Might Theresa May be visited by some spirits this Christmas?

The PM might have won the no-confidence vote, but minutes after the result was announced some colleagues were still baying for blood. With friends like these, who needs a visit from the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future?

A Feminist’s Guide to the Festivals: Best of the Fringe

Natalie Palmides: Nate This isn’t just the best thing I saw at this year’s Fringe – it’s one of the best things I’ve even seen anywhere. Natalie Palamides won Best Newcomer at last year’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards and if she isn’t nominated for the main prize this year I’ll be furious. The less you know

There’s nothing ‘peaceful’ about protests outside hospitals

We would not stand for right-to-die campaigners issuing calls for legislative change from outside geriatric wards or funeral homes. So why on earth should we tolerate this?

Ruth Davidson’s ‘soft on crime’ charge doesn’t stand up to scrutiny

IF in doubt, “criminals!” shout. That seems to be Ruth Davidson’s strategy for any session of FMQs that falls during a week when her colleagues at Westminster have been disgracing themselves, disrespecting Scotland, slinging mud at each other and infuriating our EU neighbours. At the moment that describes just about every week, so no wonder

The Good Fight season two, episode nine (day 464): a golden opportunity

When a Russian woman claiming a scandalous link to Trump shows up at the office, the case seems too good to be true. But is it?

The Good Fight season two, episode seven (day 450): going low

It’s just like odd times as law and politics collide and Lucca is enlisted to stand by her man.

Asking For It: A Year of Outrageous Provocation

I’ve decided to document all of my unwanted interactions of 2018, and explain what I and/or others did to provoke them.

No-one is trying to ban free speech at universities

It seems students at English universities are to be protected from their own wrong opinions by a watchdog that will have the power to fine universities for pandering to them – or rather, for not interfering any time a minor stooshie involving a student-led group erupts.

Is the law really the best way to deal with incest?

As technology allows family relationships to become ever more complicated, such as in the strange case of the 24-year-old frozen embryo, it’s worth pausing to consider what problems might be stored up for the future.

If you’re a private renter (or a landlord), you need to know about these big changes

It’s time to get up to speed on the new private residential tenancy. Starting on December 1, every new tenancy in Scotland will be one.