Even the Murrell scandal can’t humble the SNP
This is a party that has been in power too long
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Explore a diverse range of articles examining the Scottish National Party (SNP), covering its policies, leadership, electoral impact, and key debates surrounding Scottish independence and devolved governance.
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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Scotland’s teaching unions must be broken
The country’s education system needs radical reform
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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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The Mandelson disease
In Scotland as in England, dishonesty is becoming a feature of the ruling elite
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No one can govern Scotland
Neither a grand coalition nor a majority government are likely at the May elections
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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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The sad decline of the Scottish university
Under the SNP’s free tuition policy, a national asset is being allowed to decay
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How the SNP paralysed Scotland
The grand venture of devolution has descended into a grim national fatalism
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The SNP has run out of ideas
As the party’s conference begins, John Swinney is prioritising independence over improving Scotland
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Labour’s healthcare revolution hasn’t reached Scotland
The SNP’s sclerotic governance is preventing progressive change
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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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Scotland and the cry for change
We’re all radicals now.
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The welfare crisis no one is talking about
Instead of parliamentary bust-ups, Scottish politicians have found a novel answer to the benefits bill: silence and inertia.
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Dishonesty now rules Scottish politics
The SNP and Labour are both watching on while the state dissolves and populists rise.
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