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Election debate can be a rehearsal for another independence conversation, writes Lesley Riddoch.

Johnson and Rees Mogg, turncoat architects of Brexit, are escaping the wrath of the public, but why, asks Lesley Riddoch

Who are the front-runners to take over as Tory leader from the beleaguered Theresa May? Has Gove been smarter than Hunt? Did Raab and Johnson jump ship too soon? Could Hammond’s lukewarm backing for a second referendum put him back in the frame? Has the grey man David Lidington already sewn it up? Or do we believe the gritted-teeth denials insisting no plans exist to unseat the Prime Minister?

Three days before Brexit, an important by-election takes place in the Houses of Parliament, in which just 31 people will be eligible to select three new members from a shortlist of 14 male candidates.

The way in which our authorities treat young people is key to tackling knife crime, writes Lesley Riddoch

Are we heading for the declaration of a second independence strategy or a fresh campaign before the SNP’s April conference?

No apology, no plausible excuse, not even an emergency broadcast by way of explanation. Instead Theresa May’s unilateral decision to shunt this week’s meaningful vote to the very brink of Brexit was delivered yesterday in the snug surroundings of a jet bound for Egypt.

The workplace parking levy debate proves that Scots needs to rethink our relationship with the car, writes Lesley Riddoch

BBC Scotland needs to dump, not adapt, the tired format that dogs the UK’s flagship politics show, says Lesley Riddoch

Roll out the barrel. With just 54 shopping days till Brexit, a plethora of newspaper stories have linked Britain’s present predicament to heroic moments during the Second World War, when Britannia (arguably) ruled the waves.

In the face of last-minute Brexit panic, giving the politicians in Eire a hard time is not the solution, writes Lesley Riddoch

All the rage should be aimed at the Westminster institution and not at the European Union, writes Lesley Riddoch

The end of Theresa May’s lamentable Brexit deal is finally in sight, but more than her future as Tory leader is now in the balance.

Playing a waiting game on Indyref2 is dangerous for the SNP – but so too are its other options, writes Lesley Riddoch

Edinburgh Council’s deputy leader will be making one New Year’s Resolution today. Dinnae slag off Dundee.

The pantomime played out at Westminster has destroyed the global image of UK politics, writes Lesley Riddoch.

It took precisely one-and-a-half minutes. But thanks to the 18-year-old son of my best friend, I finally managed to download a podcast to my iPhone this weekend. The task was, of course, completely straightforward. It had also seemed completely daunting – an admission that’s now beyond embarrassing. After all, I’ve recorded a weekly podcast since 2012 and regularly exhort others to listen without having the faintest idea how to do it myself, or the humility to ask.

Amber Rudd and her colleagues are deluding themselves with their Brexit plan B, writes Lesley Riddoch

London choosing to ignore the UK’s third largest party will have an impact on indyref2, writes Lesley Riddoch