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Plus, Westminster’s dispute with the Welsh government over employment shows how devolution needs more nailing down
Scotland’s first minister plans to hold ‘consultative’ vote in October 2023
The first minister will on Tuesday flesh out her plan for a new referendum on breaking away from the UK
Plants from the Himalayas, the Antipodes and beyond are thriving at Branklyn Garden
Nicky and Robert Wilson’s collection has grown to almost 40 site-specific outdoor artworks, including Tracey Emin and Cornelia Parker
The separatist cause is currently stuck, so the first minister wants to shake things up
Distilleries had suffered a drop in revenues in the wake of Covid travel restrictions and Trump’s trade war
First minister says Scotland would prosper outside UK but leaves referendum timeline unclear
The team behind London’s Sessions Arts Club have magicked a 19th-century manor into a gloriously out-of-time hotel
The monarchy and other British institutions have faltered but Nicola Sturgeon’s dream of ruling an independent nation is not secure either
The opposition party is hoping to mount a revival north of the border in local elections next week
Companies and investors should create fewer northern plantations and restore more tropical forests
The East Neuk estate is an arts and food destination at the heart of a Scottish resurgence
Ageing fleet and delays in deploying new vessels lead to mounting public anger on western islands
In an abandoned village at the end of the roadless Ardnish peninsula, a spartan cottage offers shelter, escape from the digital world — and a new model for the bothy movement
David Roberts and Indrė Šerpytytė have upped sticks to create artist residencies in a neglected area
As companies buy up Scottish land to boost their ESG credentials, local farmers feel the pinch
Although Sturgeon persuaded Scots to be more careful the nation recorded higher deaths per capita than England during recent waves
Before the pandemic, demand for country houses was low and prices had slumped. Now sales are racing
Rare move into renewables by a small independent North Sea producer
Taking responsibility for social security benefits from Westminster will put pressure on Scottish budget
Two musicians tell the true stories of persecuted women from the 17th and early 18th centuries
Reaping returns from rural land, as anywhere, creates a challenge regardless of ownership
Half of 25GW seabed rights will use ‘floating’ technology turbine technology for the first time at large scale
Some Conservatives in Scotland believe it will never regain ground north of the border with Johnson as prime minister
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