Long reads The SNP is sweeping Scotland. Is Westminster prepared for what will happen next? On 7 May, the SNP will have the opportunity to inflict lasting damage on Scottish Labour. By Jamie Maxwell
Politics Union blues: Was the referendum a transformative moment for Scottish politics? By Jamie Maxwell
Devolution Scottish Labour abandoned social democracy to the SNP – and now it’s paying the price By Jamie Maxwell
Post-No Scotland: should the SNP have made a more radical offer? The failure to bring a greater number of affluent Scots on board raises questions about the SNP’s “de-risking” strategy. By Jamie Maxwell
It is unionists, not nationalists, who are obsessed with identity The mainstream nationalists' arguments for independence are broadly civic and pragmatic, it is the unionists who obsess about the… By Jamie Maxwell
Why the Yes campaign isn’t winning the economic argument in “middle“ Scotland The Yes campaign is losing the economic argument – this could be more to do with establishment unionism than seeing… By Jamie Maxwell
Gerry Hassan is wrong – radical Scotland has left its ghetto Hassan’s account of Scotland’s “new radicals” – the generation of activists who have emerged over the last two years,… By Jamie Maxwell
Ed Balls’ corporate tax announcement is a pain for Scottish Labour The shadow chancellor's recent praise of competitive rates of corporation tax makes life harder for the Scottish Labour party,… By Jamie Maxwell
Scottish Labour is finally waking up to its class problem After years of complacency, Scottish Labour finally seems to be waking up to its class problem. But it could… By Jamie Maxwell
The SNP’s NATO u-turn In its drive to sell independence to middle-Scotland, the nationalist leadership is neglecting the S By Jamie Maxwell
Cameron’s state of the union flop The SNP will be delighted with the Prime Minister's lacklustre speech in Edinburgh. By Jamie Maxwell