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  • 10 May 2011
    Football economics as if supporters (and Scotland) mattered

    Football is woven into the historical, cultural and social fabric of communities in Scotland and across Britain, but media attention to 'soccernomics' focuses heavily on the English Premier League, says Simon Barrow. There are some clear reasons for this, but we definitely need some fresh ideas about ‘football as if fans mattered’ which begin with the wider picture, rather than consigning the non-elite to our peripheral vision.

  • 30 Mar 2011
    Holyrood poll raises fresh query about Scottish TV election debates

    A YouGov opinion poll has put the Greens ahead of the Lib Dems in Scotland for the first time ever, despite their exclusion from election TV debates.

  • 29 Mar 2011
    Scottish election TV debates restrict political choice
  • 29 Mar 2011
    Public back Scottish Greens over exclusion from TV election debates

    A new opinion poll shows clear public opposition to the exclusion of the Scottish Green Party from the TV election debates that start tonight.

  • 24 Jan 2011
    Watching the Tartan political space

    The aim of the recent Scotland Bill, says Simon Barrow, is to please the growing number of Scots who favour more powers for their own parliament, while simultaneously clawing back a large sum of money from the Westminster block grant and undermining already-waning support for the SNP ahead of the elections in May 2011.

  • 12 Mar 2007
    Labour told not to count on Catholic vote

    A Catholic bishop in Scotland yesterday made a political intervention ahead of elections in May, by denouncing the Labour establishment in Holyrood and Westminster for creating "morality devoid of any Christian principle".