But optics *are* part of politics. Mr Ross should have followed the other half of his seat - or just stopped being a pluralist tout court and stuck with his MSP seat. (View Post)

Also, MM, everyone knows the Tories have an erm rather different attitude to sickness and disability amongst the general populace. How odd that they have such a different approach when it's conv… (View Post)

Bit early to assume that - with Mr Sunak dumped, who knows if it isn't the PM rather than the mere administrative job of leading a political party that the public had in mind? But fair enough. A… (View Post)

BTW - I expect you have seen the news about the suggested reopening of the railway to the Broch and Peterheid? https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/new-rail-links-would-bring-huge-benefits-to-buchan-… (View Post)

It was quite the thing, to see a Tory getting the Rayner treatment from his own side. Even - especially - if it did not come to anything in the end. (View Post)