Does Nicola Sturgeon regret her Scottish independence gamble?
The SNP may announce tests that must be passed before it commits to a “de facto” second referendum.
ByExplore 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 SNP may announce tests that must be passed before it commits to a “de facto” second referendum.
ByThe devolved nations are facing their own NHS crises and unhappy workers.
The hapless Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has come to resemble a man squashed by a falling piano.
ByFor Nicola Sturgeon, yet another legal battle with the UK government would be a helpful distraction.
ByThe Supreme Court verdict appears to have increased backing for Yes – but there are deeper changes under way too.
ByThe SNP is doing everything it can to make Scots see themselves as distinct, even if it costs them more…
ByThe First Minister has stubbornly refused to debate or even particularly to acknowledge her opponents on gender reform.
ByNicola Sturgeon seems unable to contemplate departing office without the national question being answered.
ByLabour hopes its devolution proposals will hold the country together.
ByGordon Brown’s proposals are a reminder that under the Scottish nationalists, devolution has stopped at the border.
ByThe left-winger is set to become Stephen Flynn’s running mate in the contest to replace Ian Blackford.
ByThe biggest danger facing the First Minister now is that all this upheaval could poison her legacy.
ByThe party’s Westminster leader seems to belong to a different era to the Nordic-lite social democracy pursued by Nicola Sturgeon.
ByThe SNP’s depiction of Scotland as a prisoner of Westminster is shrewd politics, but detached from inescapable realities.
By“The very idea that the United Kingdom is a voluntary union of nations is now dead and buried,” cried the…
ByThis futile attempt to get permission for another independence referendum has wasted energy at a time of crisis.
ByThe judges concluded that Holyrood needs Westminster approval to legislate for a second Scottish independence vote.
ByThe high watermark of Scottish nationalism has passed – and Nicola Sturgeon knows it.
ByThe First Minister has moved away from pragmatic, moderate governance and back towards the radical left-wing activism of her youth.
ByWill the First Minister’s attempt to paint Labour as being in bed with the Tories still work in a new…
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