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Kenny MacAskill

The UK has the potential to become the 'Saudi Arabia of wind', according to Boris Johnson, among others (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA)

Scotland’s wind wealth is being spirited away in ‘Great Berwick Bank Robbery’ Columnists

The hilarious Father Ted episode Kicking Bishop Brennan Up the Arse was as farcical as the Lord Advocate's mission to the Supreme Court

Lord Advocate’s Father Ted-style mission to kick Supreme Court is pure farce Columnists

Labour can't simply wait for Tory government to collapse – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Minister needs to make facts known after alarming allegations about college Columnists

We need real leaders on climate, not cowardly politicians who run from reality Columnists

Kenny MacAskill: How Badenoch has kickstarted backlash against woke nonsense Columnists

Tory leadership election makes a mockery of democracy – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Nicola Sturgeon: I did not pay much attention to protest by Alba MPs Politics

‘It's time SNP did what they actually stood for' says Alba MP Politics

Alba MPs thrown out of Commons chamber after PMQs protest Politics

West's sanctions and weapon supplies will not lead to victory over Russia Columnists

Labour's commitment to HMS Brexit shows they are just the Tory-lite party Columnists

Why Scotland needs an independence convention – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Secret report detailing scandalous allegations about college must be published Columnists

How Blair killed off co-operatives as he pursued 'third way' – Kenny MacAskill Columnists

Use of contractors suggests Russian air force struggling to back invasion - MoD World

Ukraine is being sacrificed for US political interests – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Scotland games not being free-to-air is sad - and scandalous Sport Opinion

The empire was robbery and exploitation, which can't be denied - Kenny MacAskill Columnists

Scottish island tunnels are far from a fanciful idea – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Scotland's radicals are in need of a party to call home – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Here's how to convince people to back Scottish independence – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Ukraine War must end soon so world can focus on fight against climate change Columnists

Incompetence not illegality is the cause of Ferrygate scandal – Kenny MacAskill Columnists

Wealth from ‘Scotland’s wind’ is going same way as its oil. Out of the country Columnists

Council elections weakened Johnson, but Tories will stay in power for years Columnists

Why Scotland’s HGV speed limits should be same as England's – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

UK needs to do more to promote Ukraine peace talks – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Johnson's abuse of office is setting fire to the UK's unwritten constitution Columnists

It’s perverse people are fuel poor in energy-rich Scotland – Kenny MacAskill Columnists

Johnson's regime is ushering in a new age of kleptocracy in UK – Kenny MacAskill Columnists

French election highlights danger to democracy of negative politics Columnists

Why independence movement cannot put all its faith in the SNP – Kenny MacAskill Columnists

Johnson and Sunak are now Partygate partners in crime – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Could a European crossing help our scandal-hit ferries?  - Kenny MacAskill Columnists

Sunak only drives home a miserable failure in his bid to beat fuel costs Columnists

Ferguson's shipyard should be building Scotland's ferries – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Labour's struggles make new drive for independence vital – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

P&O sackings are a sign of where Brexit Britain is headed – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

People who use heating oil, LPG and solid fuels need help too Columnists

Is SNP set to abandon unilateral nuclear disarmament? – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Top civil servant's refusal to speak to MSPs' committee is out of order Columnists

Assange case shows hypocrisy of US and UK over war crimes – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Putin is discovering that Ukraine is a different country – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Energy crisis is getting worse as Tories and SNP look on – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Why Nato should stop expanding east – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Ownership of Scotland's ports is a political issue – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Diplomatic blunders over Ukraine show UK’s out of its depth – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

CalMac ferries should be democratised, not privatised – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Why Quebec's 1995 referendum shows nationalists a way forward – Kenny MacAskill Columnists

Scottish Prison Service transgender policy to be revealed in summer Politics

Like absurd Boris bridge, SNP's grand plans may not deliver – Kenny MacAskill Columnists

It was Scotland’s oil. Now it should be our wind​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​... Letters

Think Robert Burns was pro-slavery? Think again – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

How the SNP keeps picking the wrong fights – Kenny MacAskill MP Columnists

Scottish Government accused of selling off lucrative seabed 'for a pittance' Consumer

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