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ATTENTION was drawn this week to the nascent Scottish Labour leadership race and the divergent early fortunes experienced by candidates Richard Leonard and Anas Sarwar. On its face, the contest between the two MSPs is yet another iteration of the wider struggles the Labour Party has faced between its ‘left’ and ...

BOTH Holyrood and Westminster are now well into their summer recesses, what in media terms is known as “the silly season”, when otherwise minor stories are often blown out of all proportion. It isn’t a purely British phenomenon. In France it’s known as “la morte saison” and in Germany “sommerloch”. For some ...

There’s an old saying in the media that “good news is no news”. Various attempts over the years to launch publications carrying only positive, uplifting stories have withered and died. The simple truth is that people are interested in bad news, from horror crimes to natural disasters, from political scandals ...

Another Scottish independence referendum is a rather more distant prospect, following First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s speech in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday. So was this a screeching U-turn by Ms Sturgeon, or simply a nuanced restating of the existing position? Well, that depends which newspaper, media outlet, or politician you believe. Unionist-supporting ...

ONCE again, the world of politics in the past week has been overshadowed by events far from the confines of either Westminster or Holyrood. There is little doubt that the political repercussions of the tragic tower block fire will be felt for months to come as details of the cause of ...

By Campbell Gunn, 3x1 Strategic Adviser WE’VE now had two party leaders’ TV debates in the run-up to next week’s general election. In the first, neither Prime Minister Theresa May nor Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn took part. Hours before the second debate, Mr Corbyn thought better of his position, and took his ...

With the UK General Election fast approaching we have analysed the four major parties' manifestos and pulled together an easy, at-a-glance infographic outlining their main, top level policy commitments for easy comparison. Please click the below image for a closer look at the infographic and to download. For more information on the full range ...

By Campbell Gunn, Strategic Adviser, 3x1 Group   POLITICS was brought to a halt this week with the Manchester bombing atrocity. Grief and anger over the murders was felt particularly in Scotland, with the death of a young girl from the Isle of Barra, highlighting the fact that the evil of terrorism extends ...