Whoever wins, Murdoch comes out in front.
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The front pages of the Sun and the Scottish Sun on Thursday morning provided further evidence of Roy Greenslade’s recent assertion that the idea of a national press is a fallacy. In images which appear…
Good deeds don’t always work out that way.
Nailia Schwartz
Politicians promising to expand free childcare is no bad thing, but it is difficult to deliver in practice
A new politics?
Bill Hume
The SNP has changed the way Scottish people think about politics, something no party has achieved for decades.
‘Best job in the world’
Andrew Milligan/PA
Labour’s Scottish position could not be any more grim. Here are some suggestions for the long road back to contention.
Jim Murphy in a spin.
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Labour leader Jim Murphy is raising concerns that a big victory for Nicola Sturgeon will mean another referendum. Here’s why they’re wide of the mark.
Tell us what you really think.
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Surprise! Almost everyone supports gay marriage (even UKIP voters).
Tax trouble in store?
Dooder
Even with something far short of independence, international tax rules could cause major problems between Scotland and the rest of the UK.
Nicola Sturgeon unveiling SNP women’s strategy on April 25.
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The main parties are still a long way from getting full marks when it comes to tackling women’s financial disadvantages.
‘Stone, scissors, paper.’
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Ruling out a Labour arrangement with the Scottish nationalists will matter little after the election.
Miliband might have to canvas some more after the election.
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Both Labour and the Conservatives could do deals with smaller parties to survive in a minority government. Here’s how it works.
Better together?
Stuart Rankin
Are relations between Scotland and England really as fractious as the Conservatives want us to believe?
Your name’s not down.
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Our immigration expert evaluates the manifestos of 16 political parties, to see how their policies on immigration stack up.
There are nationalists, and then there are nationalists.
Stefan Rousseau/PA
The SNP, Plaid Cymru and UKIP are the new faces in the UK election in 2015 but they reflect a wider change.
Too much of a squeeze?
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The SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon says austerity has held the economy back. Is she right?
Nicola Sturgeon unveiling the SNP manifesto on April 20.
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Not much of the SNP manifesto would make Labour choke, and some rougher areas just got smoother.
The SNP’s manifesto makes few pledges on health care - is it none of Westminster’s business?
Andrew Milligan/PA
The devolved health care in Scotland raises questions on the fairness of the funding for health in the UK.
Talent injection: Nicola Sturgeon at Heriot-Watt University.
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While the SNP’s manifesto is rather thin on immigration pledges, it does make a proposal to attract more international students – a group Scotland needs badly.
Sturgeon unveils her plan.
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Forget eight years of government, the SNP is anti-establishment.
So you see Nicola, the plan is to drag your name through the mud.
Andrew Milligan/PA
Nicola Sturgeon faces daily attacks for undermining England. But The Conservatives are hitting new lows with their latest proposal.
Nicola Sturgeon unveils the SNP election manifesto.
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People forget that the SNP backed a minority Labour government in 1976-79 and was undermined by a rogue MP contingent. Nicola Sturgeon may soon have to face the same problem.