Columnist. Times, Spectator Author: "Disunited Kingdom" -"Still best book on independence vote". Ex BBC TV/ radio presenter. Former Rector Edinburgh University.
Jun 18, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
One reason the Scottish government has been sounding a little confused recently is that there has been a marked shift in policy on coronavirus - broadly from managing it to eradicating it. Thread 1/52/5 This is how the National Clinical Director, Jason Leitch, presented the strategy in March 18th.
Aug 19, 2019 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
JoHn McDonnell is now suggesting Labour could put the terms of a “credible” Labour-proposed Brexit Deal to a referendum before negotiating with Brussels. Can anyone make sense of this?
Still leaves Labour proposing a form of Fantasy Brexit. Why put a notional deal to a referendum if it hasn’t been cleared by Brussels first? It is certain to change in subsequent negotiations with the 27.
Jun 15, 2019 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
This is a wilful misunderstanding. The women questioning Self-ID are not right wing homophobes. They are feminists, understandably concerned about sex based rights. They will not be silenced by cat calls of “TERF” and “cis”. This debate needs to be open
I speak as a commentator who was sued over my support for abolition of S28, in 2000, when the Sunday Herald was about the only paper calling for abolition. I was 100% for same sex marriage. But this unscientific dogma of “transwomen ARE women”, is very different.
