How regional mayors could make Scotland’s democracy better
Scottish Labour’s proposal is a canny attempt to increase popular participation while decentralising power away from the SNP.
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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.
Labour is still scared of Scottish voters
Whenever Starmer’s party tries to make the case for voting Labour instead of SNP, it manages to come across as…
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The conspiracy against Scotland
All parts of the British political establishment are now seeking to punish Scotland for straying outside the lines of political…
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Boris Johnson’s departure will be a headache for the SNP
Johnson’s resignation as Tory leader removes one of the strongest arguments for Scottish independence.
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Nicola Sturgeon’s Diary: Why Westminster must let Scotland choose its destiny
As we put our plans for a new independence vote to the Supreme Court, the UK government continues to deny…
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Nicola Sturgeon has taken her biggest gamble
The SNP’s vow to turn the next election into an independence referendum could end in disaster.
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Why we should celebrate the defiant Joanna Cherry
The SNP MP has fought tirelessly to keep her party honest at considerable personal cost.
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Boris Johnson’s survival will doom the Scottish Tories
Douglas Ross’s abysmal handling of the Conservatives’ leadership crisis is a gift to Scottish Labour.
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Can Kate Forbes force the SNP to accept there is no magic money tree?
The woman who could succeed Nicola Sturgeon has delivered hard economic truths to her party.
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Nicola Sturgeon’s record reign is a sign of stasis rather than strength
Scotland’s longest-serving first minister has overseen a strange stalemate between social democratic rhetoric and neoliberal economics.
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Putin’s war could be the undoing of Nicola Sturgeon
As Nato fortifies to counter the Russian threat, the case against Trident – and for Scottish independence – is looking…
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Will the SNP ever address the Scottish schools crisis?
Failing to educate children effectively is about as grievous a state deficiency as can be imagined.
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How will Nicola Sturgeon use her final years in office?
The Scottish First Minister has a rare degree of freedom to shape her legacy.
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Has the war in Ukraine ended the SNP’s hopes of Scottish independence?
The world has changed and Nicola Sturgeon’s party has no choice but to change with it.
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Why the SNP’s economic strategy offers continuity not transformation
The muddled, contradictory shopping list is a consequence of the deep-rooted defensiveness of Scotland’s political economy.
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How the SNP became the most anti-Putin party in the UK
Nicola Sturgeon and her nationalists have turned their backs on Alex Salmond’s pro-Russian antics by standing steadfastly with Ukraine.
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Why Scottish nationalism is simultaneously safe and stuck
Scottish independence isn’t a rousing, visionary cause but a glum complaint, too tepid to command popular sacrifice.
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What does the SNP have to show for 15 years in power?
Despite the governing party’s remarkable longevity, the landscape of big, bold projects in Scotland is depressingly sparse.
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Will Kate Forbes be Scotland’s next leader?
At 31, the SNP finance minister is tipped to succeed Nicola Sturgeon. But will her social conservatism and evangelical Christianity…
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