Even the Murrell scandal can’t humble the SNP
This is a party that has been in power too long
ByJohn Swinney
Great Britain’s one-party state
The SNP holds power over Scotland – but can it govern us properly?
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The SNP are still in power – but Scotland has changed
The insurgent politics sweeping the UK has arrived north of the border
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Why Reform UK is seducing Scotland
Scottish politics has a problem with wealth – but Reform’s entrepreneurialism feels almost counter-cultural
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The Scottish election is becoming a farce
None of the parties are taking us – or treating us – seriously
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The SNP remain the party of “free stuff” – and of imminent independence
Scotland is riven with competing forms of radicalism
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Scottish Labour’s campaign is already starting to fall apart
For all their self-confidence, Anas Sarwar’s team surely cannot believe they’re marching to victory
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Scottish independence is sneaking up on Westminster
The SNP are confident of calling and winning another referendum
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Westminster’s authority over Scotland is dissolving
The three main parties – Labour, Tory and Reform – are increasingly English institutions
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Why Scottish Labour has broken with Starmer
Anas Sarwar is putting “country before party” as he distances himself from Westminster
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John Swinney reckons with Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir
Speaking to the New Statesman, he tried to negotiate the fallout of his predecessor’s new book.
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All eyes on Scotland – and Nigel Farage’s new insurgency
The Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election is a microcosm for Britain’s swirling political crises.
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The SNP has reinvented itself yet again
In a year, John Swinney has put his party on course to defeat Labour and secure a fifth term.
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Sarwar Trumps Swinney
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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“John Swinney is no Jack Sparrow”
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The SNP’s defence headache
As the West rearms against the Russian threat, Scotland’s government risks appearing detached from reality.
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Is the SNP renewing itself again?
John Swinney has reversed Nicola Sturgeon’s errors and is making the political weather.
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Scotland’s Trumpian turn
Reform’s rise north of the border shows the growing appeal of anti-establishment politics.
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The SNP’s uncivil war
Scores are being settled inside the party after its electoral humiliation by Scottish Labour.
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Can the SNP avoid electoral disaster?
Having shed voters and money, the party is entering the campaign in an enfeebled state.
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