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A protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv

Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu is resorting to the excuse favoured by bullies

Keir Starmer doesn’t care about the great unwashed

Keir Starmer doesn’t care about the great unwashed

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Petition tapped into people’s anger but it will make no difference

Alex Cole-Hamilton is demanding a high price for LibDem support of the Scottish budget

Alex Cole-Hamilton is demanding a high price for LibDem support of the Scottish budget

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Bid to force the SNP to ditch their key policy is hardly democratic

Reform UK promise they could solve every problem at a stroke

Reform UK promise they could solve every problem at a stroke

We cannot deny the surge of reactionary right-wing populism in the UK

LibDem MP Christine Jardine raised these concerns at Westminster

LibDem MP Christine Jardine raised these concerns at Westminster

National Insurance

National Insurance increase may lead to closure of some GP practices

Political game-playing isn't keeping anyone warmer as temperatures plummet

Political game-playing isn't keeping anyone warmer as temperatures plummet

Winter Fuel Payment

No prospect of any winners amid the Winter Fuel Payment blame game

The lack of local rental properties for local young folk is not addressed by park plans

The lack of local rental properties for local young folk is not addressed by park plans

Dumfries and Galloway

National Park offering to Galloway locals is full of 'jam tomorrow'

SSE branding is a familiar sight for those driving around the Highlands

SSE branding is a familiar sight for those driving around the Highlands

Renewable energy

Pleas for help from distressed rural communities are being ignored

Will Finance Secretary Shona Robison capitulate to the demands of the LibDems?

Will Finance Secretary Shona Robison capitulate to the demands of the LibDems?

Scottish independence

4

SNP must not shelve their core mission in order to pass a budget

Can we create a resurgent, more muscular independence movement?

Can we create a resurgent, more muscular independence movement?

Scottish independence

4

Inspiring essay by Neal Ascherson must serve as a rallying call

The problem with the independence movement is that it craves 'respectability'

The problem with the independence movement is that it craves 'respectability'

Scottish independence

1

The Union has eaten away at Scottish culture

Switzerland is often considered the oldest extant democracy in Europe

Switzerland is often considered the oldest extant democracy in Europe

Scottish independence

2

We should look to Switzerland to determine how to run referendums

Can we set a target of 50% of new builds being social housing?

Can we set a target of 50% of new builds being social housing?

2

Let’s take a distinctly Scottish approach to building new homes

Many families are dependent on charities to provide gifts

Many families are dependent on charities to provide gifts

It's heartbreaking that Christmas toy banks are needed in Scotland

Will Stephen Flynn be political toast after his controversial bid to become an MSP while continuing as an MP?

Will Stephen Flynn be political toast after his controversial bid to become an MSP while continuing as an MP?

5

Mediocrity in Scottish politics gives us little cause for optimism

The government minister urged figures within her party to put their egos to the side

The government minister urged figures within her party to put their egos to the side

Shirley-Anne Somerville

1

Somerville is right to warn against negative briefing to the press

The Labour Chancellor wants to cut regulations and increase private investment

The Labour Chancellor wants to cut regulations and increase private investment

The ‘growth’ Reeves is promoting is growing inequality and poverty

Could impending council by-elections explain Anas Sarwar's change of heart?

Could impending council by-elections explain Anas Sarwar's change of heart?

3

Scottish Labour have some brass neck to U-turn on Winter Fuel Payments

Scenes in Scotland in recent days have been very different from a wee whiff of cold weather in London

Scenes in Scotland in recent days have been very different from a wee whiff of cold weather in London

Winter Fuel Payment

Contrast in weather shows why one policy does not fit all of the UK

Stephen Flynn's bid to combine the roles of MP and MSP has sparked much debate

Stephen Flynn's bid to combine the roles of MP and MSP has sparked much debate

2026 Holyrood election

3

No SNP MSP should take their seat for granted ahead of 2026 election

Roza Salih and Martyn Day have been appointed

Roza Salih and Martyn Day have been appointed

Scottish Independence Convention

2

Scottish independence campaign group announces new co-conveners

Where is your empathy, Starmer?

Where is your empathy, Starmer?

1

It’s easy to preach cuts if they don’t affect you

Kate Forbes does not clearly state what a 'credible path' forward for independence actually is

Kate Forbes does not clearly state what a 'credible path' forward for independence actually is

7

Kate Forbes and the SNP need to clearly state their vision for independence

King Charles visits the first Coronation Food Hub in Deptford Image: Justin Tallis/PA Wire

King Charles visits the first Coronation Food Hub in Deptford Image: Justin Tallis/PA Wire

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Westminster’s shabby treatment of Scotland has a long history ...

John Swinney has yet to reply to Respect Scottish Sovereignty's letter

John Swinney has yet to reply to Respect Scottish Sovereignty's letter

Scottish independence

7

The Scottish people are undeniably sovereign, but how can we be heard?

A large number of meters in Scotland and the north of England don’t work

A large number of meters in Scotland and the north of England don’t work

Scots who want to cut their energy bills are doubly disadvantaged

Will Stephen Flynn come to regret throwing his hat in the ring for the 2026 Holyrood elections?

Will Stephen Flynn come to regret throwing his hat in the ring for the 2026 Holyrood elections?

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Stephen Flynn’s move suggests SNP’s period of turmoil is not over yet

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned

Archbishop of Canterbury

Church of England should be subject to the full scrutiny of law

The Alba leader said that our current voting system demands strategic unity

The Alba leader said that our current voting system demands strategic unity

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Pro-independence leaders must now heed Alex Salmond’s call for unity

Areas of Inverness are forecast to be underwater by 2050

Areas of Inverness are forecast to be underwater by 2050

Who will foot the bill for the impact of climate chaos in Scotland?

Queen Camilla has appeared in an ITV
documentary about domestic violence

Queen Camilla has appeared in an ITV
documentary about domestic violence

2

Don’t let the monarchy be a distraction from social justice issues

The SNP's Westminster leader is seeking to stand in the forthcoming Holyrood election

The SNP's Westminster leader is seeking to stand in the forthcoming Holyrood election

2

Stephen Flynn is an excellent debater but where is his plan for indy?

The first US President promoted the cultivation of 'peace and harmony with all'

The first US President promoted the cultivation of 'peace and harmony with all'

3

World should heed George Washington's wisdom about peace and harmony

The Scottish Labour leader does not appear to have any influence whatsoever

The Scottish Labour leader does not appear to have any influence whatsoever

There is zero evidence Anas Sarwar has the ear of the Prime Minister

Alex Cole-Hamilton says the public are 'not willing to put up with the division caused by independence'

Alex Cole-Hamilton says the public are 'not willing to put up with the division caused by independence'

Alex Cole-Hamilton

4

Is it really ‘division’ when people respectfully disagree about indy?

Some students bring elitist attitudes with them

Some students bring elitist attitudes with them

Edinburgh University

5

Mocking of Scottish students at Edinburgh University is not surprising

Deaths in any conflict are a result of failed politics

Deaths in any conflict are a result of failed politics

6

The reality that Remembrance Day is now a highly politicised event

Is Kate Forbes's stance on economic transformation cause for concern?

Is Kate Forbes's stance on economic transformation cause for concern?

3

If the SNP turn against universalism, they will lose the argument

Does the Labour Party under his leadership retain even a shred of Keir Hardie’s pacifist principles?

Does the Labour Party under his leadership retain even a shred of Keir Hardie’s pacifist principles?

More vacuous words from Keir Starmer won’t halt the suffering in Gaza

South Africa beat Scotland again at Murrayfield Stadium this evening

South Africa beat Scotland again at Murrayfield Stadium this evening

Springboks having a singalong with my mother is burned into my memory

A farm outbuilding has graffiti written on the side of it near to Bannockburn in Stirling

A farm outbuilding has graffiti written on the side of it near to Bannockburn in Stirling

Scottish Government

The path towards indy is an easy-to-grasp multi-strand approach

Leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage claims he knows Donald Trump well

Leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage claims he knows Donald Trump well

2

Don’t rest easy about not living in the US – we have Nigel Farage

Hilary Benn is an old hand and knew exactly what he was doing when he wove his fiscal fabrication

Hilary Benn is an old hand and knew exactly what he was doing when he wove his fiscal fabrication

Hilary Benn seeks to obscure UK’s fiscal realities

Yes Scotland has to win a major election in 2026 and that victory campaign has to start now

Yes Scotland has to win a major election in 2026 and that victory campaign has to start now

4

The 2026 election will profoundly determine the future of Scotland

The corporation advises us that 'without context the news is just words'

The corporation advises us that 'without context the news is just words'

It’s rich of BBC News to highlight the importance of context

Kamala Harris’s campaign failed to focus on improving economic conditions

Kamala Harris’s campaign failed to focus on improving economic conditions

1

Donald Trump's re-election should be a wake-up call for parties here

We must recreate a broad and united independence movement

We must recreate a broad and united independence movement

Scottish independence

15

Yes support at 60% or above is both necessary and achievable

People watch as emergency response workers look for bodies in the rubble of a building that was hit by a Israeli airstrike

People watch as emergency response workers look for bodies in the rubble of a building that was hit by a Israeli airstrike

Israel Lebanon war

1

How many more innocents are going to be bombed and burnt alive?

The campus of Howard University after the conclusion of an election night campaign watch party for Kamala Harris

The campus of Howard University after the conclusion of an election night campaign watch party for Kamala Harris

US presidential election 2024

10

Democrats pretending everyone was ‘middle class’ was a mistake

This is the man who suggested people inject bleach in their systems to tackle Covid-19

This is the man who suggested people inject bleach in their systems to tackle Covid-19

1

Donald Trump's lengthy rap sheet failed to give American voters pause

Keir Starmer seemed to lack compassion when talking about small-boat crossings

Keir Starmer seemed to lack compassion when talking about small-boat crossings

More safe routes into the UK are needed for those seeking refuge

Anti-nuclear demonstrators on a beach near Coulport

Anti-nuclear demonstrators on a beach near Coulport

1

Allowing radioactive air pollution shows human folly has no bounds

Billy Connolly has asserted that Rob Roy was a criminal, not a folk hero

Billy Connolly has asserted that Rob Roy was a criminal, not a folk hero

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Billy Connolly’s judgement of Rob Roy MacGregor is seriously flawed

Why we celebrate the foiling of a plan to blow up another country’s parliament?

Why we celebrate the foiling of a plan to blow up another country’s parliament?

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In Scotland we are taught about English history instead of our own