Nigel Farage

Marc Wilkinson of Edinburgh and East Lothian People, currently also leader of Essex People

Edinburgh pizza shop owner gets 11 votes in Clacton by-election

Count Binface will perform a one-off show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe later this month.

Count Binface to bring sci-fi satire to the Fringe with one-off show

Count Binface will be one of Farage’s few election rivals

Time for Clacton voters to bin Farage - Ian Murray

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and Scottish leader Malcolm Offord.

New Property Tax? Reform UK must be Offord their heads - Sue Webber

Malcolm Offord rushed to conclusions over a city stabbing

Illegal migrants are not roaming our streets - Bruce Whitehead

Charles Kennedy was a fierce opponent of the Iraq war

Law matters in Iran as it should have in Iraq - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Bruce Whitehead

The Scottish Left needs to work together to keep out far Right - Bruce Whitehead

Councillor Simita Kumar is leader of the SNP group on Edinburgh City Council

Green sceptics Reform embrace recycling – old Tories

Kemi Badenoch on a visit to the Johnnie Walker Experience in Edinburgh last week. Picture: Jane Barlow

Kemi rises above defection - Sue Webber

Malcolm Offord, left, and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Picture: Jane Barlow

Alex Cole-Hamilton: Reform – a modern tragedy for our politics

Robert Jenrick has been welcomed to Reform UK by Nigel Farage

Why Tories and Labour can both be cheerful about Jenrick defection Ian Swanson

Lord Offord of Garvel. Picture: John Devlin

Protest voters drawn to fringes after mainstream party failures - Susan Dalgety

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I wouldn’t buy a used car off this Reform rabble, let alone a policy - Vladimir...

The biggest unknown is how well will Nigel Farage's Reform UK do in the election. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty

How well will Reform UK do in Holyrood elections? Ian Swanson

Scotland's Scott McTominay scoring the opening goal during the FIFA World Cup European Qualifying match at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Picture: Andrew Milligan, Tuesday November 18, 2025

Lots of candidates for loser of the year, but one iconic moment - Vladimir McTav...

Nigel Farage with Reform UK's Lord Malcolm Offord who defected from the Scottish Tories

Ex-Tory peer set to become Scottish leader of Reform UK
Malcolm Offord is not exactly a household name, but he was in the headlines at the weekend after being unveiled as Nigel Farage's latest recruit from the Conservatives.
Ian Swanson

He’s clearly not a Bee Gee, and some observers wonder if BBC Board member Robbie Gibb is really that concerned about the corporation Stayin’ Alive. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Trump’s assault on the Beeb is giving me the heebie-jeebies - Vladimir McTavish

Reform UK candidate Sarah Pochin makes a speech after winning a seat in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election in May. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Woke liberal TV ads are enough to drive the average racist mad - Vladimir McTavi...

The choice at the next Scottish Parliament election will be between a progressive SNP Government or the populist right of Nigel Farage

Don’t choose Labour’s betrayal or Farage’s fear and loathing - Angus Robertson

Scottish Green MSP for Lothian, Lorna Slater

The future’s bright, the future’s Green so come and join us - Lorna Slater

First Minister John Swinney at the SNP conference in Aberdeen

Now is the time - Simita Kumar

For the first time in US history a congressional body recommended to criminally charge and not simply impeach a former president

Vladimir McTavish: I’d avoid the White House – crime has gone through the roof...

With independence energy wealth will be in Scotland’s hands, says Angus Robertson

Scotland needs a fresh start - Angus Robertson

Keir Starmer showed more passion than usual during his speech to the Labour party conference (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Keir Starmer has new opportunity as Stormy Andy passes Ian Swanson

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay.

More volunteers vote to leave Tories - Vladimir McTavish

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Labour making mess of migration - Angus Robertson

Russell Findlay has spent the weekend contemplating the resignation of one his most highly respected MSPs (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Tories contemplate latest shock resignation - Susan Dalgety
To paraphrase the great playwright Oscar Wilde, “to lose one MSP may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness”.
Susan Dalgety

Reform UK has suggested the Barnett Formula and block funding grant from Westminster should go to be replaced with more tax powers for the Scottish Parliament

Obvious how little Reform UK understands Scotland - Sue Webber

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Farage and his party are dangerous charlatans - Angus Robertson

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Farage, Starmer or a guy dressed as a monkey? - Vladimir McTavish

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer holds a press conference on immigration at Downing Street (Picture: Ian Vogler - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Starmer becomes a Farage tribute act on immigration - Angus Robertson

Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, would be the second largest party at Holyrood if the poll findings were repeated in next year’s Holyrood election

Out-of-touch parties push voters to Reform - Bruce Whitehead

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage with his party's candidates during a campaign event in Stafford during last week's local elections in England (Picture: Jacob King/PA Wire)

To keep Scotland Farage-free, vote SNP - Angus Robertson

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage during a visit to Newton Aycliffe, County Durham after Reform made gains in local polls in England (Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA)

Independence never more crucial - Lorna Slater

(Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

Business Briefing: Xbox prices rise and Harrods hit by cyber attack

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking at the launch of the Labour Party local election campaign. PIC: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Local elections first big electoral test for all parties

First Minister John Swinney during a press conference in Bute House, Edinburgh

Why I’m attending the First Minister’s extremism summit - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Former Conservative MSP, Jamie Green

Keep Scotland Farage-free - Angus Robertson

A controversial billboard in the town of Broadstairs, Kent, displayed a message for billionaire Elon Musk

Plenty of contenders for April Fools of the year, unfortunately - Vladimir McTav...

First Minister John Swinney holds a press conference at Bute House the day after the Scottish Parliament voted on the Budget

Swinney calls for united Scottish front against right wing extremism - Angus Rob...

Picture: Justin Tallis

Scotland may prove less fertile ground for Reform UK Ian Swanson

According to recent polling Nigel Farage, above, and Reform UK are set to take more seats than the Scottish Conservatives, says Angus Robertson

Labour fears playing into hands of Farage - Angus Robertson

The claims made about Keir Starmer by Elon Musk, seen with Donald Trump, are ridiculous and unfounded (Picture: Brandon Bell)

Never mind Baldrick, Trump’s Musk plan is even more cunning

Good Morning Britain, Love Island, Emmerdale: TV shows with most Ofcom complaint...

A car burns in Middlesbrough during violence and disorder on Sunday

No return to anti-asylum agenda which panders to racism and far right Ian Swanson

A car burns in Middlesbrough during violence and disorder on Sunday

No return to anti-asylum agenda which panders to racism and far right

It’s a shame Count Binface doesn’t get the chance to do even one party election broadcast, says Vladimir McTavish

Let’s give Binface his five minutes on prime time television - Vladimir McTavish

Kylian Mbappe wins the World Cup with France in 2018

No place in Britain for far right - Angus Robertson

What's the future for Tories and Reform UK after election?

John Swinney launched the SNP's general election campaign, telling supporters in Glasgow he believed passionately that independence was the best opportunity to build a more prosperous and fairer country.
"Westminster decision-making has meant austerity, Brexit and a cost of living crisis being imposed on Scotland."

A guide to what's happened in the election this week - in pictures

Count Binface

When it comes to the crunch in the polls you can count on Binface - Vladimir McT...

Paul Thwaite has been confirmed as NatWest Group's new chief executive. Picture: Adam Hollingworth Photography

NatWest names new boss and £4 million pay details alongside bumper profit

Dame Alison Rose stepped down as chief executive of RBS parent NatWest Group in July.

Breaking ICO apologises to ex-NatWest chief Dame Alison Rose over findings

Collins Dictionary said it has named ‘AI’ its word of the year after it became ‘the dominant conversation of 2023’.

The Collins Word of the Year 2023 is...

Dame Alison Rose stepped down as chief executive of RBS parent NatWest Group in July.

Alison Rose: Former NatWest boss likely to pocket £2.4 million pay package

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