March 2, 2018
To the dismay of Brexiteers a hard-left Labour leader now appears more in tune with the business establishment than the splintered Tories, writes Murray Ritchie. Slowly but inexorably the divisions over Brexit…
December 27, 2017
Murray Ritchie poses the question: With the emergence of Cyril Ramaphosa as president-in-waiting of South Africa can the so-called economic powerhouse of Africa finally live up to expectations? Not since Mandela has…
December 11, 2017
There is no way the EU in its present mood of disenchantment with the UK will give us a break. Why would it, asks Murray Ritchie. So there we have it. We…
November 1, 2017
Determined to deal directly and only with state capitals, the EU has always kept the regions at arm’s length, writes Murray Ritchie. All across the European Union the “little people” are asserting…
October 10, 2017
The UK’s devolved nations could be the rocks upon which a Brexit deal is wrecked, writes Murray Ritchie. For months Scotland and Wales have been complaining that Theresa May’s approach to Brexit…
September 6, 2017
British negotiators in Brussels are missing the point and will never win a good deal. Why? Because the European Union is more about politics than economics, writes Murray Ritchie. Many years ago…
July 21, 2017
A growing number of people want Brexit stopped before Britain does itself irreparable economic and international damage, writes Murray Ritchie. When the British diplomat – and true pillar of the Establishment –…
April 19, 2017
If this election is going to be the Brexit election it is also going to be one that could decide the future of the British Union, reports Murray Ritchie from Scotland. So…
April 3, 2017
Murray Ritchie explains why Scottish nationalists are smiling. Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon could be forgiven if she let out a shout of delight when the Spanish let it be known they…
March 17, 2017
Being seen to go cold on the European Union will annoy many in the SNP’s mainstream but Nicola Sturgeon’s personal standing and unchallenged authority should be enough to pacify critics, says Murray…