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COULDN’T ESCAPE IF I WANTED TO

Schadenfreude might not be an attractive sentiment but it is an inescapably human one. There is something delicious about watching one’s opponents experience extreme discomfort. We may wish that we didn’t feel that way, but it can be almost impossible to resist. A great many Scottish politicians are today enjoying the sweet but slightly grubby sensation that schadenfreude can illicit.

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April 19th 2024

Caught In A Trap

Who would you ring if, at half past three in the morning, you found yourself locked in a flat by ‘bad people’ who were demanding five thousand pounds for your release? Your mum, maybe? Or...
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March 28th 2024

I Gotta Have Faith

It would be easy to make a joke about how desperately Rishi Sunak needs an Easter miracle. Our Prime Minister certainly has the appearance of a man who believes he is being unfairly crucified -...
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March 18th 2024

I’m Starting With the Man in the Mirror

Who should decide what counts as ‘extremism’? Is it the Party that was until recently deputy-chaired by a man who believes Sadiq Khan is an Islamist? Or the Party whose biggest ever donor says...
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March 8th 2024

It that all there is?

Did you know that Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak have a ‘long-term plan for growth’? It’s all very exciting. Over the long-term they are going to cut your national insurance back to zero! Yes obviously...
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