SNP ‘set for May victory’

The Scottish National Party (SNP) is on course to become the biggest party north of the border after next May’s Holyrood elections, a new survey finds. An ICM poll for the Scotsman finds that if there was an election tomorrow, the nationalists would have 43 MSPs, Labour would have 38 and the Liberal Democrats 25. […]

Scottish independence debate heats up

Alex Salmond will tomorrow call for a loose partnership of countries in the United Kingdom as exists in Scandinavia, as the debate over Scottish devolution heats up. The Scottish National Party (SNP) leader will highlight the Nordic council, which includes Norway, Iceland, Denmark and Sweden, as an example of how Scotland, England and Ireland could […]

SNP has ‘date with destiny’

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has a “date with destiny” at next May’s Holyrood polls, leader Alex Salmond has declared. He told the SNP conference in Perth today that his party was “in the business of hope”, he was standing for the job of Scottish first minister “and we are running to win”. The SNP […]

Brown attacks SNP over independence call

Gordon Brown has kick-started the campaign for next year’s Scottish parliament elections with a speech in Edinburgh – but made no mention of the Labour leadership crisis. The chancellor attacked the Scottish National party (SNP) for calling for independence, saying Scotland and England were “stronger together and weaker apart”. And he also condemned the Conservatives […]

Salmond challenges ‘at bay’ Blair

Scottish National party (SNP) leader Alex Salmond has challenged Tony Blair to meet him in a “head to head debate” about the future role of Scotland in the UK. His call for an open dispute on the future of Scotland follows the prime minister’s express wish to tackle the SNP “head to head”. “I am […]