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Scottish and UK Covid inquiries are underway

SNP’s independence strategy has failed

Union prepares for action as Scottish SNP government digs in on pay

Socialists shouldn’t support this event

SNP is no alternative

SNP retreated over independence

SNP in crisis

New leader chooses royals over independence

In ‘fifth gear’—or reverse?

Confront the fascists

We need civil disobedience

Tories are the real criminals

Power to the refuse workers

Richest’s wealth up one third

A widespread perception that Nicola Sturgeon’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis has been better than Boris Johnson’s shambles seems to be convincing growing numbers of people in Scotland to break from the United Kingdom. Six polls conducted in 2020 have consistently shown support for independence hovering at over 50 percent. And while Johnson’s approval rating...

The gears are shifting in Scottish Labour, in a direction that Kezia Dugdale didn’t like, as evidenced by her resignation as leader. She stood down immediately after Jeremy Corbyn’s tour of Scotland in late August, which saw him speak to thousands of supporters — including in Glasgow at the Govanhill Against Racism Carnival and the...

The outcome of the 2017 general election in Scotland was altogether more complex and contradictory than in England and Wales. The election result saw the forward march of the SNP — in power in Scotland since 2007 — not just halted but thrown sharply into reverse. The party went from 56 to 35 MPs, with...

Bob Fotheringham’s piece (Scottish front, June SR) has been largely vindicated by the election results. He was right that their record in office would damage the SNP, and also that the Tories would be the main beneficiaries. The big surprise was that Labour also made significant gains at the SNP’s expense. Bob is right to...

The political earthquake of the SNP's general election result proves that the anti-austerity message wins. But the lesson is lost on Scottish Labour.