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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has written for the Sunday National

Nicola Sturgeon fires indyref2 starting gun in exclusive essay
NICOLA Sturgeon is firing the starting gun on a fresh independence drive – setting out the need to decide Scotland’s future now and the benefits constitutional debate can bring.

From left: Finland's Ambassador to Nato Klaus Korhonen, Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Sweden's Ambassador to Nato Axel Wernhoff attended a ceremony to mark Sweden's and Finland's application for membership

LETTERS There is no room for Nato or nuclear weapons in Scotland’s future

Dorries was being questioned about the Government’s decision to sell off Channel 4

Nadine Dorries’s claim that Channel 4 reality show used paid actors ‘unfounded’

A small electric car can go a long way

LETTERS I have no fuel crisis sympathy for gas-guzzling car drivers

Westminster repairs could cost as much as £13bn

Westminster could burn down 'any day', says former Tory minister

Sue Gray and Boris Johnson met at least once while the report was being drafted

Boris Johnson under pressure to explain meeting with Sue Gray

All Under One Banner march for independence, Defend Our NHS march, Glasgow. Marchers on West George Street...Photograph by Colin Mearns.14 May 2022..

COMMENT Independence must change Scotland for the overlooked in our society

Unionist party council deals are denying the will of the majority of Scots

COMMENT Unionist party council deals are denying the will of the majority of Scots

The National rally for independence, George Square, Glasgow...Mhairi Black MP.. Photograph by Colin Mearns.2 November 2019...

COMMENT Mhairi Black’s f-word speech shows we must be vigilant

How can Labour stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Tories?

COMMENT How can Labour stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Tories?

FACT CHECK: Gordon Brown claims Union helps Scots video game industry

FACT CHECK FACT CHECK: Gordon Brown claims Union helps Scots video game industry

GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 20: People participate in a Black Lives Matter demonstration in George Square on June 20, 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland. Black Lives Matter protests are continuing across the UK following the death of African American George

EXCLUSIVE 'I get abuse constantly': How Brexit has affected xenophobia in Scottish politics

Even Tories now admit Brexit is making cost-of-living crisis worse, say SNP

EXCLUSIVE Even Tories now admit Brexit is making cost-of-living crisis worse, say SNP

Sue Gray 'met with Boris Johnson before publishing new report'

Sue Gray 'met with Boris Johnson before publishing new report'

Nicola Sturgeon tests positive for Covid

Nicola Sturgeon tests positive for Covid

Anas Sarwar is vehemently opposed to indyref2

COMMENT Influential Labour voice questions Anas Sarwar's indyref2 stance – The REAL Scottish Politics

Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey during the Bank of England Monetary Policy Report Press Conference. Photograph: PA

COMMENT The problem with telling people to avoid pay rises during an inflation crisis

Michelle O'Neill and Nicola Sturgeon met at Bute House

Scottish Tories 'concerned' as Nicola Sturgeon meets Sinn Fein vice-president

Andrew Duffy-Lawson made the comment to Julia Stachurska

exclusive Fury as Labour councillor tells woman she was 'pumped' in election

Post Office workers to strike for Queen's jubilee over 'degrading' pay offer

Post Office workers to strike for Queen's jubilee over 'degrading' pay offer

Douglas Ross removed Stephen Kerr, right, from the Education Committee convener role

Douglas Ross reveals changes to Scottish Conservative team

Families 'will be hurt' by Labour's dodgy deal with Tories to lock SNP out on council

Families 'will be hurt' by Labour's dodgy deal with Tories to lock SNP out on council

Derek Mackay to be contacted in probe over botched ferries contracts

Derek Mackay to be contacted in probe over botched ferries contracts

Inverclyde Council deputy leader Natasha McGuire and leader Stephen McCabe

Local Elections Labour form Inverclyde Council administration despite SNP surge

Tory provost admits he is 'not a popular choice' after Labour's 'grubby' power grab

WATCH Tory provost admits he is 'not a popular choice' after Labour's 'grubby' power grab

Michelle O'Neill and Nicola Sturgeon shared a meeting at Bute House

Michelle O'Neill 'delighted' to meet FM and vows to strengthen ties to Scotland

Anas Sarwar says Labour have not entered into any coalitions on councils

Anas Sarwar claims Labour haven't formed coalitions after anger over Tory deals

Downing Street fines 'see women and junior staff on low pay disproportionately hit'

Downing Street fines 'target women and junior staff on low pay disproportionately'

Boris Johnson said he was 'very grateful' for the police investigation

Boris Johnson insists he won't block names in Sue Gray report

Stanley Johnson stands in front of a Get Brexit Done sign. Photograph: PA

Prime Minister's dad Stanley Johnson secures French citizenship

The National spoke to German-born councillor Jule Bandel, French-born councillor Christian Allard and German-born independence activist Ellen Hofer

SPECIAL REPORT Three EU nationals in Scotland on experiencing xenophobia in politics

The Fife town was one of 39 in the running to win city status in a competition to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

'We are a city!': Dunfermline's politicians thrilled by new city status

Nicola Sturgeon and Michelle O'Neill met at Bute House

Nicola Sturgeon to host Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill for talks at Bute House today

Alyn Smith (right) called out Emily Carver (left) for her organisation's funding transparency

Alyn Smith calls out Question Time panellist for right-wing organisation's murky funding

Oil and gas firms have profited from the energy crisis

North Sea operators 'really worried' about windfall tax, says energy executive

Backroom deals by Unionists show just how far Scottish Labour have fallen

COMMENT Backroom deals by Unionists show just how far Scottish Labour have fallen

Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty have a joint fortune of £730 million

Rishi Sunak named in Sunday Times Rich List among record number of billionaires

A police officer outside Number 10

Boris Johnson brings in new Number 10 system ahead of Sue Gray report publication

Graphic credit: Greens/EFA in the European Parliament

COMMENT To isolate Putin we must insulate our homes

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill threatens Scots' human rights

COMMENT Northern Ireland Troubles Bill threatens Scots' human rights

Manniefest is named after the notorious statue of the Duke of Sutherland, known for his role in the Highland Clearances. Credit: Andrew Tryon

'First of its kind' independence festival set to launch in the Highlands

Research disproves Tory MP's claims about low-cost meals

Research disproves Tory MP's claims about low-cost meals

Alex Rowley, former deputy leader of Scottish Labour

Labour indy row Labour MSP turns on pro-UK parties for shutting down independence debate

Nicola Sturgeon can’t turn Scotland into a European version of Cuba or Venezuela

letters Drastic redistribution of wealth in Scotland has to take place

Rishi Sunak continues to resist the increasing pressure on him to give extra financial relief to millions of struggling Britons

letters Hard Times is just as applicable to 21st-century Dickensian Britain

We must go whole hog to save Scots pig farmers' bacon

COMMENT We must go whole hog to save Scots pig farmers' bacon

Kirsty Strickland: If FMQs were panto you would be requesting refunds

SKETCH Kirsty Strickland: If FMQs were panto you would be requesting refunds

All Under One Banner (AUOB) anti-nuclear weapons rally at the Faslane Royal Navy base, today, Saturday... Photograph by Colin Mearns.28 August 2021..

COMMENT SNP will haemorrhage votes if it turns to nuclear

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, by military personnel, following a small boat incident in the Channel today/PA Media

Campaigners force Rwanda plans delay in temporary reprieve for migrants

DWP given powers to arrest benefits claimants in draconian new measures

DWP given powers to arrest benefits claimants in draconian new measures

SNP under fire for nuclear weapons comments from anti-bomb campaigners

EXCLUSIVE SNP under fire for nuclear weapons comments from anti-bomb campaigners

BBC faces questions as damning figures reveal limited Nicola Sturgeon US in coverage

EXCLUSIVE BBC faces questions as damning figures reveal limited Nicola Sturgeon US in coverage

Susan Aitken to return as Glasgow City Council leader

SNP's Susan Aitken returned as Glasgow City Council leader

No administration for Edinburgh Council as meeting adjourns in 8 minutes

EXCLUSIVE No administration for Edinburgh Council as meeting adjourns in 8 minutes