Scotland
SNP deaf to economic issues that really matter
All of a sudden, the debate around Scotland’s future has gained the kind of substance that many have been yearning for.
Prospect of EU exit boosts support for Scottish Independence
With the CBI having already warned of the risks to industry of Britain no longer being at the heart of the European Union, a further uncomfortable truth surrounding the Conservative Party's increasingly isolationist rhetoric is now becoming apparent.
Scotland’s big beasts go head to head (sort of) over independence
Two of Scotland’s biggest political beasts will be pitched against each other later today in the debate over the country's future.
Support for Scottish independence declines again
Polling published today by Ipsos Mori for The Times suggests that the SNP’s independence headache continues as support for Scotland staying in the UK has increased to its highest level since August 2011.
Welfare reforms ‘Kafkaesque’ say Scottish doctors
Doctors across Scotland have attacked the operation of the government’s welfare to work health assessments as "Kafkaesque", with GP leaders warning that Scottish doctors are being "flooded with additional avoidable work".
Scottish council tax freeze benefits rich at expense of the poor
Scotland’s council tax freeze is harming local public services and benefiting the wealthy the most, undermining the Scottish government’s assertion that the policy is a "vital lifeline to hard pressed Scots".