Scottish Independence

The drug death toll is truly horrific – 1,187 lives lost and no sign of the carnage abating anytime soon. For sure, the individuals lost were often hard to empathise with even, if there’s always widespread sympathy for their families.

Boris Johnson could be the last prime minister of the United Kingdom unless a fightback is launched speaking up for “mainstream” Scots and making a “progressive case” for the Union, Gordon Brown has warned.

The next general election will be about whether Scotland has right to choose its own path or be forced to live in Boris Johnson’s Brexit Britain, writes Tommy Sheppard.

Scotland’s Conservatives are set to pledge loyalty to Boris Johnson, but they should make sure this does not extend to backing a no-deal Brexit.

Scotland new Citizens’ Assembly should report to MSPs at the Scottish Parliament – not SNP ministers, according to the head of the body.

The prospect of another referendum on Scottish independence has seen a "dramatic" slump in investment from UK finance giants north of the border, it has been claimed.

SNP politicians have hit out at party leaders after their plans for a 'Plan B' for independence for Scotland that would involve bypassing a referendum.

The Citizens’ Assembly is an over-sized focus group that is about paving the way towards independence, writes John McLellan.

He is perhaps the best-loved Scottish artist of his generation, a writer so respected that his verse was carved on to the wall of the parliament building at Holyrood.

A no-deal Brexit would increase pressure on the union, David Lidington has said.

The relationship between the governments in London and Edinburgh is “under pressure like never before” over Brexit, a senior SNP MP has claimed.

Spain is feared to have spied on Scottish MPs over their work on Catalonia, the Commons has heard.

The Conservative leadership candidates appear to be ruling out Scottish independence for all eternity, but if the UK refuses to talk, Scotland has a right to take action, writes Kenny MacAskill.

Cabinet ministers were warned yesterday there was a "real risk"of the UK breaking up if the country crashes out of the EU with no deal, which could eventually lead to all four home nations choosing to go their own way.

Scottish Government civil servants have been deprived of key information relating to a no-deal Brexit by the UK government, Nicola Sturgeon has claimed.

The First Minister of Wales has hinted that his support for the nation’s place within the UK is not unconditional, suggesting that if Scotland was to break away from the Union then it would be right for Wales to “reassess” its position.

Scotland’s population will be half a million smaller by 2040 than it would be if control of immigration policy was devolved, restricting economic growth and harming public services, the SNP has claimed.

The creation of the Scottish Parliament 20 years ago and the shift towards federalism should help bind the UK together, writes Christine Jardine.

A pro-Union campaign group has written to the First Minister to ask for an assurance that the Scottish Government will seek the advice of the Electoral Commission on the wording of the question used in any future referendum on Scottish independence.