John Curtice

The reputational damage suffered by Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon is likely to dampen voters' enthusiasm for Scottish independence (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP and independence are inextricably linked whatever party critics say

Labour support is growing

What do the latest polls tell us about the Labour revival in Scotland?

AN independence march in 2018

John Curtice: SNP now losing independence support

Sir Keir Starmer celebrates the English local election results. Picture: Labour Party

Labour says it is 'game on' in Scotland as it celebrates English local results

Humza Yousaf's administration has endured a rocky start amid speculation the crisis engulfing the SNP could lead to a breakaway party. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Analysis: Could the crisis engulfing the SNP lead to a new breakaway party?

Ian Blackford

SNP urged to 'come together' by its former Westminster leader Ian Blackford

Should opposition parties join forces to defeat SNP candidates?

Readers' Letters: Tactical voting offer is worth taking seriously

Polling expert Sir John Curtice. Picture: John Devlin

Curtice says Labour can win 10 Scottish seats at election after Yousaf's win

Can Scottish opposition leaders such as Anas Sarwar put aside their differences to coalesce around a common enemy?

Readers' Letters: Opposition leaders must now grasp the nettle

Labour leader Neil Kinnock looked set to become the next Prime Minister in the run-up to the 1992 general election, won by John Major's Conservatives (Picture: Michael Stephens/PA)

Labour landslide? Starmer looks more like Kinnock than Blair – John McLellan

Independence supporters on the march. Picture: John Devlin

SNP and indy support drops in new poll amid transgender row

Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Poll: Support for SNP 'well below' that needed for de facto referendum success

A survey by Aberdeen-based advisory firm True North has found that 87 per cent of people in Scotland think the UK should aim to meet its demand for oil and gas from domestic production

Oil and gas used in Scotland should come from domestic sources, survey finds

A four poll in a row has shown increased support for Scottish independence

Support for Scottish independence grows in fourth consecutive poll

Professor Sir John Curtice said the Tories will struggle to win the next election.

Conservative party could face 1997-style wipeout, Sir John Curtice claims

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford speaking during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. Picture: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA Wire

'Wave of revulsion' in Scotland if Johnson returns, says Blackford

The fieldwork for the survey was undertaken in September and October last year

Union ‘has become decidedly less popular’ in Scotland, report finds

Crowd line the Royal Mile for the procession of the late Queen's coffin from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles Cathedral earlier this week

Readers' letters: Queen’s death won’t move the dial on independence

The death of the Queen and subsequent commemorations are unlikely to move the needle on Scottish independence, one of the UK’s most trusted pollsters has said.

Queen’s death unlikely to change support for Scottish independence – Curtice

Conservative party leadership candidate Rishi Sunak is behind in polls of party members (Picture: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Votes for Sunak are important even if Truss looks set to win – John McLellan

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

SNP policy to retain monarchy helps boost Yes support, suggests John Curtice

The poll has returned a similar result to the 2014 independence referendum. Picture: John Devlin

YouGov poll shows same Yes result as 2014 indy referendum

Political scientist Sir John Curtice (Picture: John Devlin)

Readers' Letters: Leave box blank if you don’t rate a candidate

Despite his troubles, Boris Johnson may not need to worry too much about the council election results south of the Border (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Why both Johnson and Sturgeon can be optimistic about elections – John Curtice

The Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during a campaign event in Glasgow.

Labour will not play game of 'political party stitch-ups', declares Anas Sarwar

Ukrainian soldiers unload their guns as they arrive at an abandoned building to rest and receive medical treatment after fighting on the front line for two months near Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine

Readers' Letters: Ukraine can’t win, so it’s time for realpolitik

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been under pressure due to alleged incompetence within the Scottish Government

Tarring indy with SNP incompetence unlikely to change minds, suggests Curtice

A poll by Savanta ComRes has shown that there is widespread public support to make the legal process of a trans person changing their gender easier in Scotland (Photo: Pexels).

Poll shows support for making GRA process easier

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross

Analysis: Scottish Tories will hope this Christmas party hangover doesn't linger

The local elections in May will be a key test of support for Scotland's political parties.

SNP 'should win best local election results ever' predicts Sir John Curtice

Deputy First Minister John Swinney told the SNP conference to "stand up and be counted before it's too late" to defend devolution. Picture: Fraser Bremner/Daily Mail/PA Wire

Sturgeon needs to 'move’ on referendum as veteran nationalists condemn Swinney

Nicola Sturgeon's approval ratings have slumped. Picture: PA

Nicola Sturgeon's approval ratings plummet ahead of SNP conference

A new poll has found support for independence in Scotland has dropped.

Poll shows drop in Scottish independence support

Most Scottish businesses think now is not the right time to focus on independence, the director-general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has claimed.

CBI chief says independence uncertainty a ‘completely missed opportunity’

Professor Sir John Curtice

Sir John Curtice says Brexit no longer increasing support for independence

A new report has found the UK to be as divided as ever on Brexit.

Brexit: UK public still as divided as five years ago, says report

Boris Johnson with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen (Picture: Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Why Brexit is set to remain a difficult fact of life – Ian Swanson

Nicola Sturgeon has claimed Downing Street is attempting to “rig” the result of a second referendum on Scottish independence.

Sturgeon takes a swipe at proposed changes to IndyRef2 voting rules

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (Pic: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Labour: Keir Starmer moves top adviser after poor election performances

Obesity is a growing problem for national health care

Readers' letters: Obesity is the elephant in the room for national care service

The Scottish Government made a decision last week to keep Glasgow in Level 3 restrictions over concerns about the spread of the Indian variant in the city.

Prof Leitch calls on those who missed vaccine appointment

Sir John Curtice. Picture: John Devlin

John Curtice says neither side of Indy debate can ‘claim victory’ after election

Denying the SNP an overall majority was a collective effort on the part of pro-union voters (Picture: Michael Gillen)

How the SNP was denied a majority by tactical voting – Professor John Curtice

Nicola Sturgeon outside Glasgow counting centre in the Emirates Arena on Saturday

What happens now on SNP reshuffle, coalitions, challenges and indyref2

Polling expert John Curtice has set out his predictions as the count gets underway.

Polling expert has set out predictions for the Scottish parliamentary election

Voters will head to the polls tomorrow in the 2021 Scottish Parliament elections.

SNP majority '50/50', says Sir John Curtice ahead of election day

Iran is spreading disinformation designed to boost the chances of Scottish independence, according to a think tank (Picture: John Devlin)

If Iran wants SNP victory, all the more reason to vote Tory – Murdo Fraser

There are still many issues to be decided in the Scottish Parliament election, says John Curtice (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Big uncertainties remain over Scottish election's outcome – John Curtice

Scotland faces a choice between an independence referendum or recovery from the pandemic, says Douglas Ross (Picture: John Devlin)

Here's how to stop SNP's independence referendum plan – Douglas Ross MP

Sir John Kevin Curtice, Professor of Politics at the University of Strathclyde.

Polling expert Sir John Curtice says SNP majority 'on a knife-edge'

Alba is trailing behind all five of Scotland’s major parties, with just a three per cent share of the list vote according to the new poll

Alex Salmond’s Alba Party polling at just 3 per cent, bombshell survey finds

The campaign for the Holyrood elections in May will be “dominated” by constitutional questions, according to Professor Sir John Curtice, who predicted that debates over Scottish independence would be “very very different” to those held in 2014.

John Curtice: New independence debate will be ‘very very different’ to 2014

The Scottish Conservatives could lose their position as the second largest party at Holyrood, as the SNP secures an outright majority of seats, a bombshell new poll suggests.

Tories on course to crash into third place at Holyrood, new poll suggests

Nicola Sturgeon appeared to turn into her social media alter-ego Janey Godley, above, as she turned on the couthy innocence at the Salmond inquiry hearing, according to John McLellan (Picture: John Devlin)

Why Sturgeon's Janey Godley impersonation may not save her – John McLellan

Professor Sir John Curtice said Nigel Farage's Reform UK Scotland would be targeting the same pro-Brexit supporters as the Conservatives (Photo by LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP via Getty Images).

‘Nigel Farage’s Reform will split unionist vote’, says UK polling expert

Both Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon have said that elections north and south of the border should be able to go ahead in May (Picture: Rui Vieira/PA)

Why some want Holyrood election delayed (and it's not Covid) – Angus Robertson

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Scottish Labour are predicting 20,000 Scots will die in 2023 while waiting for NHS Treatment.

More than 18,000 Scots died while waiting on NHS treatment, amid private surge

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