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The week in parliament. Minister, David Cameron and this was before he called the referendum on our membership of the European Union whether he would meet us, because it was our argument that devolution was in very much Unfinished Business in the United Kingdom. We had devolved power in a very asymmetric way to Northern Ireland, scotland, wales, and london. We kind of finished and overlooked the rest of england. We started doing Coalition Years that the function of the house of lords is being a ...

A SCOTTISH Tory MSP has been roundly mocked after claiming that “Unionist parties have won every election in Scotland, year in year out”.

Extreme divisions in US politics might seem a world away from Holyrood, but Scotland should be wary of polarisation, writes Malcolm Harvey.

Sturgeon claims mandate for independence referendum after SNP election win Andrew Woodcock © Provided by The Independent Boris Johnson is heading for a constitutional clash with Nicola Sturgeon which could end in the Supreme Court after the Scottish first minister said the results of the elections provided a mandate for a second independence referendum. Despite falling just short of an overall majority at Holyrood, Ms Sturgeon made clear she would press ahead with an IndyRef2 ...

Alex Salmond appeals to ‘independence family’ in final pitch for Alba votes Alex Salmond hopes to return to Holyrood (Andrew Milligan/PA) Alex Salmond has appealed to the “independence family” to back his new party, as he made a final pitch for votes for Alba. In an eve-of-poll message, the former first minister said voting SNP in the regional list ballot would let pro-Union MSPs “in by the back door”. Alba is only running candidates in the regional lists, urging supporters to vote ...

Each crowdfunder’s description outlines what the party may use donations for. They say: “We need you to pledge whatever you can afford: £5 could buy 50 A4U posters to go up in people’s windows; £50 could buy 2000 leaflets; £100 could pay for 3000 letters telling voters how to best use their votes to elect pro-Union MSPs and defeat the SNP; £500 could pay the whole deposit of the candidates.” The state of the crowdfunders as of April 7 is as follows: Central Scotland - £270 ...