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  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    Scottish independence
    Ties that bind Scotland to the UK loosen

    The monarchy and other British institutions have faltered but Nicola Sturgeon’s dream of ruling an independent nation is not secure either

  • Friday, 3 September, 2021
    Scottish independence
    Nicola Sturgeon is rapidly running out of options in Scotland

    Nevertheless, the SNP has put a new independence referendum at the heart of its deal with the Greens

  • Friday, 20 November, 2020
    Scottish independence
    Johnson is the wrong kind of Englishman to fight for the union

    PM’s erratic handling of Covid-19 and Brexit serves to bolster the case for Scottish independence

  • Friday, 22 May, 2020
    Nicola Sturgeon
    Nicola Sturgeon’s independence dream may not be immune to Covid-19

    Scotland backs the first minister and her contrast to Boris Johnson, but she faces her own problems

  • Thursday, 30 August, 2018
    UK politics & policy
    Alex Salmond’s troubles threaten the SNP and Scottish independence

    Former leader’s response to sexual misconduct claims could tear party and movement apart

  • Saturday, 11 March, 2017
    Brexit
    Scottish separatists gain the upper hand on a second vote

    A spasm of English nationalism makes the case to demand another say on independence

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