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the guardian view on the snp: lords of all they...

Nicola Sturgeon and her party are more favorite than ever. All the same,there are faint signs...

the tartan rainbow: why it s great to be gay in...

The leaders of four of Scotland’s six main political parties beget arrive out,and the country has...

is there still hope for labour in scotland kevin...

It’s not as whether there isn’t scope to reclaim the supporters who have migrated to Scottish...

think a brexit vote would push scotland out of the...

Even whether Britain leaves the European Union,there are many hurdles facing any renewed tender for...

politics is alive and well and living in scotland...

The heightened involvement with the political process that happened during the independence campaign...

alastair campbell launches attack on snp and boris...

Former spin doctor says SNP are arrogant and accuses Boris Johnson of spreading EU scare stories as...

dont patronise us, scottish teenagers tell...

Decision time for 16- and 17-year-olds in Scotland allowed to cast their ballot for the first time...

nicola sturgeon tells cameron to stop treasury...

First minister says Scotland would lose approximately £2.7bn over the next decade in plans being...

fear the scottish nationalists? then join the...

Tony Blair,Peter Mandelson and Alistair Darling will prove how easy it is to become a sleeper within...

david mundell: in a country famously hostile to...

Scotland secretary,who has approach out as gay, has won admiration in difficult role as loney...

corbyn has re energised labour in scotland - but...

A third of Labour voters in Scotland voted yes to independence and most went on to vote SNP. The...

the guardian view on labour s scottish tax pledge:...

Kezia Dugdale is right to challenge the SNP’s claim to be Scotland’s party of the left. But...

scottish culture secretary accused of preposterous...

Large independent TV makers challenge Fiona Hyslop’s call,but support comes from BBC Scotland and...

nicola sturgeon vows to replace tax credit losses...

First minister promises ‘credible’ plans to mitigate cuts,but will not confirm whether she will...

scottish secretary accuses nicola sturgeon of...

SNP mocks David Mundell’s claim that if the union between Scotland and England did not exist,it...

Kezia Dugdale: Corbyn win could leave Labour...

Favourite for Scottish Labour leader warns of appearance of infighting in UK leadership campaign and...

lawyer asks judges to throw out sturgeon memo leak...

Bulk of evidence alleging that former Scotland secretary Alistair Carmichael lied to protect his...

scottish labour puts 50p top tax rate at heart of...

Party leader Kezia Dugdale says raising income tax is the ‘colossal choice facing voters in next...

scotland s new leftwing party launches vision for...

Rise alliance unveils pro-independence manifesto for Holyrood electionsScotland’s new left...

nicola sturgeon to provide free baby box to new...

First ministers proposal will offer clothes,nappies and toys in tender to tackle infant poverty...

sturgeon puts education centre stage in years...

Labour tells Scotland’s first minister to ‘stop campaigning and start governing’,as rivals...

scottish conservative manifesto vows strong...

Leader Ruth Davidson admits party cannot win but says it can succeed where Labour has failed in...

scotlands economy to be hit by oil price collapse,...

Institute for Fiscal Studies report suggests Scotland’s deficit will rise to £13bn,as SNP...

scottish lib dems call for 1p tax rise to raise...

Party leader Willie Rennie says degree would do Scotland’s schools ‘right back up there’ with...

scottish students and graduates will owe £6bn by...

Lucy Hunter Blackburn,a specialist in higher education funding, predicts borrowing will be three...

nicola sturgeon laughs off big sister criticism...

Opponents say scheme allocating every child a state representative to look after their wellbeing is...

nicola sturgeon denies knowledge of mps business...

First minister says ‘serious issues acquire been raised’ but stresses Michelle Thomson has...

scottish election poll puts labour in third place...

Poll released after party’s manifesto launch suggests Scottish Labour could slip to third for...

nicola sturgeon resists pressure for scottish...

First minister drops promised 50p rate for tall earners,but holds back from mirroring George...

scotlands debt mountain: holyroods borrowing could...

Guardian investigation finds public sector borrowing for schools,roads, rail and education is set to...

scottish councils hold record debts of £14.8bn -...

Guardian identifies further £472m of capital projects funded through Scottish Futures Trust that...

nicola sturgeon laughs off big sister criticism of...

Opponents say allocating every child a state representative to look after their wellbeing is too...

byelection fears grow for lib dems last mp in...

An inquiry into leak by Alistair Carmichael intended to damage SNP leader could lead to unusual poll...

scottish investment in rail funded with record...

Scotland’s total rail debt is forecast to reach £4.9bn by 2019,according to the Office of Rail...

holyrood has got promised powers in full, says...

David Mundell says Tories are sticking to amendments in Scotland bill that will quit Westminster...

scottish culture secretary accused over t in the...

Fiona Hyslop embroiled in row over decision to approve £150k in state aid to back music festival...

Scottish councils pile up record debt

Labour attacks Scottish government for forcing authorities to borrow to offset cuts to funding from...

the snp short of ideas? we are more radical than...

The Scottish government is not afraid of criticism. But from alcohol pricing to the fracking ban,our...

scottish greens to press nicola sturgeon to tax...

Green party wants first minister to raise tax rates to prevent spending cuts whether it gains seats...

labour pushes 1p tax rise in scotland

Party leader Kezia Dugdale wants to raise income tax while introducing system of rebates for low...

union leader offers to be snps critical friend in...

Len McCluskey says Unite remains Labour union but that party should apologise for ‘betrayal’ of...

alistair carmichael court asked to dismiss legal...

Lib Dem MP’s lawyer tells election court that petition from constituents over leaked Nicola...

young people see labour as scotlands radicals, new...

Richard Leonard also hits out at SNP linking of second independence vote to Brexit and defends...

pace of change on gender balance in holyrood...

More than a month after calls for a shift in women’s representation,Scottish parliament’s ruling...

snp accused of twisting andrea leadsoms fishing...

Nicola Sturgeon’s party criticised by Tories and industry leaders over leaked excerpts of letter...

scottish elections: snp dominance leaves opponents...

Labour faces losing a third of its seats while Tory manifesto is headed: a programme for...

john swinney: ive stopped treasury from cutting...

Deputy first minister hails Holyrood funding deal agreed between Scottish and Westminster...

scottish government to freeze income tax rates in...

Finance minister John Swinney expected to reject Labour calls for a commitment to raise rates in...

scotland s highest earners to pay £164m more in...

SNP uses strengthened powers to raise higher and top tax rates by 1p to fund public services and tax...

scottish labour leader accuses snp of dirty tricks...

Kezia Dugdale complains that job application she had “absolutely zero recollection” of making to...

ghanaian presidents visit to scotland draws lgbt...

Opposition MSPs and campaigners call on Scottish government to confront John Dramani Mahama over...

alistair carmichael faces £150,000 bill after...

Court rejects former Scotland secretary’s bid to beget legal costs awarded against constituents...

scottish tories suspend councillor over nicola...

Gordon McCaskill said he would like to see Isis moles infiltrate Scottish first minister’s...

scottish labour leadership i can still beat kezia...

Underdog in ballot that closes at midday on Friday says his campaign’s numbers assign him...

scottish lib dems look to charles kennedy as...

Party leader Willie Rennie faces losing final two constituencies but says ‘positive’ 2016...

scottish conservatives best opposition to snp,...

Tory leader in Scotland says her party,not Labour, offers actual alternative to Nicola Sturgeon’s...

holyrood to be £950m better off after ministers...

Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis concludes Scottish parliament’s total income from taxes will...

scottish greens target record number of msps in...

Party says it can overtake previous best of seven MSPs by claiming moment votes of radical SNP...

scottish independence group calls in police over...

Women for Independence says it has identified discrepancy between its donation income and its...

lib dem mp admits to untruthfulness over sturgeon...

Election court hears that former Scottish secretary Alistair Carmichael misled inquiry until after...

scottish government failing to publish enough data...

Auditor general says Holyrood’s increasing tax and spending powers makes it increasingly important...

alistair carmichael court asked to dismiss legal...

Lib Dem MP’s lawyer tells televised election court that petition from constituents over leaked...

corbyn blames scotland electoral defeat on weak...

Leftwinger said his life has been a ‘moral opposition to nuclear weapons’,as he seeks to retrain...

nicola sturgeon awarded higher salary than david...

Pay rise would give first minister Nicola Sturgeon biggest salary of any UK politician including...

nicola sturgeon backtracks on 50p rate of income...

Scotland’s SNP first minister had appeared to rule out higher tax rate but now insists it could be...

euroscepticism in scotland soars to record high

Survey findings contradict SNP claims that referendum could take Scotland out of EU against its...

snp mp at centre of missing donations claim...

Natalie McGarry ‘determined to clear her name’ in wake of alleged discrepancies in accounts of...

nus: scottish students leaving education due to...

Students’ union and opposition parties say SNP appears to contain abandoned 2007 pledge to ‘dump...

scottish tory leader abandons call for lower taxes

Ruth Davidson has undertaken U-turn after learning George Osborne is considering deeper spending...

alistair carmichael leaked sturgeon memo thinking...

Former Scotland secretary denies intent to smear first minister by leaking supposed preference for a...

date set for legal challenge to alistair...

Election court hearing will see constituents attempt to oust former Scottish secretary over campaign...

westminster and holyrood at odds over devolution...

First minister John Swinney tells committee of MSPs there is fundamental disagreement over ‘fiscal...

holyrood and westminster at odds over devolution...

Anxiety mounts approximately likelihood of deal being in place before Scottish parliamentary...

scottish labour to vote on abolishing trident...

Delegates back potentially divisive debate at conference on Sunday, as Jeremy Corbyn attacks SNP...

snp denies nobbling fiscal commissions oversight...

Scottish government accused of blocking cross-party plans to give Fiscal Commission authority to...

scotlands finances difficult in referendum year,...

Opponents point out contrast to rosy economic picture painted by SNP as figures note £15bn deficit...

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the guardian view on the snp: lords of all they...

the tartan rainbow: why it s great to be gay in...

is there still hope for labour in scotland kevin...

think a brexit vote would push scotland out of the...

politics is alive and well and living in scotland...

alastair campbell launches attack on snp and boris...

dont patronise us, scottish teenagers tell...

nicola sturgeon tells cameron to stop treasury...

fear the scottish nationalists? then join the...

david mundell: in a country famously hostile to...

corbyn has re energised labour in scotland - but...

the guardian view on labour s scottish tax pledge:...

scottish culture secretary accused of preposterous...

nicola sturgeon vows to replace tax credit losses...

scottish secretary accuses nicola sturgeon of...

Kezia Dugdale: Corbyn win could leave Labour...

lawyer asks judges to throw out sturgeon memo leak...

scottish labour puts 50p top tax rate at heart of...

scotland s new leftwing party launches vision for...

nicola sturgeon to provide free baby box to new...

sturgeon puts education centre stage in years...

scottish conservative manifesto vows strong...

scotlands economy to be hit by oil price collapse,...

scottish lib dems call for 1p tax rise to raise...

scottish students and graduates will owe £6bn by...

nicola sturgeon laughs off big sister criticism...

nicola sturgeon denies knowledge of mps business...

scottish election poll puts labour in third place...

nicola sturgeon resists pressure for scottish...

scotlands debt mountain: holyroods borrowing could...

scottish councils hold record debts of £14.8bn -...

nicola sturgeon laughs off big sister criticism of...

byelection fears grow for lib dems last mp in...

scottish investment in rail funded with record...

holyrood has got promised powers in full, says...

scottish culture secretary accused over t in the...

Scottish councils pile up record debt

the snp short of ideas? we are more radical than...

scottish greens to press nicola sturgeon to tax...

labour pushes 1p tax rise in scotland

union leader offers to be snps critical friend in...

alistair carmichael court asked to dismiss legal...

young people see labour as scotlands radicals, new...

pace of change on gender balance in holyrood...

snp accused of twisting andrea leadsoms fishing...

scottish elections: snp dominance leaves opponents...

john swinney: ive stopped treasury from cutting...

scottish government to freeze income tax rates in...

scotland s highest earners to pay £164m more in...

scottish labour leader accuses snp of dirty tricks...

ghanaian presidents visit to scotland draws lgbt...

alistair carmichael faces £150,000 bill after...

scottish tories suspend councillor over nicola...

scottish labour leadership i can still beat kezia...

scottish lib dems look to charles kennedy as...

scottish conservatives best opposition to snp,...

holyrood to be £950m better off after ministers...

scottish greens target record number of msps in...

scottish independence group calls in police over...

lib dem mp admits to untruthfulness over sturgeon...

scottish government failing to publish enough data...

alistair carmichael court asked to dismiss legal...

corbyn blames scotland electoral defeat on weak...

nicola sturgeon awarded higher salary than david...

nicola sturgeon backtracks on 50p rate of income...

euroscepticism in scotland soars to record high

snp mp at centre of missing donations claim...

nus: scottish students leaving education due to...

scottish tory leader abandons call for lower taxes

alistair carmichael leaked sturgeon memo thinking...

date set for legal challenge to alistair...

westminster and holyrood at odds over devolution...

holyrood and westminster at odds over devolution...

scottish labour to vote on abolishing trident...

snp denies nobbling fiscal commissions oversight...

scotlands finances difficult in referendum year,...