How the debate over trans rights is splitting the SNP
The toxicity around the Scottish government’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill could threaten support for the independence cause.
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UK election results: What an SNP victory means for Scottish independence
She's led her party to victory once more - can Nicola Sturgeon now deliver independence for Scotland?
Podcast: ’Boris Johnson is in deep, deep doo-doo’
Nicola Sturgeon speaks on the fourth and final episode of the New Statesman podcast's Scottish Election specials.
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Is Scotland’s electoral system broken?
The attempt by Alex Salmond’s Alba Party to “game the system” has prompted new calls for electoral reform. But is…
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How Alex Salmond’s Alba Party reveals England and Scotland’s shared ideals
The values traced by the English back to Magna Carta and by the Scots to the Declaration of Arbroath were…
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Who speaks for Scotland?
The Alba split means that, for the first time since devolution, there is open conflict between competing visions of Scottish nationalism,…
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Why the SNP fears Alba is still a threat
If Alex Salmond or any of his allies secure a seat, they will make life for his former party as…
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Do Scottish voters still care about the Alex Salmond show?
The former first minister’s new Alba Party is struggling in the polls, but he insists it will soon be “weighing the votes,…
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