The founding fathers of devolution, if that’s not giving them too grandiose a title – the likes of Tony Blair, Gordon Brown ...

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Following our conference at the weekend, one commentator described the Scottish Liberal Democrats as ‘Holyrood’s constant ...

In a rousing speech, John Swinney told the SNP conference that “the need to achieve independence has never, ever been greater for Scotland”. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, ...

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A year or so ago, the Scottish National Party looked to be in deep trouble. They had been comprehensively thrashed in the general election, falling from 48 MPs to just nine. They had managed to have ...

John Swinney said his plans for a second independence referedum were 'the most realistic' SNP members have backed John Swinney's plan to declare a mandate for a second independence referendum, if the ...

First Minister John Swinney moves the motion that the 2026 Scottish Parliament election will be fought by the SNP on a clear platform of national independence during the SNP annual conference at the ...

“If the normal rules of politics applied in Scotland, the SNP would be sure-fire losers at next year’s Holyrood election,” said Chris Musson in The Scottish Sun. Public services “are on their knees” ...

A senior SNP figure has been accused of "failing to answer basic questions" about the party's plans for an independent Scotland. Shirley-Anne Somerville was asked five times by BBC presenter Nick ...