JK Rowling is right to scorn Scotland’s new Hate Crime Act
The SNP sees itself as a vanguard of progressive values. But this priggish law is at odds with the notion…
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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.
Scotland is missing elder statesmen
Holyrood lacks an equivalent to the cadre of former UK leaders who offer the wisdom of experience.
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The SNP isn’t ready for an election
Humza Yousaf and his party have nothing to sell to an increasingly desperate electorate.
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Will the SNP now finally wake up to the NHS crisis?
Such is the decline of the Scottish health service that senior medics are now questioning whether it can remain free.
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Labour’s uneasy victory over Gaza
Shadow cabinet ministers are asking why it took an SNP motion for the party to shift its position.
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There is a real split between the SNP and Labour on Gaza
Keir Starmer believes backing the motion would jeopardise future Middle East negotiations.
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Scottish nationalism finds a new home in the House of Lairds
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Michael Matheson’s resignation deepens Humza Yousaf’s woes
The Scottish health secretary’s delayed departure will only add to questions over the First Minister’s judgement.
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The SNP has been mugged by reality on tuition fees
The Scottish education minister Jenny Gilruth has opened the door to change on university funding.
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The SNP has resorted to scattergun policy
Scottish ministers are disturbingly willing to announce schemes that have been shared with no one.
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The problem with Nicola Sturgeon wasn’t a “cult of personality”
Policy did trump personality under the former Scottish first minister – but the wrong kind.
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The SNP will have nowhere to hide in 2024
Scottish politics is finally competitive again and voters will punish an exhausted ruling party.
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Scotland looks closed for business
The SNP’s combination of high taxes and low economic growth is sending a negative message to the world.
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Humza Yousaf should bring back Kate Forbes
The former leadership candidate should not remain on the back benches when the SNP cabinet is among the weakest of…
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Kate Forbes: The rooted nomad
Will Kate Forbes ultimately be forced to choose between politics and God?
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Kate Forbes: The SNP must repeal power-sharing deal with the Greens
The SNP has “lost momentum” and radical change is required, says the former leadership candidate in a bold intervention.
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The SNP can’t explain away Scotland’s schools catastrophe
Under the SNP, pupil performance in maths, science and reading has plummeted.
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Is Labour or the SNP leading in Scotland?
Contradictory polls are explained by different estimates of the scale of defections from the SNP to Scottish Labour.
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Michael Matheson must go
A Scottish health secretary needs authority and credibility – not questions around his £11k iPad expenses bill.
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What would Scottish Labour do?
As voters look for an alternative, it’s no longer enough for Anas Sarwar’s party to simply talk down the SNP.
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