13+ hour, 21+ min ago   (730+ words) DOES an independent Scotland “really” need its own currency? Let me put it this way – if the entire point of independence is to fly the Saltire in place of the Union Jack, and to replace God Save the King with…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (583+ words) THE leaders of the UK’s devolved administrations will sign a landmark agreement on Monday aimed at giving Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish voters a say on their constitutional futures. SNP leader John Swinney, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (510+ words) THE momentum for constitutional change is “undeniable” and Westminster “must prepare for a post-UK future”, John Swinney has said ahead of meetings with the first ministers of Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland’s First Minister will speak to Plaid Cymru leader…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1046+ words) THE Scottish Government has been warned against pursuing an “unwinnable and deeply damaging” cuts agenda amid mounting speculation about an early Westminster election. There is growing expectation that Andy Burnham could go to the polls as early as next spring…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (813+ words) DENIAL is a hell of a drug. Yes, from an electoral point of view, Scotland had become very different from the rest of the UK. From that, though, came Scottish Exceptionalism, ­hanging like a perfumed cloud over towns, villages and…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (523+ words) MORE than 5000 Scottish Waspi women have died “waiting for justice” since 2020, new figures have shown. Analysis of statistics from the National Records of Scotland by the SNP showed that 5060 Scottish women died younger than 66 after changes to the state pension…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (656+ words) THOUSANDS have signed a fresh petition demanding a second referendum on Scottish independence after Andy Burnham set out the conditions for one, with an email being sent straight to the Prime Minister's inbox. Around 23,000 Scots had already signed the so-called…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (738+ words) IT is “dangerous” to compare Scotland to Northern Ireland – and Prime Minister Andy Burnham was actually talking about the “distinction” between the two when he appeared to lay out the route to a second independence referendum, a Scottish Labour leadership…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (903+ words) AS a Scot, it embarrasses me to say this, but the Scottish Government’s new Programme for Government, published last week to much fanfare, is absolutely riddled with errors. Putting the inadequacies of the content aside, the workmanship is shoddy, substandard…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (215+ words) SIX people have been arrested and charged after police officers were allegedly attacked in Glasgow city centre over the weekend. Along with the six arrests, several other people were arrested for a variety of offences, including assault, racially aggravated breach…...