Puffbox

A hearty congratulations to Stewart Kirkpatrick whose project to launch a new online national newspaper for Scotland got off the ground at the weekend. It's called the Caledonian Mercury, and its rather ambitious mission statement is 'to revive Scottish journalism by using the internet rather than railing against it.' If you remember the days when, [...] read on »

I'm sitting here at 6pm on a huge day in politics. A political heavyweight has unexpectedly resigned, freeing up two seats at the Cabinet table. We've got all the usual fun and games of the ensuing reshuffle - who's up, who's down, who's been snubbed - and widespread speculation about a merger of several government [...] read on »