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IN a properly-functioning democracy the SNP would be facing a significant level of jeopardy right now. Independence, the cause which drives them…

SCOTLAND’S leading pro-Yes think tank has announced it is publishing a book which will outline their case for fundamental change in the first…

Alister Jack apologised for 'unparliamentary language' but said the First Secretary should cease 'constant, unwanted demands' for Indyref2

Many reservations about the FM's financial plan for Scotland came from leading figures on the pro-independence side, writes Euan McColm.

WRITING a column with the current government in charge feels a bit like those times on TV’s Have I Got News For You where the panellists speak…

NICOLA Sturgeon’s economic plan for independence was roundly ignored by the media until a few indy-supporting critics weighed in.

It has been a long time coming; but it is no better for it. It has already cost thousands and will end up costing £20m; but it is taxpayers’ money wasted. It shows UK data against that of small countries; but Scotland’s data is absent – meaning it cannot be compared. If you have not guessed yet what I am describing it is the 72-page document entitled “Wealthier, Happier, Fairer: Why Not Scotland?” launched by Nicola Sturgeon last week.

IT should not come as a surprise that Audit Scotland is to have its budget slashed at a time when its role has never been more necessary;…

By Paul Dobson

A COMPANY owned by the Chinese government lobbied a Scottish minister to reduce the rent it will pay at a future wind farm in the North Sea, The…