Alistair Darling

Osborne: man without a spending plan

Beyond the Treasury spin, the chancellor delivered an incoherent Autumn Statement that blamed everyone but himself for the mess the public finances are in Read more

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The one that got away?

So ‘devo max’ will not be an option in the referendum. But is this a defeat for Alex Salmond or part of his cunning plan? Read more

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Greece’s gift to the unionists

The eurozone crisis might make the nationalists’ plans for loosening Scotland’s ties to the UK look increasingly unattractive Read more

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Obsessive personality disorders

The chattering classes tend to get much more excited by the personality clashes at party conferences than by the politics Read more

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