New poll shows boost for independent Scotland
Alex Salmond has received a boost to his dream of an independent Scotland as the latest polling shows a four per cent increase in support for independence since October.
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Nightmare for SNP as NUS slams budget
The Scottish government’s budget risks damaging students and colleges, the NUS has argued.
Scottish infrastructure plans an uncosted “bribe” claim opposition parties
The Scottish government yesterday published an update to its own Infrastructure Investment Plan, described as an uncosted “bribe” by opposition parties.
Do you agree that Salmond’s referendum question is biased? “YES!” say the Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission says the SNP’s proposed wording for the referendum on Scottish independence is not fair, reports Ed Jacobs.
Spin, hypocrisy and the SNP’s desperate last throw of the EU dice
SNP deputy leader Nicola Sturgeon has embarked on what can only be described as an exercise in full frontal-spin at best and rank hypocrisy at worst.
More EU woe for slippery Salmond as Barroso shuns Sturgeon
Alex Salmond and the SNP suffered another EU slapdown this week as EC President Jose Manuel Barroso shunned Nicola Sturgeon.
Lessons from Canada for Scotland’s constitutional debate
Shadow Scotland Office minister William Bain MP looks at the lessons we should learn from Canada for Scotland’s constitutional debate.
Support for independence slumps
Support for an independent Scotland has hit its lowest point since the establishment of a Scottish Parliament in 1999 according to new polling data.
Scotland’s health and wealth challenges laid bare
A new report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has highlighted a bleak picture for youth unemployment and health across Scotland.
Fears over 2014 Commonwealth Games legacy
MSPs have warned a lack of volunteers and coaches risks the legacyof next year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.