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Allegations against officers have hit a record high

Politics Record numbers of Police Scotland officers facing sexual misconduct claims

Former cabinet minister Matt Hancock appears to have given up on being taken seriously.

Politics Analysis: Matt Hancock abandoned the Tory party but he's not alone

Politics UK Government ‘scared’ of allowing Indyref as it will lose, SNP say

Columnists Whatever else about Hancock, he’s right to campaign on dyslexia  – Brian Wilson

Politics Good Law Project sets up Scots office amid concern over 'bullied' English judges

Politics Why a 'de-facto' referendum could see the SNP fail to achieve independence

Opinion Supreme Court verdict rule against SNP, but both sides running out of options

National First Minister claims independence movement 'galvanised' ahead of Glasgow rally

Scottish Independence

Columnists Scotland deserves better than SNP's perpetual politics of charade – Brian Wilson

Columnists Sturgeon should resign over mishandling of Indyref2 push – Alastair Stewart

Politics SNP policy chief: De-facto referendum win could be used to secure rerun of 2014

Columnists Joyce McMillan: Supreme Court seems to think Scotland can be treated like colony

Politics Nicola Sturgeon urged to reallocate £20m independence referendum fund

Columnists Independence issue must be resolved democratically and peacefully

Politics Analysis: Nicola Sturgeon's career-risking gamble now an unstoppable snowball

Brexit

Columnists UK's economic crisis reveals folly of Brexit. Scexit would be even worse

Columnists Kenny MacAskill: With economy in serious trouble, UK must join EU single market

Columnists Calamitous Truss provides a warning about blind faith in ideology – Scotsman

Columnists Truss admission confirms fantasy of easy US trade deal – Martyn McLaughlin

Politics UK risks angering EU further with response to post-Brexit legal threats

Columnists Brexit fundamentalism threatens swathe of environmental gains

Columnists Hard Brexit is putting people at risk from toxic chemicals – Dr Richard Dixon

More Scotsman politics

Columnists Right-wing myths about migration must not be allowed to damage the economy

Columnists Does Sturgeon really have Zero Tolerance of violence against women?

Columnists Deposit-return scheme will be worthwhile if it cuts littering – Stephen Jardine

Columnists Syria conflict shows UK must do more to reduce civilian casualties of war

Columnists 'Donald Trump' has become the ultimate insult in Scottish politics – Scotsman

Health One in five healthcare workers are using foodbanks to survive

Columnists What if Scotland’s new national park wasn’t only on land? – Stuart Brooks

Columnists Help for Foodbanks: Please support these vital charities if you can – Scotsman

Politics SNP continues to send leaflets with incorrect wind energy statistic

Education Limiting foreign student numbers 'may bankrupt universities'

Education ‘Burnt-out’ university staff continue strike action

World War in Ukraine: Britain will support Ukraine ‘with action – not just words’

Politics Sturgeon says 'I’d love to double child payment, but we do not have funding'

Politics Ofgem urged to ban compulsory pre-payment meters

Politics Emotional scenes during the Iran national anthem in symbolic show of support

Columnists Protests against Iran's fascist regime are turning into a full-scale revolution

Columnists Supreme Court's ruling on SNP's independence referendum was democracy in action

Politics Labour’s Anas Sarwar named Scottish Politician of the Year

Health Doctors warn funding cuts could lead to “the collapse of the NHS”

Health All it takes is one missed paycheck and you could be using a foodbank

Politics Dominic Raab bullying claims 'have inundated Ministry of Justice'

Politics An indy Scotland would see fall in living standards for decades, claims academic

Politics SNP: Opposition are 'denying the result of 2021 election' by opposing referendum

Politics FM: NHS chiefs wrong to describe Yousaf as 'being divorced from reality'

Politics Analysis: Why Supreme Court indyref2 defeat could hand Sturgeon a 'weapon'

Politics Nicola Sturgeon urged to halt 'freebies for criminals' mobile phone scheme

Education Teachers walk out on strike as union condemns 'political machinations'

Politics Government has ‘far wider questions to answer' after Baroness Mone PPE reports