June 16, 2019
Both Ruth Davidson and David Mundell said they could not work with Boris Johnson as Prime Minister, but in a surprise move (not surprising at all), once Johnson topped the first ballot to succeed Theresa May, both changed their tune. And this was the week that the UK Government strengthened its presence in Scotland, opening a new hub in Edinburgh with 3000 civil servants from a range of departments. Not creepy at all, eh?
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June 9, 2019
Without anything much specifically happening in the news but a general sense of collective despair at the current political scene, this strip presents a series of snapshots from the cartoonist's perspective.
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June 2, 2019
Fresh from their success at the European elections, the Lib Dems are feeling buoyant. Leadership candidate Jo Swinson made some howler over numbers, Alex Cole-Hamilton tweeted about how marvellous he is, and Willie's just Willie.
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May 26, 2019
Theresa May finally announced her departure from Number 10 and the list of potential contenders for the top job grows daily, with Boris still the favourite.
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May 19, 2019
Having previously called Boris Johnson a "selfish attention-seeker" and said he would not serve in a Johnson cabinet, Scottish Secretary David Mundell changed his tune once the prospect of Johnson taking over from Theresa May became very real. With Johnson the favourite, The Herald reported that Mundell would not rule out serving after all.
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May 12, 2019
"A vote for Scottish Labour in the European Parliament elections on the 23rd of May is a vote for internationalism," said Richard Leonard, Scottish branch manager of pro-Brexit, end freedom of movement Labour.
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May 5, 2019
The Tories' over-inflated Scottish branch manager returned from maternity leave and took up pretty much where she left off with a call for no more referenda.
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April 28, 2019
Days before the SNP spring conference, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced there would be a second independence referendum before May 2021. There was a lot of wailing and hand wringing from unionists, key amongst them the Tories' interim Scottish branch manager, Jackson Carlaw.
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April 21, 2019
Nigel Farage's Brexit Party, set to do well at the forthcoming European election, received a surprising vote of support from former Labour MP George Galloway. Meanwhile, Ukip revealed that its Scottish candidates would include Mark Meechan, the man who was fined for teaching his pug dog to respond to phrases such as 'gas the jews' and 'sieg heil'.
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April 14, 2019
In the same week that the Brexit deadline was extended to October 31st, scientists produced the first real image of a black hole. One of these things is quite exciting.
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