Scotland
Holyrood versus Whitehall on the Bedroom Tax
The Scottish and UK governments are on a collision course over the bedroom tax.
SNP and Labour unite to seek bedroom tax repeal
Labour has agreed to work with the SNP to look at legal ways of removing the bedroom tax.
Better Together challenged on blueprint for Scotland
The SNP have sought to throw down the gauntlet to the Better Together Campaign by challenging them to produce their own blueprint for a future Scotland.
Fitch warns of ‘uncertainty’ over SNP plans for currency union
The credit ratings agency Fitch has warned of instability if an independent Scotland were to remain part of a currency union with the UK.
Van Rompuy raises doubts over SNP EU policy
The Scottish government’s position on the status of an independent Scotland within the European Union has been cast into doubt by the President of the European Council.
Poll boost for Scots independence campaign
Support for Scottish independence has increased, according to a new poll.