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    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      Scotland
      Sturgeon criticised for ‘botched’ policy on transgender prisoners

      Controversy over Edinburgh’s gender reforms deepens after fresh concerns about protection of female-only spaces

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Sunak in constitutional clash with Sturgeon over gender reform bill

      UK government for first time moves to block legislation passed by Scottish parliament

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      News in-depthScottish National Party
      Is Nicola Sturgeon losing her grip on the SNP?

      Cracks appear in party discipline after supporters raise questions over Scottish leader’s independence strategy

    • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
      Scotland
      Scotland passes bill to make it easier to legally change gender

      Victory for Sturgeon as MSPs vote for legislation that has sparked heated debate within her own party

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      Scottish National Party
      Scottish National party leader at Westminster to step down

      Ian Blackford’s departure highlights divisions over SNP strategy for securing Scottish independence

    • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
      Scottish independence
      Scotland needs go-ahead from London for independence vote, court rules

      Supreme Court says Scottish parliament does not have power to legislate for referendum

    • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
      Scottish independence
      Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland can no longer rely on Westminster’s economic stewardship

      Only independence and EU membership will secure our future prosperity

    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      Scottish economy
      Nicola Sturgeon defends contract with insolvent shipbuilder

      Scottish first minister denies ‘impropriety’ in procurement during parliamentary inquiry

    • Monday, 17 October, 2022
      Scottish independence
      Sturgeon sets out aims for new Scottish currency after independence

      First minister describes Britain as being in economic decline and wants quick transition from pound with own central bank

    • Wednesday, 12 October, 2022
      Scottish independence
      UK Supreme Court asked to dismiss Scottish case on second referendum

      London government’s counsel says Edinburgh parliament lacked legal authority to hold plebiscite

    • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
      Scottish independence
      UK Supreme Court begins hearing on Scottish independence

      Judges to decide whether Holyrood government has authority to organise a referendum

    • Monday, 10 October, 2022
      Scottish National Party
      Sturgeon vows to step up fight for Scotland’s independence

      First minister will ‘never give up on Scottish democracy’ even if she loses court case

    • Sunday, 9 October, 2022
      Scotland
      Sturgeon says Scottish independence will secure partnership of UK’s nations

      Closing address to SNP conference to blame ‘aggressive unionism’ for undermining devolution

    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      News in-depthScottish independence
      Sturgeon under pressure on independence ahead of SNP conference

      Focus on Brexit and Truss’s missteps is not sufficient to win the campaign, experts argue

    • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
      Scotland
      Scotland to freeze rents to shield tenants from rising living costs

      Nicola Sturgeon outlines programme of support for households during ‘humanitarian crisis’

    • Sunday, 28 August, 2022
      News in-depthScotland
      Rotting garbage fails to dent Sturgeon’s hold on Scotland

      Industrial action has provided ammunition for first minister’s opponents, but independence dominates debate

    • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Truss and Sunak rule out second Scottish independence vote

      Tory leadership rivals concur on defending the union at hustings in Perth

    • Thursday, 14 July, 2022
      Scottish independence
      Tories helping independence push by undermining devolution, says Sturgeon

      First minister claims UK’s constitutional order cannot be reformed because London can always over-rule Edinburgh

    • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
      Scottish independence
      Johnson rejects Sturgeon request for Scottish independence referendum

      Letter to first minister stresses that issue was settled in 2014 vote

    • Saturday, 2 July, 2022
      Anas Sarwar
      An independence referendum should be the last thing on Sturgeon’s mind

      Instead of tackling the cost of living crisis, Scotland’s first minister is sowing national division

    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      News in-depthScottish independence
      Nicola Sturgeon appeals to SNP voters with risky referendum strategy

      Scotland’s first minister makes UK Supreme Court and next general election new battlegrounds for gaining independence

    • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Sturgeon seizes the initiative on a new Scottish referendum

      Johnson’s UK government needs a coherent strategy to counter a sovereignty vote

    • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
      Scottish independence
      Sturgeon sets date for fresh Scottish independence vote

      Scotland’s first minister plans to hold ‘consultative’ vote in October 2023

    • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
      News in-depthScottish independence
      Can Brexit be Sturgeon’s game-changer to secure Scottish independence?

      The first minister will on Tuesday flesh out her plan for a new referendum on breaking away from the UK

    • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
      Robert Shrimsley
      Sturgeon is spoiling for a fight on independence for Scotland

      The separatist cause is currently stuck, so the first minister wants to shake things up

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