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I have never been a believer about inevitability of political outcomes. I remember how we were constantly being told by what was the Europhile establishment that joining the euro was inevitable. Well, look at us now. Not only did we dodge that bullet but we have finally left the European Union.

As he prepares to leave as a Brexit Party MEP on Friday, Brian Monteith has a warning for the Prime Minister

After their success under Ruth Davidson, the Conservatives risk being easily demonised by rivals again, writes Brian Monteith.

Scotland remains an Achilles’ heel for Labour which it needs to mend if it is to win back power, writes Brian Monteith.

Our falling educational standards can be laid at the SNP’s door, though counting years seems hard for most, says Brian Monteith

Brian Monteith imagines a Christmas call between the First Minister and Prime Minister, but is the ‘gift’ all that it seems?

His decision to stand down Brexit Party candidates freed Tories to fight harder in Labour heartlands, writes Brian Monteith

No side has been able to wholly convince the electorate of their main campaign claims, writes Brian Monteith.

Nicola Sturgeon has sought to deflect attention away from her own failings by raising the spectre of Donald Trump facilitating profiteering out of the NHS, writes Brian Monteith

As I put my fingers to the keyboard on a Eurostar bound for Brussels, ultimately en route to Strasbourg to vote for or against approving the latest regeneration of the European Commission, I spied a Tweet reminding me that on Saturday in 1963 the First Doctor Who was broadcast.

History tells us a Government cannot expect an election to be contested only on the issues it wants, writes Brian Monteith

We have been here before in general elections. Campaigns to herd the electorate towards voting for certain candidates or parties they might not usually consider – so as to achieve a desired outcome – are becoming ubiquitous. In this election tactical voting is being encouraged to a record degree to try and deliver a certain result on the issues of Brexit or preserving the UK, but the effectiveness of such initiatives is difficult to prove and may even prove counterproductive.

You can’t predict anything in this election campaign, as the Brexit Party leader has shown already, writes Brian Monteith

Former leader Ruth Davidson’s PR job being seen as ‘perfectly acceptable’ is just another moral failure, says Brian Monteith.

The Prime Minister’s draft treaty is not what it seems and the facts must be laid bare, argues Brian Monteith.

The Irish economy is not the miracle that is often portrayed. Yes, its GDP per capita is a highly impressive $78,800, compared to the EU average of $41,000 or the UK’s $43,000 – but it is a phantom economy achieved by rerouting the sales of multinationals across the whole EU into Ireland and crediting it as Irish GDP.

If we are to achieve any sense of national unity, the results of referendums must be respected, writes Brian Monteith.

As expectations of a general election before Christmas grow, informal alliances are taking shape, writes Brian Monteith