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John McLellan

The police recording of 'hate incidents' where no crime has been committed is pushing Police Scotland into a democratic minefield, writes John McLellan.

Columnists Police recording of 'hate incidents' should worry us all - John McLellan

Anas Sarwar and Keir Starmer should work on a much clearer vision of the UK's future relationship with the EU (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Columnists How Scottish Labour can make greater inroads on SNP support – John McLellan

Columnists Sturgeon's democracy denier jibe adds to poisonous nature of political debate

Columnists Unionists need to make the emotional case for staying in the UK – John McLellan

Letters Readers' letters - parties should band together to save the Scottish NHS

Columnists With Sunak and Hunt, the next election will be a contest - not a wipe out

Politics Analysis: Why this really is the last roll of the dice for the Tories

Opinion Like her glass, Truss needs to take a firm grip of the books - and her party

Columnists Truss's 'New Conservative' government echoes New Labour's view of taxation

Columnists Truss has to convince she is a serious leader for serious times - John McLellan

Columnists How Boris Johnson has, in his own words, become like David Brent – John McLellan

Opinion The Tories are torn, Boris Johnson's credibility is in tatters - John McLellan

Columnists Why Sturgeon and Johnson's days in high office may be numbered – John McLellan

Columnists SNP should admit independence isn't going to happen any time soon

Columnists UK needs wartime-style economic plan, not a trade war with EU – John McLellan

Columnists How to stop national politics overshadowing local elections – John McLellan

Columnists Tony Blair's home truths aren't the only sign of trouble for universities

Letters Readers' Letters: UK could cope with Johnson stepping down

Columnists Johnson may survive for now, but lockdown fines could come back to haunt him

Columnists Political heat around Channel 4 deflects from crunch issues for British media

Columnists Monumental public spending failures are the product of ego and ambition

Columnists Scotland desperately needs a cohesive alternative to SNP – John McLellan

Columnists The West must persuade the Russian people to topple Putin – John McLellan

Columnists Cancel culture is silencing dissenting voices and views – John McLellan

Columnists Why Boris Johnson needs to watch Land of the Pharaohs – John McLellan

Columnists Scottish Tories can’t rely on Johnson, but can’t defect to Labour –John McLellan

Columnists Johnson must scrap NI rise if he is to escape Partygate scandal – John McLellan

Columnists New smoke alarm rules epitomise SNP's impractical policies – John McLellan

Columnists Johnson may have already damaged Tory chances in local elections – John McLellan

Columnists Why Johnson needs to focus on cost-of-living crisis – John McLellan

Education School sex survey: Edinburgh urged to halt 'inappropriate' questionnaire

Columnists Johnson's blunders are distracting from serious issues – John McLellan

Politics Why Boris Johnson needs to learn some skills off Nicola Sturgeon - John McLellan

Columnists The self-inflicted injuries of Boris' white knuckle ride need to stop - John McL...

Columnists Politics is an ugly business for showy people – John McLellan

Politics Edinburgh City Council Conservative John McLellan to stand down

Columnists Johnson's blunders in Paterson affair may put wind in SNP sails – John McLellan

Columnists Is Sturgeon touting for a new job with international agency? – John McLellan

Columnists It's union militants, not Thatcher, who are the problem – John McLellan

Columnists Johnson's eco-friendly hair-shirt risks alienating Tory voters – John McLellan

Homes and Gardens Sixteen years - the waiting time for an East Lothian Allotment

Columnists COP26 must not lead to the end of North Sea oil and gas – John McLellan

Columnists Covid passport chaos is another sign of SNP's failings – John McLellan

Columnists Johnson can still win Scotland over to his charms – John McLellan

Columnists Why Tories have reasons to celebrate at conference but won't – John McLellan

Columnists Nationalists starting to admit independence would be 'hard work' – John McLellan

Columnists Johnson's 'Blue Labour' policies are testing Tory loyalty – John McLellan

Columnists Why nuclear disarmament is not top of Scotland's priority list – John McLellan

Columnists Why SNP-Green deal could be catastrophic for house prices – John McLellan

Columnists SNP is failing badly over drug and alcohol deaths – John McLellan

Columnists Edinburgh concert hall row not a case of Beauty vs the Beast – John McLellan

Columnists The legacy of coalfield closures runs much deeper than the backlash to Boris’ ga...

Columnists Planned Official Secrets Act changes are threat to Press freedom – John McLellan

Columnists Sturgeon scales new heights of condescension in Covid row – John McLellan

Columnists Has Sturgeon just given a hint of when she will stand down? – John McLellan

Columnists Why nagging fear of autumn lockdown remains – John McLellan

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