Archive: Snp

Tax rate changes are a smart move by the SNP
Judging by the muted Tory and Labour responses, it succeeded in taking the wind out of their sails
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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SNP grouse shooting policy will harm rural Scotland, says BASC
BASC insists a Scottish National Party policy in favour of the licensing of driven grouse shoots could have a significant negative impact on Scotland’s rural economy
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The SNP's political stardust is starting to fade
Sturgeon gave a flat speech to a flat conference
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Sturgeon speech: Hinting at radical reform is not the same as implementing it
This was the the first minister saying she might be bold and radical in the future, but then again, she might not
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Indyref2 is still on the table
Apart from the timescale nothing much has changed
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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?