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Sturgeon puts independence top of election agenda

Nicola Sturgeon FM at SCDI
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘we must not take our eye off the ball’ (pic: Terry Murden) Nicola Sturgeon today tore into the record of the Conservative government in Westminster in the clearestRead More

Party disunity

Ross dismayed by rejection of pro-union coalition

Douglas Ross and Anas Sarwar
Douglas Ross and Anas Sarwar UPDATED 28 March: Scottish Labour and the Liberal Democrats have been accused of “ignoring the elephant in the room” after rejecting calls to form aRead More

As I See It

Prepare for a single-issue campaign + Wooha’s warning sign

Terry Murden
WEEKEND COMMENT: TERRY MURDEN says there is only one topic in the Scottish elections PLUS how a brewer’s collapse is a warning to others

New poll

Support for union grows after Salmond evidence

Salmond-and-Sturgeon
Inquiry evidence has weakened support for independence A new poll taken after Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond gave evidence to a Holyrood inquiry shows a majority of Scots would voteRead More

Yes vote slips

Support for independence weakens in latest poll

independence march Edinburgh October 2018
Independence support may be waning (pic: Terry Murden) A new poll on Scottish independence is the first in 22 not to show support in favour of splitting the UK inRead More

LSE report

Quitting UK ‘would hit Scots economy harder than Brexit’

independence march Edinburgh October 2018
The LSE report gives a devastating verdict on independence (pic: Terry Murden) Leaving the UK would be more damaging to the Scottish economy than Brexit, according to a new report.Read More

Wilson calls for 'honest' transition

Independence campaign ‘must learn from Brexit errors’

Scottish independence march in Edinburgh
Independence will need to be ‘managed honestly’, says Andrew Wilson (Pic: Terry Murden)   A move toward an independent Scotland must take heed of the mistakes in managing change madeRead More

Indyref plan due 'in weeks'

Sturgeon says independence ‘bigger than one man’

Nicola Sturgeon on Marr
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘case strengthened’   First Minister Nicola Sturgeon insisted that the campaign for an independent Scotland was “bigger than any one man” and will be revealing more about herRead More

SNP conference: leader's speech

Sturgeon urges patience in quest for independence

Sturgeon acknowledging conference
Nicola Sturgeon acknowledging the cheers from supporters (pic: Terry Murden)   Nicola Sturgeon used her closing speech to urge SNP supporters to be patient in their quest for independence. TheRead More

SNP conference

Sturgeon: SNP would back second Brexit vote

Scottish independence march in Edinburgh
Thousands marched through Edinburgh on Saturday in support of independence (pic: Terry Murden)   First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that SNP MPs would support a second referendum on BrexitRead More