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SCOTTISH politics took a back seat this week, as events were dominated by the terror attack in London. Arguments about the date of a possible independence referendum, were overshadowed by the terrible news from 400 miles south. By chance, I was in the capital on Wednesday with 3x1 colleague Lindsay McGarvie. ...

By Campbell Gunn, 3x1 Strategic Adviser The old adage – usually attributed to Harold Wilson, though he claimed that he didn’t recall actually using it – that a week is a long time in politics, has surely never been more true than in the past few days. First, Nicola Sturgeon wrong-footed the ...

By Campbell Gunn, 3x1 Group Strategic Adviser This week’s Westminster Budget will be the last to be held in springtime. From now on, the annual speech on the state of the nation’s finances will take place in the autumn. This is a positive move, particularly for the devolved administrations, who have ...

Written by Campbell Gunn, 3×1 Strategic Adviser and former Senior Special Adviser to First Ministers Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond THE Scottish political conference season is now in full swing. Last week Scottish Labour gathered in Perth, and this weekend the Scottish Conservatives are in Glasgow. Prime Minister Theresa May, like many ...

SCOTTISH Government Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has found himself in the firing line over the past couple of weeks, though perhaps not for the reasons he might have expected. Mr Mackay’s budget – his first as responsible minister – sailed through Holyrood without much trouble. A deal with the Greens saw ...

Remember Tony Blair? He used to be Prime Minister. Well he’s come out today and told us what everyone in Scotland has known since the 23rd of June last year – the Brexit vote puts a second Scottish independence referendum back on the table. When Blair talks about Scotland people generally sit ...