
Alex Massie
Scotland Editor at The Spectator
Freelance Writer at Freelance
Columnist for The Times & The Sunday Times. Substack Newsletter: https://t.co/kuwqRaci4c Co-host of the Ponsonby & Massie podcast: @ponsonbymassie
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3 weeks ago |
thetimes.com | Alex Massie |Daniel Sanderson |John Boothman
“When the campaign started, we thought we’d beat the Tories into third and put a bit of pressure on them,” says Ross Lambie, the architect who now dares imagine he might become Reform UK’s first member of the Scottish parliament when voters in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse constituency cast their ballots in the most keenly watched Holyrood by-election in years. “But after we started canvassing, we realised how super-angry the Labour voters were. They feel betrayed.
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4 weeks ago |
thetimes.com | Alex Massie
There are always losers at first minister's questions but only rarely are there obvious winners. So this week's edition of the weekly parliamentary pantomime was unusual in having a clear victor. Step forward Douglas Ross. The former leader of the Scottish Tories has announced that he will not contest next year's election and is clearly in a demob-happy frame of mind as a result. For weeks Ross has been enjoying himself, barracking John Swinney at every available opportunity.
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1 month ago |
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thetimes.com | Daniel Sanderson |John Boothman |Alex Massie
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