Scotland | Watching America

U.K.: NHS under Threat from US Trade Deal Despite Biden Win

Robin Koerner - February 2, 2021. Published in The National

U.K.: MacAskill Calls for Scotland To Open Stand Alone Base in Washington

Robin Koerner - November 25, 2020. Published in The National

The Scottish government should close its office inside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.

United Kingdom: Celebrating Biden for Not Being Trump Reflects the Scourge of Scottish Politics

Robin Koerner - November 12, 2020. Published in The National

United Kingdom: Jill Biden: Who Is the Potential First Lady?

Robin Koerner - October 28, 2020. Published in The National

U.K.: Boris Johnson Denies Stalling Brexit Talks until after US Election

Robin Koerner - October 28, 2020. Published in The National

Reports over the weekend suggested No. 10 would only risk a no-deal Brexit if Donald Trump were to win.

U.K.: Trump’s Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize Is a Far-Right Publicity Stunt

Robin Koerner - September 12, 2020. Published in The Scotsman

If there is anything at all newsworthy about the fact the U.S. President Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2021 award... it has only to do with the person who put his name forward.

U.K.: If You Think What’s Happening in America Can’t Happen in the UK, Think Again

Robin Koerner - September 3, 2020. Published in Herald Scotland

United Kingdom: Scotch Whisky Tariff Dispute Must Be Resolved Quickly To Allow US and UK Special Relationship To Flourish

Robin Koerner - August 10, 2020. Published in Press and Journal

The uniquely special U.S./U.K. relationship provides the perfect trade environment.

United Kingdom: Trump, Barnum, Ponzi and the Greatest Lies Ever Sold

Robin Koerner - July 15, 2020. Published in The Herald

As Winston Churchill put it, even in the pre-internet age, a lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth has its boots on.

U.K.: What the 1930s US Plan To Invade Canada Says about Trump

Robin Koerner - June 10, 2020. Published in Scotsman

Wilson and Roosevelt, both so different, each wanted to achieve a global empire in the 20th century ... and dared to call it freedom. Trump is no different; he’s just armed with Twitter, not the pulpit.

U.K.: Tragic If the Protests Help Achieve Trump’s Reelection

Robin Koerner - June 7, 2020. Published in Herald

No one should underestimate just how much these scenes of violence, whoever is responsible, benefit the police and right-wing demagogues like Donald Trump.

U.K.: I’ll Take Sturgeon; Donald and Boris Are Not Up to It