Vladimir McTavish

Good luck with that

I don’t want to depress you, but happy useless statistics day - Vladimir McTavis...

Us locals had to resort to more traditional Hogmanay rituals

How first footing came back into fashion this Hogmanay - Vladimir McTavish

Elon Musk during a campaign rally for Donald Trump

Welcome to the alternative New Year’s Honours awards - Vladimir McTavish

Darts prodigy Luke Littler burst onto the scene at the World Championship last December, reaching the final at the age of 16

As a fellow misspent teenager I’m voting for Luke ‘The Nuke’ - Vladimir McTavish

Benny Hill is not the ideal masculine role model

Welcome to the Benny Hill finishing school for the unmodern man - Vladimir McTav...

Brass-necked scammers and gullible victims make riveting TV - Vladimir McTavish

Pipers from the Stockbridge Pipe Band lead the colourful St Andrew's Day march

Vladimir McTavish: Happy St Andrew’s Day - I hope you survived Black Friday

Guy Fawkes Night effigy of Donald Trump

Let’s hope American democracy doesn’t go up in flames next week - Vladimir McTav...

'If I play several cash gigs over a short period, I can end up with quite a lot of the green stuff,' says Vladimir McTavish

Remember cash? It’s what we used to buy things with - Vladimir McTavish

Queen Street station still has toilet charges unlike Glasgow Central

The price isn’t right for peak time train travel or spending a penny - Vladimir ...

Alex Salmond unfurls a saltire behind Prime Minister David Cameron to celebrate Andy Murray's Wimbledon triumph in 2013

Alex Salmond changed the face of Scottish politics forever - Vladimir McTavish

Boris Johnson’s memoir ‘should really be in the children’s section,’ says Vladimir McTavish (Picture: Dan Kitwood)

Johnson’s Churchillian posturing couldn’t be further from the truth - Vladimir M...

Second-class postage is so slow, it may be too late already to send Christmas cards.

Second-class postal system means cards may already be too late for Christmas - V...

Shame we missed the Boris Johnson comedy TV show - Vladimir McTavish

Ministers set a target in 2020 of cutting traffic by 20 per cent by 2030. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Return to peak-time train fares will only create more rush hour traffic - Vladim...

Mohamed Al Fayed. Photo: Shaun Curry/AFP via Getty Images

Like Jimmy Savile, Mohamed al Fayed was hiding in plain sight - Vladimir McTavis...
Watching the BBC documentary about Mohamed al Fayed, it beggars belief that he was able to get away with being a serial sexual predator for decades without the authorities noticing.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivers her speech at the Labour Party Conference.

Keir didn’t see the spectacle of the end of Labour’s honeymoon - Vladimir McTavi...

Ainslie Park was packed to the rafters for the Scottish Cup tie between Spartans and Hearts in January (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Let’s all be Spartans fans for fairytale cup clash with the mighty Dons - Vladim...

Andy Robertson is dejected as Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, celebrates scoring his side's second goal

Vladimir McTavish: There’s lots for Scots to be proud about – at least we had a ...

Palm Cathedral in Mallorca, begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 but only finished in 1601

If the flight from Mallorca isn’t easier I’ll need a holiday to recover - Vladim...

Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick speaking during his Conservative Party leadership campaign launch

Vladimir McTavish: Conservative party leader – who would want a job like that?

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during his speech and press conference in the Rose Garden at 10 Downing Street

Familiar sound of Labour back-tracking on election promises - Vladimir McTavish

Bacon sandwich is the UK's favourite according to Foodhub survey

Vladimir McTavish: Eating bacon is bad news for your health – and terrible for p...

Simon Munnery says "My show this year is called Simon Munnery, a title loosely based on my own name"

Vladimir McTavish: Time to pack up the tent, the Fringe circus is leaving town

Free Festival founder Alex Petty

The true spirit of the Fringe straight from the horse’s mouth - Vladimir McTavis...

Vladimir McTavish assumed his wife was over-reacting to his seizure because she’s been binge-watching box sets of House all week

Weird week at the Fringe after frightening full-on heart seizure - Vladimir McTa...

The Fringe and football – early setbacks, bad luck and off the ball antics - Vla...
It’s the second weekend of the Fringe and also the second weekend of the Scottish football season. There is not a lot of crossover between the two events, although there are a couple of soccer-themed shows on sale.
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Georgie Grier received lots of support on social media after her one-woman Fringe show only had one audience member.

Learn the not so cunning art of Festival Fringe self-promotion - Vladimir McTavi...

Hotelier Sir Rocco Forte. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Vladimir McTavish: A tourist tax doesn’t deter visitor – ask Mallorca

Catch my show 30 Years Still Standing Up, at The Stand

A Festival-goers’ guide to the Fringe comedy show scene - Vladimir McTavish

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a moderated conversation with former Trump administration national security official Olivia Troye and former Republican voter Amanda Stratton on July 17 in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Harris offers hope to Americans who feared a future with Trump - Vladimir McTavi...

Larry the cat sits outside 10 Downing Street, London. Picture date: Tuesday April 27, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Cummings. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

So who’s going to be top cat in Downing Street? - Vladimir McTavish

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

When it comes to Trump’s US election campaign I’m all ears - Vladimir McTavish

The Marriot Hotel in Glasgow is looking for a comedian to entertain guests at breakfast time during the Edinburgh Fringe

Nobody wants jovial jesters and banter at the breakfast buffet - Vladimir McTavi...

Scotland players following Sunday's Euro 2024 group-stage exit after Hungary won 1-0 thanks to a dramatic added-time goal in the Stuttgart Arena. (Photo by Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Early Euro exit puts kibosh on booze free June, but now its a dry July - Vladimi...

Corporal punishment was banned in schools in Scotland in 1987

We ended up in detention, some had entire adult life ruined by trauma of schoold...

The betting scandal is a particularly apt ending to fourteen years of rule by a party who regard government as a trip to the casino

You’d better believe Sunak’s spin on 14 years of Tory rule isn’t working - Vladi...

Driven to drink over the BBC’s latest Rebus incarnation- Vladimir McTavish

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

Scotland fans march to the game against Switzerland at the Cologne Stadium, on June 19, 2024, in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Let’s hope we can all keep on partying for at least another seven days - Vladimi...

Craig Williams MP who is facing a Gambling Commission probe after he "put a flutter" on when the general election would take place

I bet you’ll be pleased when the election campaign is all over - Vladimir McTavi...

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Vladimir McTavish: Getting kicked out of my email account was just the start . ....

Count Binface

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

If only Taylor Swift had that winning Finn Russell touch - Vladimir McTavish

Liberal Democrats Leader Ed Davey intentionally falls off a paddleboard on Lake Windermere (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Rishi’s throwing the election while Ed throws himself in the lake - Vladimir McT...

The Scottish comedy community turned out in huge numbers at Stirling Crematorium to give a rousing send-off to Stu Henderson, better known as Stu Who?

Glasses will be raised in honour of comedy legend Stu Who? - Vladimir McTavish

The 2023 Edinburgh Marathon Festival took place in glorious sunshine to helped put a smile on runners' faces

It’s the Edinburgh Marathon tomorrow – fancy a lift? - Vladimir McTavish

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak issue a statement outside 10 Downing Street after calling a general election for July 4

D:Ream and Wet Wet Wet – Sunak’s election timing is a damp squib - Vladimir McT...

Heaven’s above, Russell Brand has been blessed to find religion - Vladimir McTav...

A new Bank of Scotland £20 note

Scottish £20 notes – you can’t give them away down south - Vladimir McTavish

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer welcomes former Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke in his parliamentary office in the House of Commons following her defection to Labour (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

Conservatives are unable to stop the boatloads of defectors - Vladimir McTavish

Lothian Buses' new electronic timetable display boards

One step forward, two steps back with electronic bus timetable - Vladimir McTavi...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill was passed, despite fears of a Tory rebellion.

Force asylum seekers to move to Stoke, that will stop the boats - Vladimir McTa...

Heard the one about the city that doesn’t own its bus station? - Vladimir McTavi...

New laws on smoking will prevent anyone born on or before 2009 being sold cigarettes

Smoking ban could see return of under-the-counter single fags - Vladimir McTavi...