The Herald

The Herald | Politics


Scottish wind farms paid £120m in six months not to generate electricity
12 Aug 2025 at 5:00pm
Scottish wind farms earned £116m for not generating electricity in six months under a scheme funded by householders because their output was not required .


Dangerous men in Scotland's women?s prisons could be Nicola Sturgeon?s true l...
12 Aug 2025 at 4:55pm
In her memoir, Frankly, the former first minister reveals she was given no warning about the Isla Bryson case, but dangers men have been housed in the women's estate for years.


Nicola Sturgeon reveals sexualised bullying by male MSP in early Holyrood years
12 Aug 2025 at 8:37am
Nicola Sturgeon says a male MSP subjected her to sexualised bullying soon after her election in 1999, leaving her in tears and afraid to be near him.


Why the UK government must scrap harmful NDAs in sexual harassment cases
12 Aug 2025 at 6:30am
Speaking to The Herald, Close the Gap executive director Anna Ritchie Allan said the government must take ?proactive steps? to ensure women are safe at work.


NHS Fife blocks journalist questions as board meets after Sandie Peggie tribunal
12 Aug 2025 at 5:30am
NHS Fife has updated its policy to prevent journalists and the public from asking questions at the first board meeting since the Sandie Peggie tribunal.


?We are all Sandie Peggie? banner leads to legal threat at Glasgow University...
12 Aug 2025 at 5:00am
A gender-critical women?s rights group has threatened legal action against the Glasgow University Union after alleging that they were denied service at the venue


Taxpayers to pay price for JD Vance?s Scottish holiday, MSP Warns
12 Aug 2025 at 5:34pm
A Green MSP has raised concerns over the cost of the American vice-president?s trip to Scotland following Donald Trump's stay.


Nicola Sturgeon branded ?control freak? over pre-screened questions at book e...
12 Aug 2025 at 3:54pm
Nicola Sturgeon has been criticised as those attending her Glasgow book event are told they cannot take photos and must submit questions in advance.


Two thirds of young workers in debt due to 'discriminatory' wage rates, repor...
12 Aug 2025 at 5:00am
More than half of young workers in Scotland are racking up thousands of pounds in debt due to low youth wage rates, according to a new report.


Nicola Sturgeon blames JK Rowling for making gender reform debate ?toxic?
12 Aug 2025 at 8:29am
Nicola Sturgeon says JK Rowling helped create a ?toxic? climate around Scotland?s gender reform debate and claims far-right forces exploited the row.


Nicola Sturgeon memoir reveals 'absurd' letters from Donald Trump
11 Aug 2025 at 8:22pm
Nicola Sturgeon has revealed Donald Trump previously sent her absurd letters about wind farms.


Nicola Sturgeon memoir: Why former first minister cried for Boris Johnson
11 Aug 2025 at 7:37pm
Nicola Sturgeon has revealed the moment she cried for Boris Johnson despite often being seen as his political foe.


'I believed, politically, that I walked on water?: Sturgeon on her hubris moment
11 Aug 2025 at 7:24pm
Nicola Sturgeon has revealed her unease at the SNP?s 2016 Holyrood campaign, which plastered her face across billboards and merchandise under the slogan ?#ImWithNicola.?


Sturgeon: Toxic debate stopped me calling double rapist Isla Bryson a biologi...
11 Aug 2025 at 7:00pm
In a candid ITV interview ahead of her memoir Frankly, Nicola Sturgeon admits she mishandled the Isla Bryson case, calling the rapist a ?biological male? but blaming a ?toxic? debate for her reluctance to say so earlier.

The Scotsman

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JD Vance in Scotland: Police prepare as US Vice President set to arrive at lu...
12 Aug 2025 at 6:18pm

The US Vice President is expected to stay at Carnell Estates

The former first minister says she sometimes feel she ?can?t breathe? due to the media scrutiny in Scotland.

The former first minister said Mr Salmond became ?increasingly hostile? to the idea

The former first minister also says the far-right has ?weaponised? the trans debate to roll back on wider rights

The former first minister recalled the incident in her new memoir, which is published this week

As her memoir gets released days early, we take a look at the main talking points from ?Frankly?.

A survey by the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) found ?the most negative results? in a decade

Wings over Scotland

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Craig Murray

Yvette Cooper is Lying
12 Aug 2025 at 11:28am

Yvette Cooper has continually lied about Palestine Action in a panicked attempt to defend the proscription of a direct action protest group which is opposing a Genocide in which Cooper’s government is deeply complicit. Cooper and other government ministers have repeatedly claimed: Palestine Action attacks people, not just weapons-making equipment Palestine Action is funded by …

Yvette Cooper is Lying

The Music of My Life
7 Aug 2025 at 12:56pm

The first record I ever bought, age 11, was Artur Rubinstein playing Chopin Polonaises 1 to 7. For a year I saved up the pocket money my grandfather gave me to get it. I played it on our record player, which was like a sideboard with built in speakers. I had watched, on our little …

The Music of My Life

Your Party (Working Title)
5 Aug 2025 at 2:12pm

If I were living in England, I would join Corbyn’s new party, and I urge people in England to do so. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland there are other factors, which I shall come on to. I also say this with great respect for my friend George Galloway, whose Workers Party kindly hosted my …

Your Party (Working Title)

Huda Ammori Wins a Judicial Review of Palestine Action Proscription
2 Aug 2025 at 2:08am

On Wednesday we were crammed into the unsalubrious court 73 at the Royal Courts of Justice to hear the judgment from Judge Chamberlain on whether Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action would be granted a judicial review of the proscription of the organisation. Judge Chamberlain breezed in and went immediately into a summary of his …

Huda Ammori Wins a Judicial Review of Palestine Action Proscription

Malicious Mischief
28 Jul 2025 at 1:31pm

The Starmer regime’s attitude to the law, both domestic and international, has been diseased by the doctrine of unquestioning support of Israel. This morning the Handala became the second vessel flying the Red Ensign to be illegally seized by Israel, without a single word from the UK, which has a duty to protect its vessel …

Malicious Mischief

The Nestlé Cadbury Fallacy and Shut Down Leonardo
18 Jul 2025 at 2:29pm

Nestlé and Cadbury are not the same organisation. They both have exactly the same purpose and extremely similar methods of achieving that purpose. Their chocolate products, retail technique, marketing, manufacturing process and ingredients are in essence the same kind of thing. Police Scotland and the famously corrupt Crown Office (the Scottish prosecution service) are treating …

The Nestlé Cadbury Fallacy and Shut Down Leonardo

BBC Scotland

Half of stroke patients do not get the right care - report
12 Aug 2025 at 1:25pm
Only around half of? the 11,000 Scots who had a stroke last year got access to the appropriate treatment they needed, new data shows.

What we learned from Nicola Sturgeon's memoir
12 Aug 2025 at 3:04pm
The much anticipated book by the former first minister is now on sale - and the BBC's Scotland editor James Cook has been doing some speed-reading.

Rapists 'probably' forfeit right to choose gender - Sturgeon
11 Aug 2025 at 10:08pm
The former first minister also says she was partly to blame for a loss of "rationality" in the gender debate.

Sturgeon denies 'conspiracy to destroy' mentor Salmond
9 Aug 2025 at 7:17pm
In a fresh extract from her memoir Sturgeon describes the breakdown of her relationship with her late mentor.

Sturgeon memoir describes arrest as 'worst day of my life'
8 Aug 2025 at 7:40pm
The first extracts from the former first minister's new memoir are being serialised by The Times.

Scottish Secretary attacks 'snobby' council over Oasis comments
7 Aug 2025 at 9:16pm
Ian Murray told a Fringe event the local authority's attitude towards fans of the band was 'classist'.

Families demand change to parole rules for missing body murders
6 Aug 2025 at 6:59pm
Relatives of Arlene Fraser and Suzanne Pilley are backing proposals to change the law in Scotland.

Holyrood childcare provision 'doesn't make sense' - Forbes
5 Aug 2025 at 4:26pm
The Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch MSP announced on Monday that she would not seek re-election next year.

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes to stand down as MSP
4 Aug 2025 at 2:40pm
The Highlands MSP said she did not want to "miss any more of the precious early years of family life".

Pro-Palestinian protests disrupt FM's Fringe event
2 Aug 2025 at 6:51pm
The first minister said he believed Gaza was subject to "a genocide" after being heckled at the event.

One of world's largest offshore wind farms approved
31 Jul 2025 at 5:10pm
Up to 307 turbines will be built in the project despite concerns about the impact on seabirds.

Call to simplify Scottish disability benefits system
31 Jul 2025 at 6:08am
A report commissioned by ministers said the Adult Disability Payment is "more compassionate" than the rest of the UK.

Scot Goes Pop

I still believe what Alex Salmond told me in 2020 about the leaker to the Dai...
12 Aug 2025 at 3:11pm
Nicola Sturgeon's new allegations about Alex Salmond are unwelcome, because as Gerry Hassan has pointed out, the Salmond-Sturgeon war is completely toxic and the independence movement desperately n...

Scot Goes Pop Fundraiser 2025: Another update, and a crunch-point
10 Aug 2025 at 12:30pm
Click here to go straight to the crowdfunder page.Many thanks to everyone who has donated since the last update.  Progress has been made, although the fundraiser is still only 46% funded with less ...

Eighty years on from the horrors of Nagasaki, Scotland must redouble its dete...
9 Aug 2025 at 3:09am
Today is exactly 80 years since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki - only the second use of a nuclear weapon in warfare, and also the last to date.  It self-evidently must remain the last if human civi...

Controversial Wings blogger boasts it will be "easy" for him to DESTROY the S...
8 Aug 2025 at 4:23am

Here's why the independence plan of the "SNP rebels" is MORE workable than Jo...
6 Aug 2025 at 3:09pm
I suppose on some level you have to admire the chutzpah of John Swinney, winner of the coveted 100% rating in the 2025 Guide To The World's Worst Plans For Winning The Independence Of A Country, in...

Triumphant SNP romp to 24-point lead over Labour in epic YouGov crossbreak
5 Aug 2025 at 4:07pm
For today's YouTube commentary, I bring you the results of the weekly GB-wide poll from YouGov, which are unusually good for the SNP on the Scottish subsample.  I also discuss Andy Maciver's view t...

Kate Forbes' departure feels like a setback for the SNP and for independence ...
4 Aug 2025 at 2:29pm
Today's YouTube commentary is of course about the shock news that Kate Forbes, who would have been one of the two clear frontrunners to succeed John Swinney as First Minister, has taken herself out...

Should the State of Palestine possess an independent nuclear deterrent?
4 Aug 2025 at 2:48am
Tonight's YouTube commentary is a sort of challenge to the minority of Scot Goes Pop readers who I discovered a few months ago actually believe that nuclear deterrence is a valid concept that works...

STV Politics News

Latest Politics News | STV News

Nicola Sturgeon says she could leave Scotland ?for a wee while?
12 Aug 2025 at 10:31am
The former Scottish first minister said living elsewhere could help give her a ?perspective shift?.

Paloma Faith, Lola Young and The Cure urge Starmer to block Rosebank development
12 Aug 2025 at 10:20am
The letter urges the Government to follow the science and states ?any new application to exploit Rosebank?s reserves must be refused?.

Phone call with Donald Trump was like ?bad acid dream?, says Nicola Sturgeon
11 Aug 2025 at 7:20pm
The US President invited her to the White House and railed against Scotland's 'obsession' with wind power, the former first minister says.

ScotRail prices set to be slashed as Scottish Governments scraps peak fares ?...
11 Aug 2025 at 4:05pm
Commuters travelling between Glasgow and Edinburgh will see prices drop from £32.60 to £16.80 for a return.

Nicola Sturgeon memoir on sale three days early in Glasgow
11 Aug 2025 at 4:03pm
The book was due to be released on Thursday August 14.

Watch Nicola Sturgeon reveal ?midlife crisis? tattoo 
11 Aug 2025 at 1:36pm
The former first minister's first ever ink is in a design she came up with herself.

Rapists like Isla Bryson ?probably forfeit right to be chosen gender?, says N...
11 Aug 2025 at 1:18pm
The former First Minister of Scotland struggled to answer questions about trans double rapist Isla Bryson.

Drivers over 70 could face mandatory eye tests every three years
11 Aug 2025 at 9:26am
The UK Government is also considering cutting the drink-drive limit in England and Wales to bring it in line with Scotland.

Sturgeon: Farage doesn?t seem ?particularly comfortable around women?
11 Aug 2025 at 5:02am
The former first minister spoke to ITV News about her view of Nigel Farage and her complicated feelings about Alex Salmond.

Nicola Sturgeon admits she should have paused gender reform legislation
10 Aug 2025 at 5:04pm
In her first TV interview, the former first minister of Scotland doesn't rule out the possibility of a same-sex relationship in the future and speaks of the 'horror and shame' of her husband's arrest.

Salmond may have leaked sexual misconduct inquiry details, claims Sturgeon
9 Aug 2025 at 7:21pm
In an excerpt of her new memoir, Frankly, published by The Times, Sturgeon insisted she was not the one who had leaked the outcome of the Scottish government investigation.

Netanyahu ?not a partner in peace?, says Scottish Labour leader Sarwar
9 Aug 2025 at 12:01pm
Sarwar hit out at the Israeli premier as he announced plans to take over Gaza City in a new offensive.

Nicola Sturgeon: Day of arrest, sexuality and miscarriage
9 Aug 2025 at 8:58am
In an extract from the former first minister's memoir she addresses 'the worst day of her life', the pain of her miscarriage and rumours about her sexuality.

Nicola Sturgeon says she considered quitting politics after first term
9 Aug 2025 at 7:51am
The former first minister spoke of feeling she had ?failed? when she did not win the constituency she stood in at the first Scottish Parliament election.

Daily Record

Daily Record - Politics

JD Vance accused of 'lying about Scotland' as US Vice President set for stay ...
12 Aug 2025 at 4:25pm
Vance and his family are on a private holiday to the UK and are expected to arrive in Scotland on Wednesday.

UK Government must explain Faslane radioactive leak, demand Scottish Greens
12 Aug 2025 at 12:18pm
The party has urged the UK government investigate and explain a series of leaks from two nuclear bases - Coulport and Faslane - into Loch Long.

Nicola Sturgeon hints she could escape 'goldfish bowl' Scotland and move south
12 Aug 2025 at 12:14pm
The outgoing MSP claimed "I just have to breathe the wrong way, and somebody's writing a story about it".

The Queen asked for 'gossip' about Alex Salmond harassment allegations, claim...
12 Aug 2025 at 11:31am
The former first minister said Queen Elizabeth II immediately asked for details about Salmond when the women met at Balmoral Castle just weeks after the allegations became public.

The Cure, Lola Young, Bicep and Massive Attack urge Keir Starmer to block Ros...
12 Aug 2025 at 10:45am
The letter urges the Government to follow the science and states ?any new application to exploit Rosebank?s reserves must be refused?.

JK Rowling set to review Nicola Sturgeon book after ex-SNP leader blasts 'tox...
12 Aug 2025 at 9:47am
The multimillionaire Harry Potter author has been scathing of the gender policies pursued by the former first minister and her supporters.

Nicola Sturgeon book: 7 bombshell revelations we learned from reading ex-SNP ...
12 Aug 2025 at 9:23am
Chris McCall, the Record's deputy political editor, reviews the most eagerly anticipated Scottish politics book of the year.

Nicola Sturgeon opens up on suffering miscarriage and reveals 'I always felt ...
11 Aug 2025 at 8:05pm
The former first minister admitted she still carried a "sense of guilt" following her miscarriage as she felt "conflicted about the pregnancy".

Nicola Sturgeon admits Yes side 'was not ready' when 2014 independence refere...
11 Aug 2025 at 7:37pm
The former SNP leader admitted the pro-independence campaign wasn't ready for the "scrutiny" going up by "several gears" when a referendum was agreed in 2012.

John Swinney accused of hitting 'independence panic button' over child poverty
11 Aug 2025 at 4:19pm
Michael Marra said the SNP leader was "once again shamelessly attempting to shift the blame from his own government?s failures".

The National

The National | Politics

An emphatic 2026 win for the SNP will mean no excuses for inaction
12 Aug 2025 at 7:30pm

TOMMY Sheppard makes some valid points in questioning the merits of conducting a ?constitutional referendum? at this time but fails to positively follow on from his own arguments for a citizens? convention when he comments that ?it is just possible that the right to choose, the foundation of the Claim of Right, might cleave Scotland into a huge majority and a small minority? (Schisms and opposi...

The Ministry of Defence has a long history of disregard for Scotland's enviro...
12 Aug 2025 at 7:15pm

The Scottish Greens have demanded an investigation into a series of leaks of water contaminated by radioactive waste from a network of poorly maintained pipes at the Royal Navy's nuclear bases on the Clyde.

Grenada drops oath of allegiance to King Charles in 'display of national unity'
12 Aug 2025 at 6:48pm

The government and opposition in Grenada have joined forces to drop the oath of allegiance to King Charles ...

Is Gordon Brown?s call to ditch the two-child benefit cap genuine?
12 Aug 2025 at 6:30pm

HOW genuine is the call from former prime minister and chancellor Gordon Brown for Labour to scrap the two-child benefit cap? This question arises because Mr Brown, while appearing to be pleading on behalf of those suffering child poverty, is backing the Westminster Labour government?s decision to delay its flagship child poverty strategy till autumn, which will plunge many more children into p...

I tried to go to 10 Fringe shows in one day. Here's what happened
12 Aug 2025 at 6:15pm

I SET off on Monday morning with an ambitious goal; see and review 10 shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

John Swinney opens £26m glasshouse in bid to tackle climate change
12 Aug 2025 at 5:51pm

John Swinney has opened a £26 million glasshouse to help grow more trees in a bid to tackle climate change ...

JD Vance hosting Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick during UK holiday
12 Aug 2025 at 5:45pm

JD Vance is hosting Nigel Farage and Tory frontbencher Robert Jenrick while holidaying in England, according to reports.

Labour face questions on UK spy plane 'over Gaza as Israel killed journalists'
12 Aug 2025 at 5:40pm

THE UK Government is facing pressure to be ?fully transparent? and disclose if it holds information gathered by spy plane flights over Gaza at the time Israel killed six journalists in a targeted strike ...

Call to ban Israel from World Cup over murder of Palestinian footballer
12 Aug 2025 at 4:50pm

International footballing authorities have been urged to ban Israel from the World Cup and other worldwide competitions after the murder of a high-profile Palestinian footballer.

Monarchists fume over Nicola Sturgeon remarks on late Queen and Prince William
12 Aug 2025 at 4:10pm

NICOLA Sturgeon is facing anger from her political opponents after taking aim at Prince William ? and saying the late Queen Elizabeth loved ?gossip? ...

Holyrood Magazine

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Ministers have ?failed stroke survivors? after missing target for seventh year
12 Aug 2025 at 5:34pm
Almost half of all Scots who had a stroke last year did not get access to a standard of treatment deemed necessary for their care

Nicola Sturgeon interview ?embarrassing in its attempt to rewrite history?, s...
12 Aug 2025 at 2:05am
Jackie Baillie said Nicola Sturgeon ?chose to use her time in office as first minister by dividing our country rather than focusing on improving public services?

Sturgeon: I should have paused controversial gender reforms
10 Aug 2025 at 11:16pm
The former first minister also said she wouldn't rule out a same-sex relationship in future

Council sick leave at record high as strain falls on ageing workforce, watchd...
7 Aug 2025 at 1:01am
Call for 'robust' planning to include 'meaningful' engagement with staff

Which MSPs are standing down in 2026?
6 Aug 2025 at 3:59pm
Major change ahead across parties

Ian Blackford mulling Holyrood run after Kate Forbes calls it quits
6 Aug 2025 at 12:12pm
He represented the overlapping Ross, Skye and Lochaber seat in the Commons until last year

Aberdeen councillor suspended for breaching code of conduct
6 Aug 2025 at 8:48am
Councillor Jennifer Stewart received a four-month suspension from the Standards Commission

Exam results day: Storm Floris delay warning for Scottish students
5 Aug 2025 at 8:34am
Marks out for 147,000 pupils

Kate Forbes to stand down at election
4 Aug 2025 at 12:00pm
The deputy first minister said she had made the decision to spend more time with family

Mary-Ann Stephenson named as next chair of equality watchdog
31 Jul 2025 at 5:46pm
Trans rights campaigners had attempted to block Stephenson?s appointment due to her ?gender critical? views

Guardian - Scottish Politics

Scottish politics | The Guardian

Salmond, independence strategy and sexism: what we?ve learned from Nicola Stu...
12 Aug 2025 at 12:16pm
Former Scottish first minister also reflects on gender recognition and the Covid crisis in new memoirFrankly by Nicola Sturgeon review ? the ex-first minister opens upNicola Sturgeon?s much-anticipated political memoir Frankly is now on sale after a cascade of hype and teasing interviews.The once...

Nicola Sturgeon says facing criminal inquiry was like ?mental torture?
8 Aug 2025 at 11:21pm
Ex-Scottish first minister describes despair at police raid over her husband?s alleged misuse of party finances in upcoming memoirNicola Sturgeon has described the time she faced criminal investigation over her ex-husband?s alleged fraudulent activities as ?like a form of mental torture?.In an ex...

The Guardian view on the SNP?s future: cracks are beginning to show | Editorial
7 Aug 2025 at 6:46pm
Scotland?s ruling party has lost two charismatic women in Kate Forbes and Mhairi Black. The future offers both rewards and dangersIn July, Scotland?s first minister, John Swinney, set out a three-stage plan to achieve separation from the United Kingdom. Part one would ?build the highest levels of...

Support for hardline anti-immigration policies linked to ignorance about migr...
5 Aug 2025 at 5:10pm
Almost half of voters either strongly or somewhat support ?admitting no more new migrants and requiring large numbers who came in recent years to leave?, says YouGovPlaid Cymru, the Welsh nationalist party, is celebrating its centenary today. In a statement to mark the occasion, Rhun ap Iorwerth,...

Scottish ministers criticised for slow progress in exam passes for poorer stu...
5 Aug 2025 at 3:20pm
Attainment gap between pupils from wealthy and deprived areas closes only slightly despite being SNP?s core missionMinisters in Scotland are facing intense criticism over a sluggish increase in exam passes by teenagers from deprived areas after repeated promises to greatly improve performance.Opp...

UK politics: No 10 says Hamas won?t have ?veto? over UK recognition of Palest...
4 Aug 2025 at 5:20pm
Downing Street indicates that further hostage releases are not required for move to go ahead next monthGeorge Finch, the Reform UK leader of Warwickshire county council, goes next. (Aged 19, he is the youngest council leader in the country.)He claims the police have opposed his attempts to expose...

Scottish first minister calls Israel?s actions in Gaza ?genocide? for first time
2 Aug 2025 at 3:56pm
John Swinney is second UK leader, after Sinn Féin?s Michelle O?Neill, to use term in relation to Israel?s actions in GazaJohn Swinney has described for the first time Israel?s actions in Gaza as a ?genocide?, with the Scottish first minister saying it was indisputable.Swinney became the second le...

Zack Polanski claims he can ?cut through? at Green party leadership hustings ...
30 Jul 2025 at 9:24pm
Would-be co-leader, standing with Adrian Ramsay, faces ?eco-populist?Priti Patel, the shadow foreign secretary, was doing a media round this morning. The Conservatives have been strongly critical of Keir Starmer?s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood (unless Israel meets conditions which w...

Starmer defends investment in wind turbines after Trump wrongly claims it is ...
28 Jul 2025 at 6:52pm
UK PM meets US president at his golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, where they discuss energy, Gaza and tradeThis liveblog is now closed. Read our report on today?s developments hereIn a column for the Daily Record, John Swinney, Scotland?s first minister, has said that, if the SNP get a majority...

John Swinney says he will raise Gaza?s ?unimaginable suffering? with Trump
25 Jul 2025 at 12:01am
President?s visit is ?landmark moment?, says first minister, as SNP puts pressure on him to take strong stance on PalestineJohn Swinney has pledged to raise ?the unimaginable suffering we are witnessing in Gaza? when he meets Donald Trump over the weekend.The leader of the Scottish National party...

Wee Ginger Dug

Wee Ginger Dug

It?s independence or remaining the MoD?s nuclear dump
11 Aug 2025 at 4:34pm
At the end of my last blog piece about attempts to get the UN to recognise Scotland as a non self-governing territory, I noted that it’s not the UN which needs to be persuaded of the case for Scottish independence, it’s the people of Scotland themselves. With that in mind let us get back to …

Scotland and the United Nations, an unlikely path to independence
10 Aug 2025 at 12:17pm
There has been some pushback online from Liberation Scotland/Salvo supporters about the comment I made in my previous piece about the UK employing its veto as a permanent member of the UN Security Council in order to block any potential UN resolution demanding the decolonisation of Scotland should Liberation Scotland/Salvo succeed in their bid to …

Breaking the constitutional logjam
8 Aug 2025 at 6:18pm
There has been a lot of discussion in the past few weeks about various strategies to achieve independence. These include John Swinney’s plan, which I wrote about a few days ago. There is also the decolonisation initiative which Salvo, the campaigning wing of Liberation Scotland is presenting to the United Nations, which in my opinion …

Thoughts on the SNP?s independence strategy
4 Aug 2025 at 5:07pm
We are back from our trip to England, and before writing anything else I have to tell you that both my other half and I are completely besotted with our new baby granddaughter. I realise that I am contractually obliged to be biased, but Ivy is gorgeous. She’s a very happy little girl, full of …

Trump?s visit to Scotland
24 Jul 2025 at 1:35pm
On Friday Scotland will be infested with the presence of Donald Trump, a convicted criminal, abuser of women and best friend of deceased child sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein – and those are his best qualities. The orange skinned authoritarian is coming here to play golf, taking yet another publicly funded holiday from his day job …

The BBC?s institutional bias
18 Jul 2025 at 2:09pm
Professor Richard Murphy has ended his chances of ever being invited back on BBC Scotland. On Wednesday morning he called out the Corporation’s obvious biases on the issues of Scottish independence, Israel-Palestine, and its constant platforming of right wing views and right wing news framing. During a phone-in on BBC Radio Scotland’s Mornings Show discussing …

Starmer, the Don Quixote of British politics
15 Jul 2025 at 11:48am
In the great novel of classical Spanish literature, Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, widely considered the first modern novel in European literature, the eponymous hero Don Quixote (an older spelling of Quijote which has become established in English ever since the book was first translated into English in 1612, in …

Starmer?s warped priorities only legitimise the far right
11 Jul 2025 at 3:55pm
This week President Emmanuel Macron of France was on a state visit to the UK. With so much going on in the world right now, you might have thought that Macron and Britih Prime Minister Keir Starmer would have had plenty to discuss. There’s the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the chances that war with Iran …

Starmer?s year of lies and betrayals
4 Jul 2025 at 3:43pm
It’s exactly a year since the Labour party under Keir Starmer swept to power in the Westminster general election and won a landslide majority of over 170 seats in the Commons, albeit on a mere 34% of votes cast, such is the distorting effect of the first past the post system. In fact, fewer people …

The importance of wording: ?nationalism? vs ?unionism? and ?welfare? vs ?soci...
30 Jun 2025 at 8:33pm
Language is important, and the choices we make with words can have an important and even decisive influence on how we understand and perceive a topic. As a linguist and a lover of words and language I am acutely aware of how important it is to choose the correct words when discussing an issue, although …

The Courier

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Scottish Politics News From Holyrood and Westminster | The Courier

Could Rosyth-Europe ferry set sail thanks to Brexit reset?
27 May 2025 at 6:01am
Hopes have been raised for a simple solution to a cross-border problem.

Kirkcaldy MP demands pro-suicide forum is torn down
26 May 2025 at 6:01am
Around 100 suicides have been linked to the sickening forum which provides guidance to people on ending their life.

UHI Perth aviation students warn of ?unsettling times? after training firm?s ...
26 May 2025 at 6:00am
Worried Samuel Hughes, 19, is among students sharing their fears at a time of crisis for Perth College.

Fresh Dundee University strike begins over compulsory Levehulme Centre job cuts
26 May 2025 at 6:00am
University staff are taking five days of industrial action as the institution pushes ahead with plans to axe the forensic research hub.

NHS Fife nurse at centre of controversial trans tribunal suing her own trade ...
25 May 2025 at 2:32pm
A&E medic Sandie Peggie is now taking legal action against the Royal College of Nursing.

EXCLUSIVE: Dundee University still to strike rescue deal with government
23 May 2025 at 5:46pm
Opposition MSPs have expressed concern at the time taken to agree a deal almost a month after the fresh recovery plan was unveiled.

6 senior figures who left Dundee University during financial crisis
23 May 2025 at 5:10pm
Several university chiefs have moved on since £30m financial black hole emerged.

Dundee University activist artist leads degree show protest over financial cr...
23 May 2025 at 4:45pm
Duncan of Jordanstone student Finn Millar says he wants to play a part in "keeping the university alive".

John Swinney admits constituents have expressed Perth leisure concerns to him
23 May 2025 at 6:01am
The first minister wants further talks between both sides of Perth leisure debate.

EXCLUSIVE: Dundee University chief operating officer Jim McGeorge quits
22 May 2025 at 1:58pm
Dr Jim McGeorge ? who was responsible for good governance - had been on a period of extended leave.

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?Highland police highlight rise in drug offending with violent English gangs ...
12 Aug 2025 at 5:14pm
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Once again BBC Scotland hiding the Englishness of Scotland?s drug network
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Scotland and Independence

"scotland independence -guardian" - Google News

FM?s concerns about doing the right thing legally are ringing hollow - TheNat...
12 Aug 2025 at 2:04pm
FM?s concerns about doing the right thing legally are ringing hollow  TheNational.scot

Nicola Sturgeon knew she?d driven into a dead end on independence - The Times
12 Aug 2025 at 9:45pm
Nicola Sturgeon knew she?d driven into a dead end on independence  The Times

Michael Gove 'in agreement' with SNP leader John Swinney over independence - BBC
17 May 2025 at 8:00am
Michael Gove 'in agreement' with SNP leader John Swinney over independence  BBC

In the UK, Scottish independence and Irish reunification have lost their appe...
10 Jan 2025 at 8:00am
In the UK, Scottish independence and Irish reunification have lost their appeal  Le Monde.fr

Scottish independence poll 2025 - Statista
23 Jun 2025 at 8:00am
Scottish independence poll 2025  Statista

Why Alberta?s push for independence pales in comparison to Scotland?s in 2014...
27 May 2025 at 8:00am
Why Alberta?s push for independence pales in comparison to Scotland?s in 2014  The Conversation

Is Scottish independence inevitable? The relationship between birth cohort an...
18 Apr 2025 at 8:00am
Is Scottish independence inevitable? The relationship between birth cohort and secessionism in Scotland.  Centre on Constitutional Change

In the United Kingdom, prime minister rejects possibility of Scotland indepen...
3 Jun 2025 at 8:00am
In the United Kingdom, prime minister rejects possibility of Scotland independence referendum  ConstitutionNet

SNP majority only way to secure second referendum - Swinney - BBC
28 Jul 2025 at 8:00am
SNP majority only way to secure second referendum - Swinney  BBC

Most Europeans would back independent Scotland?s EU bid, new poll finds - Ana...
15 Jul 2025 at 8:00am
Most Europeans would back independent Scotland?s EU bid, new poll finds  Anadolu Ajans?

SNP

"SNP" - Google News

Former MP Mhairi Black announces she has left the SNP - BBC
25 Jul 2025 at 8:00am
Former MP Mhairi Black announces she has left the SNP  BBC

An emphatic 2026 win for the SNP will mean no excuses for inaction - TheNatio...
12 Aug 2025 at 7:35pm
An emphatic 2026 win for the SNP will mean no excuses for inaction  TheNational.scot

Sturgeon: Salmond happier for SNP to be destroyed than succeed without him - ...
12 Aug 2025 at 10:04pm
Sturgeon: Salmond happier for SNP to be destroyed than succeed without him  The Independent

Why next year's Scottish elections could get messy - Sky News
8 Aug 2025 at 5:09am
Why next year's Scottish elections could get messy  Sky News

Frankly, Nicola Sturgeon?s memoir is bad news for the SNP - Holyrood Website
12 Aug 2025 at 1:51pm
Frankly, Nicola Sturgeon?s memoir is bad news for the SNP  Holyrood Website

Sturgeon: Salmond happier for SNP to be destroyed than succeed without him - MSN
12 Aug 2025 at 10:31pm
Sturgeon: Salmond happier for SNP to be destroyed than succeed without him  MSN

The Guardian view on the SNP?s future: cracks are beginning to show | Editori...
7 Aug 2025 at 6:46pm
The Guardian view on the SNP?s future: cracks are beginning to show | Editorial  The Guardian

Phylodynamic assessment of SNP distances from whole genome sequencing for det...
28 Mar 2025 at 7:00am
Phylodynamic assessment of SNP distances from whole genome sequencing for determining Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission | Scientific Reports  nature.com

An advanced 10K SNP panel for genotyping tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) via...
20 May 2025 at 8:00am
An advanced 10K SNP panel for genotyping tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) via targeted genome sequencing  Frontiers

SNP majority only way to secure second referendum - Swinney - BBC
28 Jul 2025 at 8:00am
SNP majority only way to secure second referendum - Swinney  BBC

Referendum (Google News)

"Scotland referendum -guardian -telegraph" - Google News

SNP majority only way to secure second referendum - Swinney - BBC
28 Jul 2025 at 8:00am
SNP majority only way to secure second referendum - Swinney  BBC

Nicola Sturgeon considers leaving Scotland 'for wee while for fresh perspecti...
12 Aug 2025 at 11:00am
Nicola Sturgeon considers leaving Scotland 'for wee while for fresh perspective'  TheNational.scot

In the United Kingdom, prime minister rejects possibility of Scotland indepen...
3 Jun 2025 at 8:00am
In the United Kingdom, prime minister rejects possibility of Scotland independence referendum  ConstitutionNet

Why Alberta?s push for independence pales in comparison to Scotland?s in 2014...
27 May 2025 at 8:00am
Why Alberta?s push for independence pales in comparison to Scotland?s in 2014  The Conversation

Scottish independence poll 2025 - Statista
23 Jun 2025 at 8:00am
Scottish independence poll 2025  Statista

In the UK, Scottish independence and Irish reunification have lost their appe...
10 Jan 2025 at 8:00am
In the UK, Scottish independence and Irish reunification have lost their appeal  Le Monde.fr

Is Scottish independence inevitable? The relationship between birth cohort an...
18 Apr 2025 at 8:00am
Is Scottish independence inevitable? The relationship between birth cohort and secessionism in Scotland.  Centre on Constitutional Change

Michael Gove 'in agreement' with SNP leader John Swinney over independence - BBC
17 May 2025 at 8:00am
Michael Gove 'in agreement' with SNP leader John Swinney over independence  BBC

Europeans would welcome an independent Scotland into the EU - YouGov /Research
15 Jul 2025 at 8:00am
Europeans would welcome an independent Scotland into the EU  YouGov /Research

Donald Trump visit teases glimpse of independent Scotland - BBC
28 Jul 2025 at 8:00am
Donald Trump visit teases glimpse of independent Scotland  BBC