The abuse suffered by Sarah Smith shows Scotland’s new climate of intolerance
In the post-referendum era the painful experiences of the BBC's Scotland editor have become all too common.
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Scotland badly needs its own version of levelling up
The SNP should turn its attention to Scotland’s vast regional inequalities.
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Why Scottish nationalism is simultaneously safe and stuck
Scottish independence isn’t a rousing, visionary cause but a glum complaint, too tepid to command popular sacrifice.
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What does the SNP have to show for 15 years in power?
Despite the governing party’s remarkable longevity, the landscape of big, bold projects in Scotland is depressingly sparse.
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Will Kate Forbes be Scotland’s next leader?
At 31, the SNP finance minister is tipped to succeed Nicola Sturgeon. But will her social conservatism and evangelical Christianity…
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Could the Scottish Conservatives split from the Tory party?
The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has called on Boris Johnson to resign.
Who will Scottish voters blame for falling living standards?
The surge in inflation is a threat to both the SNP and the Conservatives.
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Why support is emerging for a “third option” on Scottish independence
A middle way between secession and the status quo is attracting interest from unlikely places. Can it break the constitutional…
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