"The framers of the 14th amendment could never have anticipated birth tourism and mass illegal immigration" is the Right's version of "the framers of the 2nd Amendment could never have anticipated assault rifles and high capacity magazines."

'Professional' is one of those contested concepts. Here is means folk with limited experience rather than the kind of breadth we desperately need. We need to broader experience and broaden the backgrounds of our politicians.

EXCL: Anas Sarwar pledges to fully dual the A75 and A77 if he becomes first minister. That is seen as the most expensive option for upgrading the key roads but Scottish Labour leader refuses to set out cost or timetable before a full business case is produced.

It's the final day of the Masters...

An exclusive poll projects the SNP are set to win a majority in Scotland for the first time since 2011, with Labour and the Conservatives set for historic losses. Deputy Political Editor Sam Coates Sky explains the data

The sooner we end the FPTP constituency the better. I hate: "x person/party can't win here", "its a two-horse race" and/or "vote us to stop x winning" aspects of FPTP. Voters should feel able to vote for the parties they want, that they believe in...

I have tried not to let politics dominate my life since 2021 ish, but what is this? Labour won in 2024 sure, but beyond that, they hadn't won a parliamentary election in Scotland since 2010.

Mr Jackson works for Anas Sarwar, and is counting two by-election wins as parliamentary elections, the same as the entire 2024 UK General election. Madness...

Amazing...

One really important issue is, and I think Jackie Ballie confirms it, the Holyrood committee several times ordered (section 24) the Crown Office to hand over WhatsApps to them. It appears they failed to do so, which raises serious Qs...

Not me for to correct JB here, but my understanding is it was the Crown Office not John Swinney which was in charge of handing over the WhatsApps to the Committee..

The Glass Fish Yes, the people who call themselves 'trans' exist and they deserve exactly the same rights as everyone else, which, fortunately, they already have in the UK. It would rightly be considered discrimination if a person was refused employment, housing or the vote because they