Iain Macwhirter is a columnist at The Times and The Spectator. He covers a range of topics including government, politics, public policy, and social issues, with a keen interest in elections and regional affairs. Iain's work has been featured in various publications such as The Herald Scotland, spiked LTD, and The American Conservative.
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Iain Macwhirter primarily focuses on government and politics with a specific interest in Scottish politics, particularly the Scottish National Party (SNP), gender reforms, and prominent figures like Humza Yousaf and Alex Salmond. His coverage is heavily opinion-driven, often centering around legal policy regulation.
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Edinburgh University rector’s attempt to have an open debate on freedom of speech is welcome after more than a decade of mindless suppression
The latest 11% hike in Scottish drug deaths is a huge embarrassment for the SNP government and its legions of “expert” advisers. For most of the last decade, the party has adopted what it calls a “caring, compassionate and human rights informed” drug policy. This approach has received criticism for merely managing the problem, rather [...]Read More...
Will breaking the “triple lock” remedy Britain’s fiscal woes?
By: Iain Macwhirter
John Swinney can rage against changes to the triple lock while blaming Westminster austerity for the underfunding of free personal care in Scotland
The Conservatives should become again the party of sound money and secure borders.
The Conservative leader pledged to eliminate inheritance taxes on family estates.
Last month, Scottish First Minister John Swinney claimed that Andy Burnham would be the last prime minister of the UK. On current form, the Labour leader is doing his best to bring that about. Burnham has acquired something of a reputation for marching blindly into one constitutional minefield after another. On his visit to Scotland [...]Read More...
As the SNP and its Cybernats march out of X, an era is ending — and not only on social media. A lot of the energy has gone out of the party both online and off
The Tory party leader has effected a surprising turnaround in the Conservatives’ political fortunes.
By: Luke Nicastro, Iain Macwhirter
The prime minister's rhetoric about reversing Brexit raises uncomfortable questions about Scottish independence.
