The welfare crisis no one is talking about
Instead of parliamentary bust-ups, Scottish politicians have found a novel answer to the benefits bill: silence and inertia.
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Scotland must sell itself to the world
Holyrood should learn from Ireland’s example and do more to project the nation’s soft power.
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The SNP has entered a new, more serious era
John Swinney is stepping up support for the defence industry and backing Keir Starmer’s diplomacy.
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When will Labour tell the truth about Scotland?
Chasing the SNP’s spendthrift politics is an irresponsible strategy for a serious party.
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Why Scottish Labour isn’t panicking
The party still believes that incumbency could be the SNP’s undoing at the 2026 election.
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Scotland’s establishment should fear Reform
The SNP’s failures have left voters open to a radical alternative.
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Can the SNP and Labour learn to work together?
The talk at Holyrood is of greater collaboration across the chamber in a new political era.
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Scotland’s renaissance
The Union can be saved by shifting Britain’s wealth back from the private to the public realm.
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The SNP’s hold on Holyrood is in the balance
As the Scottish Greens decide whether to withdraw from power-sharing, Humza Yousaf’s government looks ever more precarious.
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“Independence is one of those issues that will never go away”: Anas Sarwar on the fight over Scotland
The Scottish Labour leader on Brexit, trans rights and how Keir Starmer can win the next election.
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Scotland deserves better than the parliament it has
Almost 25 years on from devolution, the Scottish government has too often been unambitious and self-interested.
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Humza Yousaf shows how not to relaunch a government
The SNP leader is struggling to meet even the low expectations that most had of him.
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Scottish nationalists must face the scale of their defeat
An era of political disruption has ended, as the British state has beaten back the threats to its rule.
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Downing Street blocking Scotland’s bottle scheme will provoke a fresh crisis for the SNP
In the midst of the party’s leadership election, Westminster overturning a second key policy could cause further fractures.
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Why liberals keep being fooled in the gender debate
Had supposedly progressive politicians listened to women’s concerns over trans prisoners they would not have been so badly exposed.
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