Courier columnist
Scotland is still searching for its great political figure
August 5 2020
ALEX BELL: Perhaps Boris Johnson’s new war on obesity includes gaining nothing from Brexit
July 29 2020
ALEX BELL: Russia scandal smacks of a conspiracy and threatens to destroy trust in our democracy
July 23 2020
ALEX BELL: Devolution spat could be straw that breaks the Union’s back
July 16 2020
ALEX BELL: Tory sneers are just the start…this is English, and British, nationalism against Scottish nationalism
July 9 2020
ALEX BELL: Backing fresh vote on independence was Labour’s only hope in Scotland
July 2 2020
ALEX BELL: We have suffered same coronavirus pain as England so why are Scots nationalists happy with UK model?
June 25 2020
ALEX BELL: Someone take charge and give Scotland’s children a chance
June 18 2020
ALEX BELL: Coronavirus deaths are tragic but our fight is with poverty, Scotland’s biggest killer
June 11 2020
ALEX BELL: Boris Johnson has no plans to let 3m people into the UK. He is just trying to distract us
June 4 2020
ALEX BELL: Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings – a despicable double act
May 28 2020
ALEX BELL: Claims of Nicola Sturgeon using coronavirus to promote independence is to shift focus from Boris Johnson’s incompetence
May 21 2020
ALEX BELL: Edinburgh’s new town empty as rich flock to second homes…is this the end of city living?
May 14 2020
ALEX BELL: Handshakes could be a casualty of coronavirus
May 7 2020
ALEX BELL: Coronavirus response shows Nicola Sturgeon’s more a follower of England than Scottish leader
April 30 2020
ALEX BELL: Lots of ‘what ifs’ and ‘if onlys’ for post-pandemic world, but Scots indy movement needs to figure out ‘how’
April 23 2020
ALEX BELL: Getting ill with coronavirus has saved Boris Johnson’s political career
April 16 2020
ALEX BELL: How could Scotland come out of lockdown safely? Lift measures in Highlands and rural areas first
April 9 2020
ALEX BELL: We need a Pantheon to celebrate inspirational Scots
April 2 2020
ALEX BELL: When your best defence is ‘I’m sleazy but not criminal’, it’s nothing to smile about
March 25 2020
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ALEX BELL: Coronavirus chaos shows we need a welfare state where individual is equal to economic enterprise
March 19 2020
ALEX BELL: Independence is far from dead but the SNP is inbred, overly loyal and angry about the outside world
March 12 2020
ALEX BELL: Coronavirus has fundamentally challenged modern world…it’s the fear we need to treat
March 5 2020
ALEX BELL: For Harvey Weinstein trial to mean anything, it needs to lead to profound change
February 27 2020