Yesterday, Reform’s entire MSP cohort opposed the introduction of a £25 ticket cap for away football fans. In the Hamilton by-election only a year ago, their candidate regular proposed lifting the alcohol ban at games. That mask of populist insurgency already beginning to slip.

A victory for rootless nationalism. My post-election write up for @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social.

The Scottish Government’s Israel boycott is going well… From my column in today’s @scotnational.bsky.social on the Defence Procurement & Supply Chain Summit taking place in Glasgow: www.thenational.scot/politics/261...

Thoughtful @theskotia.bsky.social discussion on class, culture, politics and place in contemporary Scotland. open.spotify.com/episode/2owQ...

The final episode of Election '26 is out now! 🗳️ Rory Hamilton, Coll McCail and Samuel Rafanell-Williams break down yesterday's results and ask what they mean for Scotland. 🎙️ Listen wherever you get your podcasts: buff.ly/5d1nZi5

Good analysis from @mccailcoll.bsky.social on what the rise of Reform reveals about the failings of Scotland’s complacent political class.

On Thursday, Reform UK are set to win upwards of a dozen seats across Scotland. I've written for @redpeppermag.bsky.social about what that means for a country which swore it would never join the 'race to the right'.

"One can’t escape the sense that this May’s poll is passing voters by." My latest for Conter on a forgettable Scottish election campaign.

In the latest episode of Nest of Fearties, Robin McAlpine of Common Weal and Ross Gibson of Strathclyde UCU discuss the profound crisis facing the further education sector. 🎙️ Listen to 'Scotland's Collapsing Universities' now: buff.ly/IH9BU6G

"Workers across Britain are bearing the burden of a war in which they have played no part and been afforded no say." My @scotnational.bsky.social column on the implications of the ‘special relationship’ for the cost of living.

🗳️ The fifth episode of Election '26 — Skotia's new weekly podcast dedicated to covering this May’s Scottish Parliament election — is out now. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts: buff.ly/wWBsms4

Good to see activist @mccailcoll.bsky.social at the #Faslane demo yesterday, both of us filming in the rain, with Coll getting extra points for also being one of the speakers! Thanks to Scottish CND for organising the rally at the North gate of the hellsite that is the Faslane nuclear sub base.

Labour has become the cartel party par excellence. Divorced from the people they claim to serve, the narrow clique atop the Starmer project looks ever more like what Abbe Sieyes would call a "separate people". My column in the Morning Star: morningstaronline.co.uk/article/keir...

This week, the jury box threw a spanner in the works of the war machine. That’s exactly why Keir Starmer and David Lammy want to do away with it. My column in today’s @scotnational.bsky.social: www.pressreader.com/uk/the-natio...

"Scotland, as the seizure of the Marinera and its aftermath illustrate, is the vassal of a declining American empire – and our politicians can’t bring themselves to admit it." My latest for Conter: buff.ly/nsBDGAv

Keir Starmer just admitted what campaigners have argued for years: Britain's nuclear 'independence' is a myth, says Samuel Rafanell-Williams of Scottish CND.

This is our 20th episode of Nest of Fearties. With less than 100 days until May's Holyrood election, it's an important milestone for us as we look to expand our coverage. If you're enjoying the podcast, do chip in to keep us publishing: patreon.com/skotia

The Scottish Labour Party’s Holyrood representation has shrunk at every Scottish Parliament election since 1999. I’ve written for today’s Herald about why that isn’t about to change. Read online: bit.ly/3Ly57IK

Spoke with @tajali1.bsky.social and @mccailcoll.bsky.social this morning for @theskotia.bsky.social podcast. Politics pub chat on a Friday morning – can't whack it. If you wanna hear us trying to make sense of – and creating solutions for – the country’s problems, then it will be available soon.

I've written about Trump, Venezuela and the 'Donroe Doctrine' for @novaramedia.com. Link in the post below.

The launch of @theskotia.bsky.social podcast has created a good platform for left-wing analysis of Scottish politics. It was one of the few bright spots of 2025. Well done to @mccailcoll.bsky.social and Rory Hamilton for all their work. Listen and subscribe for more in 2026!

"In Venezuela, we see the reality of imperial violence in a world where might is right: Murder advertised on our timelines, starvation as strategy and old-fashioned colonial theft in service of regional domination." For Conter on 'Operation Southern Spear’.

“Innocent young people have been allowed to reach the point of death by grey men in grey suits who, when not ignoring their suffering entirely, flatly deny their agency to mitigate it.” My latest for The Herald.

Hours after the Palestinian Ambassador urged the SNP to "isolate" companies that profit from the occupation, John Swinney met with Airbnb, which lists hundreds of properties in illegal Israeli settlements. My piece in @theferret.scot.

"Just over a mile from the Grangemouth Oil refinery, a London stockbroker and an Edinburgh investment banker told a story of decline and deindustrialisation that spoke to the despair of Scots across the country." My latest in today's Morning Star.

It was great to join the Skotia podcast to talk all things ScotWind with Dave Moxham from the STUC. Listen here:

Is Scotland squandering its offshore potential? Almost four years on from the ScotWind leasing round, Dave Moxham (STUC) and Laurie Macfarlane (Future Economy Scotland) offer their perspectives. Listen to the latest episode of Nest of Fearties now: buff.ly/4bAhXVT

“Multinational corporate actors have no stake in the future of Scotland’s energy transition but all the power to determine its direction.” My latest in today’s @scotnational.bsky.social.

Chair of the STUC Youth Committee, Coll McCail, gave his solidarity greetings from the STUC Youth Committee highlighting the shared struggle among equalities groups. Thanks Coll! @mccailcoll.bsky.social #stucdisabledworkers25

No political party with a record as poor as the SNP’s should be assured a fifth successive victory at next year’s Holyrood election. And yet, here we are. But why? Me on ‘Caledonian paralysis’ for Tribune Magazine.

In August, almost two million Vietnamese people donated to a major crowdfunding campaign for Cuba. It's the latest act in a long history of solidarity between the two peoples. I've written about that bond for the latest issue of Cuba Sí.

In this month's Conter column, I've written about Nicola Sturgeon's memoir and the reaction 'Frankly' received in a country still grappling with its author's departure from frontline politics. Link below.

"Today, MSPs can be brought to blows by seagulls, but never spurred to act against a system that strips power and control from their constituents." My column in today's @scotnational.bsky.social.

This week, I was on the @theskotia.bsky.social podcast discussing the privatisation of Scotland's assets including offshore wind and our civil service infrastructure. Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/6pzD... Or most other places where you'd prefer to get your podcasts.

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In this week's episode of Nest of Fearties, James Foley and Craig Dalzell discuss how Scotland became one of the most foreign-owned economies in the world. 🎧 Listen to 'Scotland's Not For Sale' now: buff.ly/2J7NGM7

As the Keir Starmer roles out the red carpet for Isaac Herzog, I’ve written for Jacobin about Jeremy Corbyn’s Gaza Tribunal — where Britain’s participation in Israel’s genocide was exposed by dozens of expert witnesses.

Following in the footsteps of the USA, the British state has privatised its role in Israel’s war crimes. My piece in today’s Morning Star.

“The objective of Israel’s genocide is to deny the Palestinian people even the hope of a homeland. This week, the British state served that aim, conferring the right to decide Palestine’s future to the land’s illegal occupier.” My column in today’s @scotnational.bsky.social.

MBDA UK Ltd., is a partner of University of Glasgow. Israeli airstrikes in Gaza using GBU-39 bombs made with MBDA components, killed Palestinian civilians, including 34 people in Al-Buraq school Nov 10, 2023.

NEW 🇵🇸 My article in today’s Herald on Glasgow University’s links to MBDA, the missile group complicit in killing dozens of children in Gaza. The institution is “benefitting from the proceeds of genocide,” says Rector Ghassan Abu-Sittah.

Twelve months on from Labour's landslide, Matt Kerr and Chris Stephens return to Nest of Fearties to discuss the government's welfare bill, the proscription of Palestine Action and the prospect of a new left-wing party. 🎧 Listen to 'One Year On' now: buff.ly/rQjBAx9

"The old world will not go quietly." My remarks at last week's International Forum for Peace in Belgium via @progintl.bsky.social's Wire.

Bathgate no more. Lindwood no more. Grangemouth no more. Now, Larbert no more? After the news of Alexander Dennis' closure, @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @ewangibbs.bsky.social ponder whether Scotland is witnessing another unjust transition. 🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/MwMNRCJ

Reading regular news sources about what's going on with the Ferries is insanely mud-slingy and unhelpful. This episode is so good because you can actually figure out the root of the problem. Unsurprisingly, the problem isn't public ownership. The problem is not enough public ownership.

When you hear coverage of John Swinney's speech today promising a new road map for Scottish independence, the biggest question to ask is who has power in Swinney's vision? Is he promising a radical overhaul of corporate dominance over our resources and economic life?

In the latest episode of Nest of Fearties, Jeanette Findlay and Brian Reynolds discuss the costly, delayed and error-strewn delivery of the MV Glen Sannox and MV Glen Rosa. ⛴️ Listen to 'Behind The Ferry Fiasco' now: buff.ly/rRbYFnu

We are doing everything we can to get responses from as many potential MSPs as possible - including getting support from @mccailcoll.bsky.social for the next couple of weeks to ensure the process is fair. Read about Green Left Scotland's plans: greenleftscotland.substack.com/p/msp-candid...

Was a pleasure to talk politics with Coll McCail and Jonathon Shafi during the Nest of Fearties on Skotia. 🗳️ Hamilton by election 🌹 Labour's first 10 months 🗑️ Where austerity belongs 💷 A wealth tax on multi millionaires ✊ The need to redistribute power An hour well spent 👇

NEW: In a special episode of Nest of Fearties, Brian Leishman and Jonathon Shafi discuss the results and wider implications of this week's Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election. 🎧 Listen to 'After Hamilton' now: buff.ly/3s8Hwb1