The Perils of Political Betting

The Perils of Political Betting

Political betting hasn’t been far from the news headlines of late. This was mostly due to some spectacularly badly-advised Conservative MPs placing bets on the date of the general election that drew some unwelcome attention from the Gambling Commission. The...
Scottish Politics

Scottish Politics

Scottish politics is rarely dull, but the last 2 weeks were exceptional even by our standards. A combination of missing climate change targets, the SNP terminating its power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens and a general rather lacklustre performance in the...
How to handle a PR crisis

How to handle a PR crisis

‘PR’ and ‘crisis’ are one of those inseparable duos, like ‘bread and butter’ or ‘fish and chips.’ A PR crisis is a situation that threatens the reputation or public image of a business or organisation, often requiring...
What will a post-nationalist Scotland look like?

What will a post-nationalist Scotland look like?

When Labour won the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election last October, it described the result as ‘seismic’. So are we on the cusp of a political earthquake in Scotland that might cause a sudden mass extinction for the independence campaign north of...