Glenn Campbell

2 months ago | bbc.com | Glenn Campbell

Glenn CampbellBBC Scotland political editorThat Nicola Sturgeon should choose to stand down from Holyrood at the next election was entirely expected. Even if the former first minister liked to try and keep the media guessing. When asked a couple of weeks ago if she was going to quit as an MSP she told journalists "you'll have to wait and see". In reality, the chances of her staying on to sit on the backbenches and make worthy interventions were always slim.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Glenn Campbell

Swinney and Starmer navigate delicate balancing act on UkraineGlenn CampbellPolitical editor, BBC Scotland NewsPA MediaFirst Minister John Swinney has welcomed Prime Minister Keir Starmer's recent efforts to bring together Ukraine's allies As President Donald Trump reshapes the world order on live TV, it has enormous potential to impact on domestic politics. That is already happening.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Glenn Campbell

There are at least two ways to view John Swinney's offer to convene a summit of mainstream party and civic leaders to counter political forces they reject. Many people will accept his leadership at face value and applaud his efforts to achieve domestic consensus at a time of global upheaval and uncertainty. Others will regard it as a major irony that a politician who has spent his adult life trying to divide the UK into two states is recasting himself as a unifying figure.

Feb 4, 2025 | yahoo.com | Glenn Campbell

There have been times when it seemed like mission impossible for an SNP government without a majority of votes at Holyrood to get a budget through parliament. In certain circumstances that could have brought down John Swinney's administration and triggered an election. Instead, the SNP's first budget since throwing the Greens out of government is to be approved with the support of at least four parties.

Dec 6, 2024 | yahoo.com | Glenn Campbell

The SNP seems to be rediscovering its political confidence after the bleakest period the party's had since winning power at Holyrood. In the last couple of years its independence strategy has hit a brick wall, the party has tied itself in knots over gender reform, and it has fallen in and out of love with the Scottish Greens. There have been three first ministers during that period and one of those remains under police investigation as the Branchform inquiry into SNP finances drags on.