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    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Scotland calls on London to remove block on transgender bill

      Edinburgh minister warns that legal fight will delay implementation, causing further harm to trans people

    • 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

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Constitutional showdown looms over Scotland’s transgender bill

      Holyrood law to ease the process of changing legal gender need not conflict with workings of UK-wide equalities law

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Scottish economy
      Scottish government lays out ‘fastest possible’ move away from oil and gas

      SNP says push on renewable energy is needed but industry warns against hasty transition

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      News in-depth
      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 leader at Westminster to step down

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

    • 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

    • Monday, 10 October, 2022
      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

    • Saturday, 8 October, 2022
      Scottish Nationalists call for more transparency over land sales

      Surge in purchases for carbon offsetting blamed for undermining communities

    • 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

    • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
      Scottish economy
      Ex-Scottish transport minister admits ‘catastrophic failures’ over ferry purchase

      Mackay takes ‘share of responsibility’ for awarding of £97mn contract to Ferguson Marine Engineering

    • 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

    • 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

    • Monday, 4 July, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Poor census turnout in Scotland harms those in deepest need of public services

      Plus, October promises further nightmares for Boris Johnson as households face rocketing bills

    • 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, 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

    • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
      Scottish independence
      Nicola Sturgeon fires starting gun on new Scottish independence push

      First minister says Scotland would prosper outside UK but leaves referendum timeline unclear

    • Friday, 29 April, 2022
      News in-depthUK local elections
      Labour looks to kick-start its Scottish fortunes in Glasgow

      The opposition party is hoping to mount a revival north of the border in local elections next week

    • Monday, 28 March, 2022
      News in-depthScotland
      Creaking Scottish ferry network undermines SNP’s competence credentials

      Ageing fleet and delays in deploying new vessels lead to mounting public anger on western islands

    • Sunday, 30 January, 2022
      News in-depthScotland
      Scotland’s welfare body seeks to prove it can do things differently

      Taking responsibility for social security benefits from Westminster will put pressure on Scottish budget

    • Friday, 17 December, 2021
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      Scottish government raises provision on Gupta guarantee to £161m

      Higher security package underlines risks from controversial £586m taxpayer-backed guarantee given to industrialist

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