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The two big constitutional questions of the age have caused complicated divisions that help explain party support.
There’s everything to play for as Scotland counts down to May 6.
Those who talk down an independent Scotland’s prospects are not factoring in one of its biggest natural resources.
She defended herself robustly and humbly admitted to errors, but the first minister is still on shaky ground when it comes to crucial questions.
Coronavirus may be delaying Alex Salmond’s reckoning, but both the Scottish government and the SNP as a party have some difficult times ahead.
With Brexit mired in doubt, it could be said the stars are aligning for Scottish independence. But now it looks like the SNP could self-combust after the government’s humiliating court defeat.
Scotland’s former first minister has sparked outrage in the UK with his latest move.
Scotland voted for its own parliament in September 1997, but has yet to make its mind up about the biggest issue of all.
Theresa May isn’t the only national leader having a queasy election.
Why Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale’s federalist ploy is not the right way forward.
New devolved powers, lots of parties and the indyref2 question … hold on to your hats, Holyrood.
He was public enemy number one in his day, but Thomas Muir is now being hailed as the father of Scottish democracy.
Haggis and Irn Bru have long since been usurped by politics as the greatest Scottish peculiarity. Here’s a bunch of nuggets on that subject that are all too often overlooked.
The Bingham report on how to stabilise the UK is well meaning but out of step with the reality of the situation.
The British Conservative government’s re-election is the latest and perhaps most startling electoral triumph for Australian political strategist Lynton Crosby. So how did he do it?
One of the consequences of the SNP’s rise is that the new UK government will have very few seats in Scotland. This looks set to become a hot potato after the election.
As the Scottish Nationalists gear up for a big win on May 7, the contribution of one man is in danger of being overlooked
Not much of the SNP manifesto would make Labour choke, and some rougher areas just got smoother.
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.
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Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Social Research
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in History, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen
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Professor Emeritus of Communications, University of Stirling
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Lecturer in Politics, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Associate Professor, Institute of Public Sector Accounting Research, University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Public Policy, University of Edinburgh
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Chair in Scottish Politics, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Economics, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Political Science, University of the West of Scotland
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Chair professor, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Senior Lecturer, Politics, University of Stirling
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Research Fellow of the Centre on Constitutional Change, University of Aberdeen
