall

Media type: Opinion

Date published: 2026

Can we fix it?


Scottish Election Analysis 2026

Author / Creator: Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research

Media type: Report

Date published: 2026

The Campaign, Voters and Policies


The Twilight of the British State: Alex Salmond, Scottish Independence and the European Question

Author / Creator: Gerry Hassan

Media type: Article

Date published: 2011

The interconnection of two issues: Scottish independence and Euroscepticism.


Scottish Politics and the Twilight of the British State, Part one

Author / Creator: Gerry Hassan

Media type: Article

Date published: 2026

Scotland is different but not completely different, reflecting our existence as a nation and 300-year union.


What should the SNP do now to progress independence?

Author / Creator: Tommy Sheppard

Media type: Article

Date published: 2026

If your principal concern was the integrity of the Union, what would you want the SNP to do now?  Then don't do it!


Common Ground

Author / Creator: Mike Smallb

Media type: Article

Date published: 2026

There is no common ground witth Reform UK


Reform in Scotland: A New Force or a False Dawn?

Author / Creator: Charlie Ellis

Media type: Article

Date published: 2026

Is the Scottish body politic really different from England's?


Have the election results reignited the Scottish independence debate?

Author / Creator: London Broadcasting Comany

Media type: Video

Date published: 2026

Is indepenedence on the agenda again?


Setting the scene: Scotland on the eve of the 2026 Election

Author / Creator: João Sousa

Media type: Report

Date published: 2026

The report lays out the context in which all parties will need to present their proposals. On top of the budget numbers, we have looked in detail at critical sectors and areas of expenditure. 


NHS, bills and immigration: One constituency's election talking points

Author / Creator: Lorna Gordon

Media type: Web page

Date published:

The BBC visited the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency in Scotland to find out what
issues matter most to voters ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections. The main concerns
identified were the National Health Service, rising living costs, and immigration policy. With only six
weeks until the election, this will be a significantly different parliament as one-third of current
Members of the Scottish Parliament are not seeking re-election. The report aims to understand what
ordinary voters are thinking about as they prepare to cast their ballots.


Setting the scene: Scotland on the eve of the 2026 Election

Author / Creator: João Sousa

Media type: Report

Date published: 2026

Analysis of public finance issues for the 2026 election.


Scotland The Growing Divide; Old Nation, New Ideas

Author / Creator: Henry McLeish

Media type: Book

Date published: 2012

The changing face of politics and what that means for both Scotland and the UK


The Politics of Imperial Nostalgia

Author / Creator: Christopher Claassen

Media type: Report

Date published: 2025

Right-wing opposition to criticism of the imperial past is stronger than left-wing support.


Study shows views of British empire shape voting behaviour – but in subtle ways

Author / Creator: Christopher Claassen

Media type: Article

Date published: 2025

Imperial nostalgia connects quite significantly with partisan politics.


How to Defeat the Far Right and Fascism in Scotland, the UK and West

Author / Creator: Gerry Hassan

Media type: Article

Date published: 2025

The myth of British exceptionalism has collapsed in relation to the far right and fascism.  Now in Scotland and rest of the UK it is time to wake-up.