Alex Salmond is still haunting the SNP
The former first minister will use all his considerable political wiles to make the most of Ash Regan’s defection.
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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.
The crisis of Scotland’s ghost children
Freedom of information requests reveal how school attendance has plummeted since lockdown.
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The man behind Humza Yousaf’s new strategy
Kevin Pringle, Alex Salmond’s former director of communications, is pushing the First Minister in a more reformist direction.
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Humza Yousaf is preparing the SNP for heavy losses
The Scottish leader downplayed independence at the SNP conference.
Humza Yousaf comes out fighting
The SNP leader delivered a policy-rich speech with several show-stopping announcements.
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Lisa Cameron’s defection has deepened the SNP’s civil war
Humza Yousaf’s party is mired in angry personality clashes and splits over independence and policy.
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How long can Humza Yousaf last?
The Scottish First Minister on the threats to his leadership, the SNP’s mistakes and what he learned from Malcolm X.
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Labour takes Rutherglen: the end of SNP domination?
What the result means for the next general election and Scottish independence.
Labour has finally ended the age of SNP hegemony
The party’s victory in the Rutherglen & Hamilton West by-election is a turning point.
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Why did Nicola Sturgeon fail her own education mission?
The former Scottish first minister made schools her priority but the reality has been drift and decline.
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Liz Lloyd: Labour would make Scottish independence more likely
Nicola Sturgeon’s former chief of staff on what she got right. And where she went wrong.
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Inside Labour’s battle for Scotland at the Rutherglen by-election
In central-belt suburbia, “austerity Labour” and the “sleazy SNP” fight for the future of Scottish politics.
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The SNP’s treatment of Fergus Ewing shows its decline
A more confident party would have shrugged off the veteran MSP’s rebellions, not suspended him.
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Can the Lib Dems become the third party again?
Party strategists crave the parliamentary and media rewards that overtaking the SNP would bring.
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Who is Humza Yousaf kidding on Scottish independence?
The SNP leader knows there is no prospect of him opening negotiations with the UK government – but is forced…
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Keir Starmer lands with a bump
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Will the SNP ever learn to say no?
Humza Yousaf’s strategy too often amounts to little more than handing out money.
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The SNP needs to set Scotland’s childcare sector free
Humza Yousaf should allow parents to choose how they spend childcare vouchers.
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Scottish independence is not going away
Long-term demographic change means support for separation will outlast the SNP’s travails.
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The Scottish state is broken
Under the SNP, the government has continually swung its great clunking fist only to punch itself in the face.
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