Articles by Tom Gallagher

Tom Gallagher is Emeritus Professor of Politics at Bradford University and is researching a book on why Britain’s ability to avoid the internal conflicts which have marked continental Europe is disappearing.

SNP blues: Journey from Britain, but to where?

The SNP in the 1970s and 1980s was like UKIP today, struggling to turn a party of dedicated but chippy individualists into a force ready for office. It still has so many unanswered questions on independence
by Tom Gallagher - 24 September 2013
EU's democracy problem goes all the way down

The creation of a bureaucratic European order has become as transcendent a cause as loyalty to the Soviet Union was for many a last century West European Marxist
by Tom Gallagher - 15 September 2013
Why Scotland needs more gypsies

Strangely, compelling Scots to endure aggressive gypsy begging, makes perfect sense for the SNP. Scottish Nationalism has been colonised by an angry far-Left
by Tom Gallagher - 18 August 2013
The abdication of Europe’s centre-Right

Genuine competition eludes the mainstream European Left and Right because they have too much in common. The ultimate consequences could be explosive
by Tom Gallagher - 11 August 2013
Spain's Gibraltar games, and EU folly

The incident is more evidence the EU’s goal of a complicated system of overlapping loyalties arising in Europe from the abolition of borders is flawed and unworkable
by Tom Gallagher - 1 August 2013
Whitehall backs the break-up of Britain?

Britain is an obsolete concept for numerous diplomats who have risen high primarily by advocating a utopian pan-European order
by Tom Gallagher - 27 July 2013
A European prize for Ireland’s spineless leader

The future of Ireland is 'shredded' as hundreds of thousands pour out. How this all came to pass is becoming more and more a matter of public fury, writes Tom Gallagher
by Tom Gallagher - 30 June 2013
Blair's flawed legacy heading this way from Romania

Romanians camped out in London’s Park Lane feel they have reached a hopeful New World where, because of the distinctive nature of Britain’s welfare state, they can access its services
by Tom Gallagher - 12 June 2013
UKIP and the phony Scottish referendum

The differences between the rival campaigns seeking to win Scottish hearts and minds in the run up to the referendum in September 2014 are far narrower than they seem
by Tom Gallagher - 6 June 2013
The Cuckoo In Pope Francis’s Nest

Politics has evolved from a sometimes stern defence of core values to the championing of sentimental causes by politicians who often have no other way of showing that they are still in touch with the voters
by Tom Gallagher - 16 May 2013
The EU and the spider in the Italian labyrinth

Giulio Andreotti died on May 6th as a role model for the European system of decision-making that has emerged in the previous generation
by Tom Gallagher - 8 May 2013
Nationalist renewal in England, double-speak in Scotland

A nationally-minded party, British in orientation, which concentrates on restoring national control over key policy issues surrendered to Brussels, will make the SNP very nervous
by Tom Gallagher - 3 May 2013
Scotland’s parliament confronts Margaret Thatcher

What to make of the debate about Thatcher's legacy, held at Holyrood the day after her funeral?
by Tom Gallagher - 22 April 2013
The battle for Scotland’s future begins

Purveyors of neurotic Scottishness ranged against advocates of an outward-looking equivalent; the outcome is likely to have reverberations stretching beyond these islands
by Tom Gallagher - 21 March 2013
Dave permits Alex to exploit Scottish youth, but to little avail

The bitter winds of economic recession have weakened the impact of nationalism’s tunes of glory. Nothing near a majority of under 18 year-olds is dancing to the independence beat
by Tom Gallagher - 15 October 2012