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December 14, 2023

Humza Yousaf: how to understand the first minister’s spat with David Cameron over his COP28 meeting with the Turkish president

Carolyn Rowe, Aston University; Elin Royles, Aberystwyth University, and Rachel Minto, Cardiff University

Westminster has rebuked Scotland’s first minister for holding his own bilateral meetings without a UK diplomat being present.

February 22, 2023

Catherine Happer, University of Glasgow

The first minister’s ‘ordinary and relatable’ image has been key to her years in power.

February 15, 2023

Murray Leith, University of the West of Scotland

What does the future hold for Scottish independence and the SNP after Nicola Sturgeon?

Catherine Happer
Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Director, Glasgow University Media Group, University of Glasgow
Murray Leith
Professor of Political Science, University of the West of Scotland
Rachel Minto
Research Associate - Brexit and UK devolved politics, Cardiff University
Carolyn Rowe
Reader in Politics and Co-Director, Aston Centre for Europe, Aston University, Aston University
Elin Royles
Reader at the Department of International Politics and Centre for Welsh Politics and Society, Aberystwyth University