Courier columnist
ALEX BELL: What has devolution done for the Highlands and Islands? Precious little
July 22 2021
ALEX BELL: Like Afghanistan, our leaders are walking away from the Covid war
July 14 2021
ALEX BELL: Are Holyrood greenhouse gas pledges full of hot air?
July 7 2021
ALEX BELL: Transgender hate and debate are two different things
June 30 2021
ALEX BELL: Michael Gove is right to rule out indyref2, he’s what the SNP needs
June 23 2021
ALEX BELL: Boris’s Australia trade deal is insane – it’s water that’s the real climate emergency
June 16 2021
ALEX BELL: SNP could help struggling Scots – but talk of Tory cuts suits its independence agenda better
June 9 2021
ALEX BELL: You haven’t tried drugs? Next you’ll be saying we shouldn’t legalise them
June 2 2021
ALEX BELL: Spot the difference between Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson? Not so easy and that’s a problem
May 26 2021
ALEX BELL: We wish you well Prince Harry but for the love of Queen and country shut up
May 19 2021
ALEX BELL: The longer Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP wait to resolve their independence problems the more it looks like they don’t have the answers
May 12 2021
ALEX BELL: You say you want a revolution but Indyref2 will be a long haul, however well the SNP do in the election
May 5 2021
ALEX BELL: Think this Holyrood election campaign has been confusing? Wait till you see the next five years
April 29 2021
ALEX BELL: Line of Duty and the George Floyd verdict shine a light on our own bent society – and this drama has no happy ending
April 21 2021
ALEX BELL: Don’t fall for the Roaring Twenties chat, spending our way out of lockdown is a ploy from politicians with no ideas
April 14 2021
ALEX BELL: The age of male indulgence is over – and plenty of men will breathe a sigh of relief
April 7 2021
ALEX BELL: Alex Salmond’s Alba Party is the laxative that might get Scottish politics moving in an interesting direction
March 31 2021
ALEX BELL: Salmond or Sturgeon – government by gang makes victims of all of us
March 24 2021
ALEX BELL: 2021 Holyrood election should be about Covid recovery, not constitution
March 17 2021
ALEX BELL: ‘Morag wants a place to stay’ – but that’s a job for government, not Gaelic Duolingo
March 10 2021
ALEX BELL: Will the messy aftermath of the Salmond farrago clear the way for a Labour comeback?
March 3 2021
ALEX BELL: Writing on wall for Sturgeon as rot and malaise sweep across the land
February 24 2021
ALEX BELL: SNP’s failure on mental health is callous betrayal of our young in a time of crisis
February 17 2021
ALEX BELL: Scotland’s seafood is not just for ‘poshos’. Let’s embrace it
February 11 2021