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Leader to seek Holyrood role

Matheson to step down at Glasgow council

Gordon Matheson
Gordon Matheson has confirmed that he is stepping down as leader of Glasgow City Council next month. His decision was not unexpected following his declared ambitions to seek other political offices.Read More

'We are down but not out'

Dugdale becomes youngest Scottish Labour leader

Kezia Dugdale was today voted leader of the Scottish Labour party defeating Ken Macintosh by a significant majority. Read more

Activists raise flag for action

Confusion over new independence party

Nicola Sturgeon
Updated: Some confusion emerged today over a political party pledged to putting Scottish independence “back on the agenda”. Attempts to contact the Scottish Independence Party, set up last week, proved futileRead More

First Minister in Scots poll warning

Sturgeon: quitting EU would make IndyRef2 ‘unstoppable’

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said today that if Britain voted to leave the EU it would produce an angry backlash in Scotland and “a clamour for another independence referendum whichRead More

New accord reached between parliaments

Sturgeon secures powers pledge from Prime Minister

Cameron meets Sturgeon 2
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has secured early commitments from Downing Street that new powers over the economy and welfare will be delivered for Scotland. Prime Minister David Cameron also agreedRead More

Further Cabinet posts announced

Tories planning second budget ‘within weeks’ to tackle deficit

5.30pm update: The new Conservative government will be pressured into early talks on a new deal with Scotland, but its more immediate moves are likely to focus on a mini-budgetRead More

Call for ex FM to be made Sec of State

Sir Tom Hunter to PM: ‘give Alex Salmond post in Cabinet’

Sir Tom Hunter
Scottish businessman Sir Tom Hunter has urged the incoming Prime Minister David Cameron to appoint Alex Salmond  Secretary of State for Scotland. In the first response to the General Election from aRead More

Election Comment: Terry Murden

RIP Scottish Labour b. April 1888, d. May 2015

Jim Murphy
The long struggle for the rights of working people began well before James Keir Hardie, the son of a domestic servant and ship’s carpenter, decided to contest the Mid-Lanark by-election inRead More

Election Comment: Terry Murden

Scottish politics must re-align to survive SNP stampede

Scottish Labour
On Friday morning Scotland may make history by having only one party representing it at Westminster. The SNP steamroller is crushing all who stand in its way and the firstRead More

New poll pledge after 2016

Sturgeon raises prospect of second independence referendum

Scots leaders debate
Nicola Sturgeon refused last night to rule out a second independence referendum in what will be seen as the key bargaining chip in any deal with whoever wins the GeneralRead More