THE JAGGY THISTLE PODCAST: Today I'm talking about a grave moral peril in this Holyrood election. Is Anas Sarwar, leader of Scottish Labour, willing to use Reform MSPs to become first minister of Scotland? The answer seems to be yes. I argue that Sarwar should refuse to take power of the back of votes from Nigel Farage's party. And I urge a new chapter of co-operation between Labour and the SNP to freeze out Farage from a functional role in Scottish governance.

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I’ve been writing about this subject this week in The Times, where I do a weekly column on Scottish politics. You can read it here:

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/anas-sarwar-reform-nigel-farage-election-d8cwh63t8

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