Gerry Hassan is a writer, commentator and academic on Scottish and UK politics, power, democracy and social change. He has written or edited over two dozen books including ‘The People’s Flag and the Union Jack: An Alternative History of Britain and the Labour Party’ (Biteback) and the recent collections, ‘Scotland the Brave? Twenty Years of Change and the Future of the Nation’ (Luath) and ‘The Story of the Scottish Parliament: The First Two Decades Explained (Edinburgh University Press). His writing can be found at: www.gerryhassan.com
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionBoth Tory and Labour stories about Britain are broken. So what do we do in this election?Whatever happens in this election, it won’t in itself answer the looming questions ahead about the UK – and each of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKJohnson’s Brexit is inspired by Blair, Eden and Chamberlain - not ChurchillSurrounded by yes-men, cronies and dubious advisors, Johnson is trashing standards in public life and traditional...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy are the SNP’s politics so cautious and can they really change?Five years after the indyref and three years after the Brexit vote Scottish politics feels full of pent up...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKRuth Davidson’s exit leaves huge questions about Brexit and the future of the UnionDavidson rescued the Tories, but she didn’t remake the case for the union. Scottish Tories are now going to have to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKSalmond, Sturgeon and the end of the SNP's imperial eraJust when Scotland's voice is needed in the Brexit mess, the SNP's famous internal discipline seems to be...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Brexit disaster is an existential crisis in the ‘Idea’ of BritainBrexit – driven by unenlightened, defiantly anti-modern nationalism – could be the most serious constitutional...