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George Fergusson

George Fergusson was Secretary of the Defence & Overseas Committee in the UK Cabinet Secretariat, 2003-06

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'Donald Trump’s musings on Irish unity produced surprisingly little reaction'

'Donald Trump’s musings on Irish unity produced surprisingly little reaction'

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Why the new Legacy Bill deserves support from all sides in Northern Ireland

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What Reform will do with the £72m – and how it could affect you

'There are more respectable arguments for Mr Burnham to face some kind of tests of ideas, policies and character before walking into No 10'

'There are more respectable arguments for Mr Burnham to face some kind of tests of ideas, policies and character before walking into No 10'

George Fergusson

How Labour leadership race should work if candidate becomes prime minister

George Fergusson

Trump’s unexpected effect on overseas territories - and what we should do about it

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When it comes to getting rid of an unpopular PM, Holyrood can show Westminster how

Smoke rises from the direction of an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 14, 2026.

Smoke rises from the direction of an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 14, 2026.

Do the rules of international law still apply in the age of Donald Trump?

'President Kennedy threatened severe sanctions if American inspectors weren’t allowed access to suspected nuclear sites'

'President Kennedy threatened severe sanctions if American inspectors weren’t allowed access to suspected nuclear sites'

George Fergusson

Parallels from Suez to today as Middle East anniversaries cast a long shadow

Starmer, Trump and Badenoch

Starmer, Trump and Badenoch

Why the future of the Chagos Islands is bigger than party politics

'American aspirations on Greenland have sparked speculation about possible implications for Scotland'

'American aspirations on Greenland have sparked speculation about possible implications for Scotland'

George Fergusson

Trump’s Greenland gambit exposes tensions over devolved diplomacy

Sir Keir Starmer and Lady Victoria Starmer (right) with US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump during the State visit by the President of the United States of America at Chequers in 2025 in Aylesbury, England.

Sir Keir Starmer and Lady Victoria Starmer (right) with US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump during the State visit by the President of the United States of America at Chequers in 2025 in Aylesbury, England.

GEORGE FERGUSSON

Forget the EU, Britain is more likely to join an American Union led by Trump