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Not so simple
Someone should probably let The National know that Angus MacNeil ceased to be an MP more than two years ago.
Jul 13
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Peter A Bell
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Muscular nationalism?
Glancing at the front page of today’s Sunday National, one might be forgiven for imagining that independence was as high on the SNP Scottish…
Jul 12
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Peter A Bell
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The choke chain tightens
Tory peer Alister Jack asks UK Government to cut Holyrood’s powers
Jul 9
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Peter A Bell
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The slowest dawn
Surprisingly—or perhaps not—much of the best political commentary in The National is to be found not in the material provided by the professional…
Jul 7
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Claustrophobic conversation
“Scottish independence is in a deadlock.
Jul 5
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Peter A Bell
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Helpless and hopeless
There are times when the tide of human affairs runs so powerfully and relentlessly that we are left feeling helpless and hopeless as events sweep us…
Jul 4
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Peter A Bell
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Words and deeds
On 14 May 2026, prior to swearing an oath pledging allegiance to England’s King Charles, First Minister John Swinney declared,
Jul 1
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Peter A Bell
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June 2026
Powers and power
There is no such thing as writer’s block.
Jun 30
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Peter A Bell
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Solid fog
Stu Campbell is on a mission, and when he is on a mission, somebody is going to feel the heat.
Jun 28
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Peter A Bell
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Trust no more!
I find the accounts given by Allison Graham and Cynthia Guthrie perfectly credible.
Jun 26
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Peter A Bell
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Death by de facto!
I would be in total agreement with Old John (We deserve to know what Stephen Flynn means about the next election) were it not for his silly, simplistic…
Jun 24
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Peter A Bell
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Hamsters on the wheel
Yesterday, commenting on the latest ‘one more push’ urging from Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp, I likened the independence industry to one of those wheels pet…
Jun 23
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Peter A Bell
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