In 1969, the psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross published her theory that, after a shocking loss, grief comes in five stages. First, there is denial, which gives way to anger, and then to an attempt to bargain away the pain. After this, comes depression and finally, when the truth can be postponed no longer, there is acceptance.ContinueContinue reading “The SNP will soon learn why denial eventually turns into grief”
Monthly Archives: June 2017
The Tories must learn fast to avoid the chilling prospect of Prime Minister Corbyn
Nick Timothy has penned an honest and reflective piece about the Tory election boorach. It can’t have been easy to write less than a week on from defeat and his departure from Downing Street. The most important point he makes is substantive. Theresa May abandoned the One Nation vision she sketched out on the doorstep ofContinueContinue reading “The Tories must learn fast to avoid the chilling prospect of Prime Minister Corbyn”
Ditch the West Wing fantasists… it’s time to embrace a new politics
If you hadn’t heard of Nick Timothy or Fiona Hill before this weekend, you are not alone. The Prime Minister’s co-chiefs of staff (the government oversees a sluggish economy but it knows how to create jobs in all the right places) have resigned their posts in the wake of Theresa May’s calamitous election result. TheContinueContinue reading “Ditch the West Wing fantasists… it’s time to embrace a new politics”
The night of the long claymores
It was the night of the long claymores. One after one, the frontline of Scottish nationalism fell. Alex Salmond — gone. Angus Robertson — gone. John Nicolson — gone. The terrain of the nation’s politics has been redrawn; familiar peaks have collapsed and new ascents have risen in their place. Scottish politics has changed aContinueContinue reading “The night of the long claymores”
Labour has surrendered to Corbynism
When I heard the Tories were cutting a deal with a party of bigots and terrorist-sympathisers, I thought, ‘would a national unity government really work?’ It turns out Theresa May is tapping up the DUP rather than the Labour Party. PMQs is accused of ‘yah-boo politics’ as it is; wait till the questions are askedContinueContinue reading “Labour has surrendered to Corbynism”
Britain’s Dark Moment
It is as if Richard Nixon had lost the 1972 presidential election—and not to George McGovern but to Gus Hall. British PM Theresa May called a snap poll to capitalize on Labour’s lurch to the extreme left and bulk up her majority as Britain embarks on the Brexit process. She went into the campaign withContinueContinue reading “Britain’s Dark Moment”
By loving independence so much, the SNP may have killed it
When Alex Salmond lost the Scottish independence referendum, he sought to console himself and the ranks of the vanquished by declaring ‘the dream shall never die’. It was the salve that soothed the disappointment of a nationalist movement. But today that dream appears to lie in ruins. Two years ago, the SNP swept all beforeContinueContinue reading “By loving independence so much, the SNP may have killed it”
Last time she told a whopper was a generation ago
Ruth Davidson enjoys First Minister’s Questions beyond what is proper and decent. There are a dozen members of the public watching — half if there’s a Columbo on ITV2 — but the Scottish Tory leader puts on a show for them. How she relishes tormenting Nicola Sturgeon. Before Miss Davidson became head of the oppositionContinueContinue reading “Last time she told a whopper was a generation ago”
Nothing can justify a vote for Jeremy Corbyn
For Labour moderates agonising over whether they can vote for the party led by Jeremy Corbyn, an answer to their dilemma comes from a surprising quarter. The quandary of party or principles comes down to whether you agree with Margaret Thatcher or Enoch Powell. Early in her premiership, Mrs T paid a visit to theContinueContinue reading “Nothing can justify a vote for Jeremy Corbyn”
Kezia took a round… right in the foot
We made it. Six weeks of these ghastly, preening, pontificating characters hectoring us every time we tune in for the weather forecast and finally the end is in sight. By ten o’clock tomorrow night, it’ll all be over and we can go back to getting our political debate from Gogglebox. The STV debate was brandedContinueContinue reading “Kezia took a round… right in the foot”
Stephen Daisley 