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Kate Forbes has the greatest appeal among the Scottish public but party heavyweights back her main rival
Ruling party issues correction after contenders to succeed Sturgeon raise poll concerns
Ash Regan says country could be just ‘one election’ away from independence as SNP contest heats up
Fallout from independence fundraising drive deepens concerns about grip of Sturgeon and her chief executive husband
Humza Yousaf said he did not support Nicola Sturgeon’s plan to use next Westminster general election as ‘de facto’ referendum
Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan secure backing to enter race that risks worsening SNP divisions
Health secretary seen as ‘appointable’ but not ‘ideal’ candidate to replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader
Finance secretary’s key backers pull their support over her stance on same-sex marriage
SNP colleagues critical of religious finance secretary’s views on gay marriage
Angus Robertson rules himself out of contest to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as first minister
First minister prioritised social issues over the economy, say critics
Call for party to look at ‘more evolutionary’ approach to independence as strategy conference postponed
SNP figures who are considered potential leading candidates
Next leader of Scottish National party has to forge new strategy to try to secure cherished goal
The business-friendly leader was regarded as less dictatorial than his predecessors
Playwright Rona Munro returns to her series of portraits of Stewart monarchs at the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Ageing fleet and delays in deploying new vessels lead to mounting public anger on western islands
The party’s leader will tell Glasgow conference: ‘We’ve stopped Armageddon, [now] we’ve got to deserve to win’
Although Sturgeon persuaded Scots to be more careful the nation recorded higher deaths per capita than England during recent waves
Official approval process is delaying much-needed funds for early stage companies, according to Scottish business group
Devolved nations and English regions say government not matching billions in development finance
Taking responsibility for social security benefits from Westminster will put pressure on Scottish budget
Trials on northern Scottish archipelago provide lessons for more populous areas in battle to decarbonise power systems
Some Conservatives in Scotland believe it will never regain ground north of the border with Johnson as prime minister
PM announces shake-up of testing regime as Omicron continues to rise across UK
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