Labour has finally ended the age of SNP hegemony
The party’s victory in the Rutherglen & Hamilton West by-election is a turning point.
ByHumza Yousaf
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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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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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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Humza Yousaf has nothing to offer but reheated Sturgeonism
The First Minister’s anaemic, underwhelming Programme for Government won’t fill Scotland’s political void.
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When will the SNP put itself before the Greens?
The junior partner is the biggest winner from the continuation of the discredited power-sharing deal.
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Scotland has been left with the worst of both worlds
SNP rule has created a system of high taxes and low-quality public services.
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What the plot against Humza Yousaf reveals
The Scottish First Minister is drowning, not waving.
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The problem with the SNP’s “well-being economy”
Humza Yousaf’s big idea can’t mask woolly and self-indulgent economic thinking.
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What is the point of Humza Yousaf?
The First Minister must show he has a purpose beyond the simple preservation of power.
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Why the SNP is eating itself
Vicious internal feuds at Westminster and Holyrood are a sign that panic is setting in.
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Nicola Sturgeon’s encore – and Humza Yousaf’s new(-ish) plan for independence
Scotland’s former first minister gives evidence to the Covid inquiry, as her successor sets out his agenda for the next…
Nicola Sturgeon is back on form at the Covid Inquiry
This was the Sturgeon Scotland grew so used to – confident, eloquent and keen to land a blow on the…
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Can Labour really save the Union?
For some Scots, a Starmer government will be their last shot at making the UK work.
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The SNP is living in a parallel universe
Humza Yousaf’s latest independence paper is yet another instance of the party doing the same thing and expecting different results.
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Scotland won’t change until its government does
It is difficult to see the point of this frightened and confused SNP administration – even on its own terms.
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The SNP has abandoned rural Scotland – now it risks losing the rest of the country too
A focus on liberal identity politics and left-wing economics is testing the party’s supporters to breaking point.
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The treatment of Joanna Cherry shows Scotland’s culture of liberal intolerance
The barring of the SNP politician from the Edinburgh Fringe is yet another blow to free speech and open debate.
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Is Scotland finally moving away from welfare for the rich?
The Scottish government’s decision not to extend free school meals to all secondary pupils could mark a turning point.
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Could Kate Forbes make a comeback?
As Humza Yousaf’s leadership woes deepen, his old rival remains ready and willing to serve.
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