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    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      Sturgeon admits SNP leadership election has been ‘difficult’

      Scotland’s first minister insists her party will emerge stronger from divisive contest

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Retreat of SNP’s old guard throws leadership race into uncertainty

      Could this be another triumph for the party’s establishment?

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      SNP’s president admits Scotland’s ruling party in ‘tremendous mess’

      Divisions and complaints about handling of leadership election have wrecked vaunted discipline

    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      Nicola Sturgeon’s husband quits as SNP chief executive

      Resignation is blow to party establishment after admission membership numbers were overstated

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      Path to independence ‘starts with respect’ for unionists, says SNP leadership candidate

      Kate Forbes has the greatest appeal among the Scottish public but party heavyweights back her main rival

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Deyan Sudjic
      The demolition of Glasgow’s architectural swagger

      With buildings either being blown up or neglected, how can the city centre be preserved?

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      SNP admits it has 30,000 fewer members than claimed

      Ruling party issues correction after contenders to succeed Sturgeon raise poll concerns

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Sunak adopts European mainstream with fresh language on defence

      Integrated review highlights end of ‘peace dividend’, as extra cash for defence will have to come from other public services

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Provide a legal route for asylum seekers

      Rishi Sunak’s new illegal migration bill has eased the pressure on the government but not solved the issue

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      UK government set to thwart Scottish plan for recycling scheme

      Sunak’s administration is preparing for another constitutional clash with Edinburgh

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      Scottish politics
      Scottish leadership race outsider seeks to harness pro-independence frustrations

      Ash Regan says country could be just ‘one election’ away from independence as SNP contest heats up

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      News in-depthScottish National Party
      Questions over SNP finances cast shadow over leadership contest

      Fallout from independence fundraising drive deepens concerns about grip of Sturgeon and her chief executive husband

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Britain after Brexit
      Brexit revived Scotland’s independence debate, but its next steps are unclear Premium content

      Edinburgh is yet to develop strategy for rejoining EU, despite the issue being core to case for secession

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Humza Yousaf looks most likely to succeed Nicola Sturgeon

      Kate Forbes may be Scottish voters’ first choice for leader, but the health secretary stands out as firm favourite among SNP supporters

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      SNP leadership candidates clash in heated televised debate

      Hostile tone suggests ruling party could struggle to reunite after Nicola Sturgeon’s departure

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      No ‘magic wand’ for independence, warns SNP leadership candidate

      Humza Yousaf said he did not support Nicola Sturgeon’s plan to use next Westminster general election as ‘de facto’ referendum

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Fishing industry
      Record fish deaths prompt call for halt to expansion of Scottish salmon farming

      MSPs seek pause in aquaculture growth over environmental and welfare concerns as mortality doubles

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      Jonathan Derbyshire
      What should a secular society really look like?

      The debate over Kate Forbes has focused attention on the place of religious beliefs in the public square

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      FT Magazine
      How Glasgow’s tiny, muckraking crime mag stays afloat

      Every week, some 700 newsagents display the latest issue of The Digger. What’s the paper’s secret?

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      Inside Politics
      SNP leadership race still an uncertain picture after first hustings

      Early signs put Humza Yousaf in front, but Ash Regan has an important card to play on Scottish independence

    • Saturday, 25 February, 2023
      News in-depthFood & Beverage
      Scotland’s whisky and beer makers alarmed by mooted advertising ban

      Drinks sector faces similar restrictions as tobacco under proposals designed to tackle country’s alcohol-related problems

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      Three contenders vie to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s first minister

      Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan secure backing to enter race that risks worsening SNP divisions

    • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
      News in-depthScottish National Party
      Frontrunner Yousaf channels continuity in race to be Scottish first minister

      Health secretary seen as ‘appointable’ but not ‘ideal’ candidate to replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      Kate Forbes suffers fresh blow to bid to become Scotland’s first minister

      Deputy first minister John Swinney says he ‘profoundly disagrees’ with her views on same-sex marriage

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Personal values of leaders matter especially for an SNP in flux

      Kate Forbes’ difficulties over her same-sex marriage stance reflect deepening leftwing influence on the SNP

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