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Alyn Smith: We need to strike a fine balance in our dealings with China

AS SNP foreign affairs lead at Westminster, I have to cover a…

We need to work together to win our independence

WE’RE on a long road with Covid-19, but also in winning…

Here's one more sign of UK going where Scots don’t want to be

THE Prime Minister announced yesterday that the UK Department for…

Everyone will be affected by UK's latest Brexit recklessness

IT was Sir Humphrey Appleby in Yes Prime Minister said “never…

Tories are failing swathes of the Scottish business community

THERE is a lot going on in the world right now, and a lot of…

Alyn Smith: Small companies are the backbone of our economy

WHILE Scotland remains part of the UK, we’re in a crisis,…

The UK needs to grow backbone and challenge Chinese law

A LOT of others are commenting and writing about Dominic Cummings…

Tories' nasty immigration bill is yet another reason for independence

WHILE a lot of focus has, rightly, gone on Covid-19, there has…

Scotland should look to Europe for good practice in easing lockdown

I’M pretty glad I live in Scotland at the best of times, but…

Alyn Smith: Join me online if you want to help shape the future

THE phrase “the new normal” is overused, but I’ve been…

Alyn Smith: How you can join me online and help shape the future

THE phrase “the new normal” is overused, but I’ve been…

Alyn Smith: Pandemic highlights just how vital vaccines are

THE current crisis has thrown a lot of things into sharp relief…

Alyn Smith: We need strong leadership from dysfunctional UK to fix what's broken

WESTMINSTER is now back in session, virtually. The same as…

Alyn Smith: There's no excuse for Westminster break ... we need answers now

I’M still mid-transition from MEP to MP, and have been struck…

Alyn Smith: This is how the Yes movement and SNP can best use this time

IT is a cliche now to say we’re living in strange times, so for…

Alyn Smith: This crisis opens up a number of great opportunities for us

WE’RE living through a transformative event. I’ve always most…

Alyn Smith: Let's look out for each other as best as we can in coronavirus crisis

I REMEMBER – it must have been a couple of years ago – one of…

Alyn Smith: Now is the time to put aside petty political point-scoring

THIS week’s column – in common with the majority of newspaper…

Alyn Smith: As Covid-19 spreads, we must work together to preserve public health

THERE has been a real buzz about the Scot, Dr Kate Broderick, who…

Why shameful scenes in India must spark action in the UK

THIS week, I asked the UK Government about the terrible sectarian…

Alyn Smith: What I learned about Fake News on my US trip

I WAS recently in Washington DC in my role as the SNP’s shadow…

Why this SNP stalwart was the lynchpin of the party’s success

SOMETIMES in politics it is important to step back, look around…

Scotland is international ... we must not let the world forget that

SO, Brexit has happened and, having committed my thoughts to…

Alyn Smith: This is just the beginning ... Scotland must stay positive

IT was a dreich evening, but one that I gladly spent with folks…

Alyn Smith: A sad day for Scotland, but the best are yet to come

TODAY is a big day for Scotland. A sad day, but I believe a major…

Alyn Smith: Question Time appearance taught me England is another planet

LAST week I was, after 16 years in the European Parliament,…

Alyn Smith: Scots must not be dragged down by deluded Unionists

I THINK is is safe to say I’ve had a baptism of fire since…

Alyn Smith: Scotland will now act like a future member of the European Union

I’M delighted to report my role in the expanded Westminster…

Alyn Smith: 2020 will be a landmark year for our movement

I’VE seen a lot of people online contrasting where they were at…

Alyn Smith: We had an amazing win, but still bleak Brexit looms

SO the hurly burly’s done, and the election’s lost and won.…

Alyn Smith: This election is more than a vote for a party, it is for Scotland

THE past few years of turmoil, tension, and trudging to the…

Alyn Smith: The SNP are getting the job done for Europe and the world

HELLO again from Strasbourg, where your three SNP MEPs –…

Alyn Smith: If you make Scotland your home, you’re one of us

IMMIGRATION is great for Scotland. Hardly a contentious…

Alyn Smith: General Election is the most important we've ever seen

I’VE been spending a lot of time on the campaign trail lately,…

Alyn Smith: Our message of hope will help us kick out the Tories

AND we’re off! The last few weeks have been great with a sense…

Alyn Smith: Echoes of Velvet Divorce being heard in Scotland

I DIDN’T make many plans for this week, largely because I, like…

Alyn Smith: Europe must not collude in Brexit ‘deal’ deception

IT has been an emotional few days, though I struggle to remember…

Alyn Smith: If only we’d been allowed to lead the way on Brexit

I’M back in Brussels after SNP conference – our usual…

Alyn Smith: Don't fall for this UK Government trap on Brexit

I WAS privileged last week to briefly head down to Swansea to…

Tories are a Poundland DUP without the songs

I’M delighted to report I am indeed the SNP prospective…

Scotland’s independent future must be at the heart of the EU

THIS week, amid the Brexit chaos, a reminder of what the world…

Alyn Smith: More Scots are getting the ‘why’ of independence

WITH this week bringing the fifth anniversary of…

Alyn Smith: I’m the best candidate to win Stirling from the Tories

SO the news is out, I am indeed seeking the nomination for…

Scots MEP in bid to oust Brexiteer Tory in event of snap election

ALYN Smith has thrown his hat into the ring to stand as a…

Alyn Smith: We have a plan A for indyref2 and it's all we need

IT seems almost impossible to know what to write in a weekly…

Alyn Smith: As Brexit farce rolls on, here's what SNP MEPs are doing

AMIDST the noise, chaff and fistfuls of muck flying out…

Alyn Smith: Want independence? We need to stop Brexit

I’LL let you into a secret – the next few months are going to…

The SNP are starting to make a breakthrough in staunchly LibDem Shetland

I MANAGED a week away in the sun recently and treated myself to a…

British exceptionalism lurks within the UK’s abhorrent asylum seeker detention polices

BRITISH exceptionalism has become a buzzword in recent years, as…

As the UK ignores advice to not waste time, we’re getting on with the job

WHILE the UK Government and body politic have busily ignored…