Scottish National Party

When a No. 10 spokesperson recently declared that “Andy understands why some politicians don’t want to face up to the reality that Brexit has not delivered what they once promised,” it was a statement dripping with such monumental irony that it could float an oil tanker. Here we have Downing Street acknowledging that a monumental constitutional choice, built upon a foundation...

If anyone in Scotland still clung to the naive notion that the Tories had made peace with Scottish democracy, this week provided a rude awakening. In a sudden, shameless display of arrogant overreach, the Tories have made it crystal clear that they do not regard the Scottish Parliament as the sovereign expression of the Scottish people’s democratic will, but rather as a regio...

Cast your mind back to the summer of 2014 when the anti-independence campaign was showering Scottish voters with promises of an idyllic future with Westminster control where the costs of milk and honey were incredibly affordable. Chief amongst these imaginative works was a Treasury statement from June 2014 promising that every Scot would be £1,400 better off every year with W...

While the Westminster Labour government prepares to consider yet another dose of economic pain for the UK, our nearest neighbour is demonstrating what a normal, self-governing European nation can achieve. On Tuesday, independent Ireland unveiled its latest budget – a sweeping package of financial support that puts money directly back into the pockets of its people. The contra...

Conference What a year 2026 has been! A year that Glasgow once again played host to an outstanding Commonwealth Games When our world-class athletes competed under the saltire. A year when the Tartan Army conquered North America The world took to Scotland. And I’m not surprised that we are making so many new friends. Scotland has so much to offer – and the world knows it. Edin...