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  • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
    ExplainerScottish National Party
    Sturgeon vs Salmond: the big questions ahead of first minister’s inquiry appearance

    SNP leader will seek to rebut predecessor’s allegations that she breached ministerial code

  • Saturday, 27 February, 2021
    Labour Party UK
    Anas Sarwar wins Scottish Labour leadership contest

    Most polls find the party trailing behind the Scottish Conservatives for second place in May election

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    Henry Mance
    SNP feud reveals the lack of accountability in UK politics

    Accusations are flying between Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon but no one is taking the blame

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    Scotland
    Salmond accuses Sturgeon of presiding over ‘failures of leadership’

    Former first minister’s comments to Scottish parliamentary committee will fuel SNP divisions

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    Scotland
    Sturgeon accused of presiding over ‘culture of secrets and cover up’

    Political crisis escalates as Salmond prepares to give evidence to Scottish parliamentary inquiry

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    Scotland
    Sturgeon accuses Salmond of ‘wild conspiracy’ over evidence claims

    SNP leader says predecessor seeking to create ‘alternative reality’ to discredit her

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    SNP feud threatens its Scottish independence hopes

    Rift between Salmond and Sturgeon casts harsh light on institutions

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    Inside the split threatening Scotland’s independence campaign

    Dispute between Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond risks undermining SNP’s election chances

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    UK Government
    Johnson’s plan to safeguard the union in chaos as key aide quits

    Pro-Brexit adviser Oliver Lewis appointed just two weeks ago to oversee strategy to counter Scottish independence

  • Promoted Content
  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Camilla Cavendish
    A new constitutional deal would avert the UK’s break-up

    Disaster looms unless Johnson acts to save the 300-year-old Anglo-Scottish Union

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    Spanish politics
    Catalan separatists take leaf from Scottish nationalist playbook

    Pro-independence politicians look north for strategy ahead of Sunday’s regional polls

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    Philip Stephens
    Tories must choose between Boris Johnson and the Union

    Prime minister is viewed by Scottish National party as its not-so-secret weapon in the fight for independence

  • Wednesday, 3 February, 2021
    Sturgeon under pressure over vaccine rollout and Salmond allegations

    First minister says 98% of residents in care homes for the elderly had first dose of Covid-19 jab

  • Wednesday, 3 February, 2021
    Independence would cost Scotland far more than Brexit, study finds

    Report from the London School of Economics comes amid a renewed push for a referendum by the SNP

  • Saturday, 30 January, 2021
    Andrew Wilson
    Now is the time for a detailed plan for Scottish independence

    Voters are potentially enthusiastic but will want to weigh the pros and cons

  • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
    Independence vote ‘irrelevant’ to most Scots, says Johnson

    UK PM declines to say if he would launch a legal challenge against an unauthorised referendum

  • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The battle is under way to save the UK union

    Support for Scotland’s independence poses threat to 313-year tie-up

  • Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
    UK politics & policy
    Johnson struggles to stem support for Scottish independence

    UK prime minister to use Scotland trip to extol benefits of being part of the union

  • Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
    Robert Shrimsley
    There is no cunning wheeze to stop Scottish independence

    Unionists must force an honest and realistic debate and win the argument

  • Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
    Lex
    Lex letter from London: flag ends Premium

    Rollout of Covid jabs has brought vaccine nationalism back on to the agenda

  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    Explainer
    How pro-union politicians might try to stop new Scottish independence vote

    Some believe blocking a referendum will stall momentum, while others advocate bigger picture reform

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    Scottish Tory leader dismisses SNP ‘wildcat’ referendum move

    Douglas Ross calls for politicians to focus on the economy and education rather than the constitution

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    Lex
    Scottish independence/oil: gutsy Premium

    A nerve-bolstering whisky will be needed by SNP ministers when they rewrite their economic prospectus for a split

  • Sunday, 24 January, 2021
    Sturgeon vows to hold ‘legal’ second independence vote in Scotland

    SNP will seek to pass a bill setting the date and the question for a referendum

  • Saturday, 23 January, 2021
    SNP announces plans for second independence referendum

    Nationalists will attempt to legislate for a plebiscite if they win a majority in May elections

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