Scottish Labour risks irrelevance if it doesn’t listen to voters
This election felt like watching a slow motion car crash. The leadership got this wrong, and they need to fix…
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“Momentum needs to reflect the different regions”: Meet the Scottish Corbynites
On 3 June 2015, Jeremy Corbyn announced his bid for the Labour leadership in a brief statement to the Islington Tribune. As…
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When Nicola Sturgeon steps down as SNP leader, who will replace her?
What happens after Nicola Sturgeon? A rumour that shot around Scottish politics this week has raised exactly that question. It…
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The SNP is struggling to manage Brexit but its independence drive could yet succeed
Faced with political chaos at Westminster, Scottish voters may resolve to take back control.
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Chris Deerin’s Notebook: Ruth Davidson’s new arrival, Holyrood redux, and rocking out for Rowling
The release of my band's debut album at the age of 45 has taken me away from one of Scotland's few think…
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There is no clear space for a new centrist party in Scotland
Beyond the matter of national independence, Scottish politics is far less ideologically polarised.
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Scottish Labour has lost an empire and not yet found a role
In the post-referendum age, the party shows little sign of breaking out of third place.
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Salmond vs Sturgeon: when friendship turns to war
After Alex Salmond was accused of sexual harassment, his protégée, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, investigated him. The fallout has destroyed…
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