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Chris Deerin

Chris Deerin

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The SNP’s climate U-turn shows how it has trapped itself

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19.04.2024 10

New Statesman

Chris Deerin

Is the SNP prepared to oust Humza Yousaf?

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17.04.2024 5

New Statesman

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Lack of leadership could cost SNP dearly at upcoming elections

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08.04.2024 2

Evening Express

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Mairi McAllan: the SNP’s reluctant firebrand

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05.04.2024 6

New Statesman

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Mairi McAllan: the SNP’s reluctant firebrand

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05.04.2024 20

New Statesman

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The SNP isn’t ready for an election

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15.03.2024 4

New Statesman

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Anas Sarwar: I can’t afford an “unpopular” Labour government

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12.02.2024 7

New Statesman

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Nicola Sturgeon is still haunting Humza Yousaf

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29.01.2024 7

New Statesman

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The SNP has been mugged by reality on tuition fees

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22.01.2024 4

New Statesman

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Glenn Campbell’s integrity while facing heartbreak is awe-inspiring

Glenn Campbell is one of our finest journalists. BBC Scotland’s political editor has one of the hardest jobs in the trade, and performs it with the...

15.01.2024 2

Evening Express

Chris Deerin

Who are SNP’s inflated independence promises and crystal-ball boasts for?

Who is Humza Yousaf speaking to? This is a question that can be posed in a number of ways and have a number of answers. The first minister effectively...

08.01.2024 4

Evening Express

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Is Anas Sarwar ready?

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05.01.2024 5

New Statesman

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A moment for those who wield words well – before the empty general election promises begin

Now the kids are older, I was first up by several hours on Christmas morning. I spent the time watching a funeral. That sounds gloomy, doesn’t it?...

01.01.2024 6

Evening Express

Chris Deerin

The SNP will have nowhere to hide in 2024

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29.12.2023 7

New Statesman

Chris Deerin

Time to change course on Scotland’s self-inflicted schooling decline

Scotland’s schooling is in a self-inflicted mess. That much is clear to anyone who pays attention to the increasingly alarming reports, data and...

18.12.2023 3

Evening Express

Chris Deerin

David Cameron’s determination to babysit Scotland isn’t a good look

Last week was that rare thing: a good one for the UK Government in its usually tortured relationship with Scotland. The decision by Scottish...

11.12.2023 4

Evening Express

Chris Deerin

Obesity just one of many health issues Scottish Government is failing on

My Fat Elvis period came in the mid to late 2010s. I was working away from home a lot, which had left me less than gruntled. I dealt with this by...

04.12.2023 3

Evening Express

Chris Deerin

Scotland has an immigration problem

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23.11.2023 8

New Statesman

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Want to learn how to make the world a better place? Read a sci-fi novel

A life spent marinating in politics, policy and journalism doesn’t make it easy to be an idealist. In fact, any youthful pretensions I might have...

20.11.2023 2

Evening Express

Chris Deerin

David Cameron’s return to government isn’t the disaster some think it is

It is all too easy, often necessary, and, let’s be honest, good fun to take the scourge to this Tory government. They have, for far too long, been...

13.11.2023 5

Evening Express

Chris Deerin

Get over your fear of real NHS reform if you want health service to survive

Most of us treasure the NHS most of the time. During lockdown, we took to our doorsteps to bang pots and pans in tribute to the sacrifices being made...

06.11.2023 2

Evening Express

Chris Deerin

Scotland needs to stop talking and start doing

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03.11.2023 4

New Statesman

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Scotland needs to stop talking and start doing

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03.11.2023 4

New Statesman

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The man behind Humza Yousaf’s new strategy

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31.10.2023 20

New Statesman

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Why Matthew Perry’s death has hit my generation so hard

There was a game my friends and I used to play in our early 20s, which I suspect wasn’t an uncommon one at the time – which Friends character are...

30.10.2023 3

Evening Express

Chris Deerin

Chris Deerin: Sir Bobby Charlton went through more than most but always respected others

My late grandfather was the best and wisest man I’ve ever known. Such values as I have were passed on to me by him, as they were to his children and...

23.10.2023 1

Evening Express

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Humza Yousaf comes out fighting

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17.10.2023 2

New Statesman

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It’s clear why Jewish people still feel the need to ‘keep a suitcase by the door’

It has been a hard week or so for those of us who pay close attention to the Middle East. Whether your sympathies usually lean towards the state of...

17.10.2023 4

Evening Express

Chris Deerin

How long can Humza Yousaf last?

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12.10.2023 2

New Statesman

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Labour has finally ended the age of SNP hegemony

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06.10.2023 2

New Statesman

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Liz Lloyd: a Labour government would make Scottish independence more likely

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04.10.2023 2

New Statesman

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Chris Deerin: Rishi Sunak is a cut above past PMs, but doctrinally divided Tories don’t stand a chance

Like the dismal autumn weather, the political conference season is upon us once again. For the next month, the leaders of the big parties will make...

02.10.2023 2

Evening Express

Chris Deerin

Are catastrophic culinary skills genetic? Thankfully, not always

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25.09.2023 2

Evening Express

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Chris Deerin: Are catastrophic culinary skills genetic? Thankfully, not always

There comes a time in every parent’s life when they must sit at a table and eat a meal prepared by their child. This is not always a moment to be...

25.09.2023 3

The Press & Journal

Chris Deerin

Neil Oliver and co aren’t the radical, romantic revolutionaries they think they are

With Scotland being such a small country, it’s always nice to see one of our own succeed at the highest level. We invest a lot in these people, the...

18.09.2023 2

Evening Express

Chris Deerin

Anxiety epidemic will only get worse unless something in society changes

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11.09.2023 2

Evening Express

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Chris Deerin: Anxiety epidemic will only get worse unless something in society changes

I was an anxious child. From the off, I found it hard to cope with other people and everyday situations. I was a shaky, moody little thing. For a...

11.09.2023 2

The Press & Journal

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