CommonSpace editor Ben Wray says the responses to the Trump-Putin summit from many liberals have given up on critical thought, to the extent that the ideology of the return to ‘normal’ – a time before insurgent populism – is now the blatant ideology of much of the media

THERE is something more than a little unnerving in the response of Trump’s opponents to his remarks at the now infamous Helsinki Summit, not because it’s new but because it has now reached a fevered state.

Theresa May pushed to take action on government Leavers implicated in Electoral Commission investigation

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Brexit minister Mike Russell has said another Brexit vote is now “essential” in light of findings by the Electoral Commission that the Vote Leave campaign breached electoral law by overspending.

The watchdog’s conclusions, published today (17 July) found that Vote Leave, the official campaign for the UK to leave the EU, exceeded the legal spending limit of £7m by almost £500,000.

With radical right wing politics gaining record levels of support in Europe and the US, CommonSpace asks: how did we get here, what role has the political establishment played, and what can the left do to turn the tide?

“CRIME IN Germany is way up. Big mistake made all over Europe in allowing millions of people in who have so strongly and violently changed their culture!”

This was the ‘analysis’ of United States President Donald Trump on migration in Europe last month.

As CommonSpace’s Trump Special begins, Ben Wray explores how we should locate Trump in a broader historical context through the lens of professor Mark Blyth’s concept of Global Trumpism – does Trump represent the beginning or end of something in western politics?

THERE’S a million questions you could ask about Donald Trump as he is about to make his first visit to Scotland as US President, but perhaps the most important is – does he represent the beginning of something new, or the end of something old?

SNP MP questions whether delay in appointing a ‘Recovery Champion’ is due to expert opposition to UK drug policy

FOLLOWING the publication of the latest drug death statistics in Scotland, SNP MP Ronnie Cowan has today (4 July) described the UK Government’s delay in appointing a Recovery Champion for drug abuse as a “disgrace”.

Tory Todd Ferguson attacked a Dutch political opponent for having a political opinion 

A TORY COUNCILLOR has sparked a fresh racism row for Ruth Davidson after questioning whether a Dutch SNP opponent should have a political opinion, the second racism accusation levelled at the same councillor in under a year. 

Todd Ferguson highlighted SNP councillor Joy Brahim's citizenship status in order to attack her political views, suggesting that Brahim was wrong to serve her community and have an opinion on Scottish independence because she is not a UK citizen. 

First Minister said more changes to the Cabinet will be announced today and tomorrow

SNP LEADER Nicola Sturgeon has today [26 June] announced that new deputy leader Keith Brown will step down from his role as Economy Minister, as part of a shift in focus from the top team in the party towards independence campaigning, and the beginning of a Cabinet reshuffle.

On #WorldRefugeeDay, CommonSpace editor Ben Wray says that while Donald Trump’s family separation policies towards migrants seeking to enter the US has touched a nerve, the problem of how we treat immigrants and refugees is much deeper than one President and will require systemic changes to address

Eileen Reid: “The seeds of the Mack's destruction were sown long before both fires”

A FORMER senior member of staff has said that management at Glasgow School of Art (GSA) should take some responsibility for the second fire in four years at the Mackintosh building, detailing a series of claims alleging warnings were ignored in the run-up to the 2014 fire and staff asked to keep quiet in the aftermath.

Former Daily Record editor who planned the famous front-page vowing more powers to Scotland says he now backs independence

A BLOW has been dealt to the case for the union as the man behind the “vow” for more devolved powers in the final days of the referendum campaign admits that he now views independence as the only way forward.