PMQs: The SNP’s defiant Ian Blackford takes centre stage
“The very idea that the United Kingdom is a voluntary union of nations is now dead and buried,” cried the…
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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.
Supreme Court defeat should be a signal for Nicola Sturgeon to move on, but she won’t
This futile attempt to get permission for another independence referendum has wasted energy at a time of crisis.
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Supreme Court rules Nicola Sturgeon cannot hold independence referendum
The judges concluded that Holyrood needs Westminster approval to legislate for a second Scottish independence vote.
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The SNP has missed its golden opportunity to win independence
The high watermark of Scottish nationalism has passed – and Nicola Sturgeon knows it.
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The problem with late-period Nicola Sturgeon
The First Minister has moved away from pragmatic, moderate governance and back towards the radical left-wing activism of her youth.
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Nicola Sturgeon targets Keir Starmer’s Brexit vulnerabilities
Will the First Minister’s attempt to paint Labour as being in bed with the Tories still work in a new…
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Scotland’s rent freeze
The responsiveness of the country’s proportional electoral system to left-wing pressure is in sharp contrast with English conservatism.
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Is the SNP truly committed to keeping the monarchy?
Beneath the surface, anti-royalist sentiment endures among Scottish nationalists.
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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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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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