Scotland

Humza Yousaf: 'Chief Mammy's Boy' | Sue Webber MSP

If Humza Yousaf’s Programme for Government was supposed to be an object lesson in expectation management, on that measure alone it was a...

The Labour Party case for defending the Union of the UK | Cllr Brendan Chilton

In many ways Labour was born of the union of the United Kingdom. The first Leader of the Party was Keir Hardie, born in Lanarkshire,...

What next for Scotland under First Minister Yousaf? | Douglas Lumsden MSP

Slightly less than a month ago we witnessed the election of Humza Yousaf as Scotland’s new first minister. So, can we expect any change...

How Sturgeon's departure will affect the Union | Stephen Kerr MSP

Many Scots would have felt an immense sense of relief at the news of Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation, with some even having a dram or two...

A reaction to Nicola Sturgeon's resignation | Alex Burnett MSP

It comes as a bit of a surprise, the timing of the thing. But not that it has happened. An able politician, yes. The best that the SNP...

Sturgeon and the SNP's gender recognition mess | Rachael Hamilton MSP

Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP have got themselves into a real mess over rapists in women’s prisons and the Gender Recognition Reform (GRR)...

In the interests of democracy Scotland’s Parliament needs reform | Ross Thomson

“There shall be a Scottish Parliament” is the opening article of the Scotland Act 1998 established Scottish devolution. All matters not...