Opinion Former Articles
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BASC discuss snaring at SNP conference
The UK’s largest shooting organisation highlighted that snaring remains an essential pest control tool for land managers in Scotland
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BASC at the SNP conference
A former environment minister for the Scottish National Party affirmed his support and recognised the importance of the sport to the Scottish economy.
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Scottish budget a balancing act between policy priorities and protecting revenues
Scottish draft budget highlights the tricky challenge of investing in public services while seeking to maintain a competitive tax base
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Smears against SNP critic show it's not just 'fringe elements' using dirty tactics
One nurse takes on the Scottish first minister - and is treated to an exercise in online political smears
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The Scottish election fight which could define the future of the SNP
The constituency of Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk will be a key battleground in the general election
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Sturgeon's push for second referendum has been a gift to her rivals
Political momentum is with the Scottish Conservatives
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The Conservatives are making a comeback in Scotland - Sturgeon should be worried
Ruth Davidson has helped to detoxify the Scottish Conservatives' brand
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SNP mull Norway-style arrangement to solve their Brexit problem
Could Sturgeon strike a deal to stay in the single market without maintaining full EU membership?
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Nicola Sturgeon is starting a fight she will struggle to win
Sturgeon faces a battle to win support for a second referendum
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Nicola Sturgeon pushes for second independence referendum to stop hard Brexit
First minister warns Theresa May not to force Scotand out of the single market
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Nicola Sturgeon under pressure to tackle squalid conditions in her constituency
Protestors from Nicola Sturgeon's constituency to descend on SNP conference this week
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SNP, Plaid and Greens join forces to condemn Tories 'toxic' conference
The three parties have come together to condemn the anti-immigration rhetoric at the Conservative party conference
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Rats, filth and cockroaches: What it’s like to live in Nicola Sturgeon's constituency
The conditions on Sturgeon's doorstep are very different from the idealistic rhetoric used by the first minister
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Now the SNP must work with parties it spent years humiliating
Without a SNP majority, Scottish politics will remain as unpredictable as ever
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The Walking Dead: Zombie result is worst possible outcome for Labour
Labour show no sign of winning, but haven't done badly enough to spark a change.
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Pick of the week: Her Majesty's unofficial opposition
Our five most-read pieces this week
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PMQs verdict: Angus Robertson is becoming the unofficial leader of the opposition
Angus Robertson stands head and shoulders over Jeremy Corbyn
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Pick of the week: SNP claims, scandals and secret documents
Our five most-read pieces this week
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Pick of the week: SNP, psychoactive substances, and Sadiq Khan
Our five most-read items this week
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The SNP's income tax policy puts them firmly on the centre-right
The New Labour project lives on in the SNP
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The SNP government is drifting towards authoritarianism
Forget personal responsibility, the SNP is convinced it always knows best
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Jez we cannae: Scottish Labour going backwards under Jeremy Corbyn
Labour hopes of a Scottish revival have failed to be realised
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British Politics in 2015 – the year pundits got almost everything wrong
Pundits failed to grasp how public loyalty to the main parties is in decline
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SNP takes credit for global fall in car thefts
Can the SNP really take any credit for falling crime rates?
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Pick of the week: The flying Scotsman
Our five most-read stories this week
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SNP MPs 'need to be on their planes back' to Scotland
MPs to vote on restricting the rights of non-English MPs
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Nicola Sturgeon mocks UK media's 'unhealthy' interest in her
Scottish first minister takes aim at UK press, as delegates attack BBC
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