Can Keir Starmer’s vision of the great “unbinding” of Britain save the Union?
Labour hopes its devolution proposals will hold the country together.
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Explore a diverse range of articles examining the Scottish National Party (SNP), covering its policies, leadership, electoral impact, and key debates surrounding Scottish independence and devolved governance.
The SNP must end its addiction to centralisation
Gordon Brown’s proposals are a reminder that under the Scottish nationalists, devolution has stopped at the border.
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Mhairi Black expected to stand for SNP Westminster deputy leader
The left-winger is set to become Stephen Flynn’s running mate in the contest to replace Ian Blackford.
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Ian Blackford’s resignation shows Nicola Sturgeon’s grip is slipping
The biggest danger facing the First Minister now is that all this upheaval could poison her legacy.
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The SNP can do better than Ian Blackford
The party’s Westminster leader seems to belong to a different era to the Nordic-lite social democracy pursued by Nicola Sturgeon.
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Scotland can never be an equal partner with England, in the Union or outside it
The SNP’s depiction of Scotland as a prisoner of Westminster is shrewd politics, but detached from inescapable realities.
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PMQs: The SNP’s defiant Ian Blackford takes centre stage
“The very idea that the United Kingdom is a voluntary union of nations is now dead and buried,” cried the…
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Supreme Court defeat should be a signal for Nicola Sturgeon to move on, but she won’t
This futile attempt to get permission for another independence referendum has wasted energy at a time of crisis.
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Supreme Court rules Nicola Sturgeon cannot hold independence referendum
The judges concluded that Holyrood needs Westminster approval to legislate for a second Scottish independence vote.
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The SNP has missed its golden opportunity to win independence
The high watermark of Scottish nationalism has passed – and Nicola Sturgeon knows it.
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The problem with late-period Nicola Sturgeon
The First Minister has moved away from pragmatic, moderate governance and back towards the radical left-wing activism of her youth.
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Nicola Sturgeon targets Keir Starmer’s Brexit vulnerabilities
Will the First Minister’s attempt to paint Labour as being in bed with the Tories still work in a new…
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Scotland’s rent freeze
The responsiveness of the country's proportional electoral system to left-wing pressure is in sharp contrast with English conservatism.
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Is the SNP truly committed to keeping the monarchy?
Beneath the surface, anti-royalist sentiment endures among Scottish nationalists.
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How regional mayors could make Scotland’s democracy better
Scottish Labour’s proposal is a canny attempt to increase popular participation while decentralising power away from the SNP.
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Labour is still scared of Scottish voters
Whenever Starmer’s party tries to make the case for voting Labour instead of SNP, it manages to come across as…
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The conspiracy against Scotland
All parts of the British political establishment are now seeking to punish Scotland for straying outside the lines of political…
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Boris Johnson’s departure will be a headache for the SNP
Johnson’s resignation as Tory leader removes one of the strongest arguments for Scottish independence.
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Nicola Sturgeon’s Diary: Why Westminster must let Scotland choose its destiny
As we put our plans for a new independence vote to the Supreme Court, the UK government continues to deny…
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Nicola Sturgeon has taken her biggest gamble
The SNP’s vow to turn the next election into an independence referendum could end in disaster.
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