Andrew Whitaker
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Nicola Sturgeon under fire over cuts
Nicola Sturgeon was accused of using Holyrood as a “conveyer belt” for Westminster austerity as the Scottish government’s budget came under fire at First Minister’s questions. → Read More
Alex Salmond challenges Boris Johnson to EU debate
Alex Salmond has challenged Boris Johnson to a head-to-head debate over EU membership stating that it would be “Scotland versus England” as he said to “Bring it on”. → Read More
David Cameron rules out second EU referendum
David Cameron has ruled out a second referendum on Europe if the UK votes to withdraw from the EU on 23 June as he stated that the In-Out vote was “a final decision”. → Read More
EU referendum: Boris Johnson to campaign for Brexit
Boris Johnson has declared that he is to join the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union. → Read More
David Cameron in plea to Boris Johnson not to back Brexit
David Cameron has issued a last-ditch appeal to London mayor Boris Johnson not to join the campaign for the UK to pull out of the European Union. → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon: Brexit would mean new independence referendum
Nicola Sturgeon has said a push for a second independence referendum would be “inescapable” if Scotland was pulled out of the EU against its will. → Read More
Devolution talks end without deal
The latest talks between the Scottish and UK governments to reach a deal on new Holyrood powers have ended without agreement. → Read More
SNP membership jumps by 89,460 to over 115,000
MEMBERSHIP of the SNP has surged to more than 115,000, an increase of 89,460 on the number of people in the party when the independence referendum was held on 18 September 2014. → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon demands summit with David Cameron over Scotland Bill
Nicola Sturgeon has written to David Cameron warning that “time is running out” for a deal on new Holyrood powers and calling for the Prime Minister to hold urgent talks with her on the issue. → Read More
Employment in Scotland hits record high
The number of people in work Scotland has reached a record high, with official figures showing 22,000 more people found jobs in the last three months of 2015. → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon says Brexit could trigger fresh indy vote
Nicola Sturgeon has said there would be a “desire to look again at independence” if a majority of Scots voted to remain in the EU but the UK still withdraws from membership. → Read More
Incomes in Scotland outstrip those of UK as a whole report says
Households in Scotland have seen the strongest income growth in the UK since the economic crash, a new report from a think-tank has found. → Read More
Radical shake-up backed to fight Scotland’s alcohol problem
Health campaigners are calling on MSPs to back alcohol-only checkouts in supermarkets and licensed shops as part of a package of measures to tackle alcohol-related deaths and illnesses in Scotland. → Read More
Alex Salmond says his wife was a Tory before he kissed her
Alex Salmond has said that the first time he kissed his wife Moira she was a Tory supporter in a rare public comment from the former First Minister about his relationship. → Read More
Andrew Whitaker: Kezia Dugdale can lose war but win campaign
Visit now for the latest political news, analysis and opinion - direct from The Scotsman and updated throughout the day. → Read More
Andy Burnham warns of irreconcilable Trident split
Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham has warned that Labour rifts on Trident may prove irreconcilable, as a debate among the party’s frontbench on the nuclear weapons system at Faslane was temporarily shelved. → Read More
SNP candidate Julie McAnulty in racism row
AN SNP councillor who hopes to be elected as an MSP in May is being investigated by party officials following allegations she used racist language in a conversation with another nationalist activist. → Read More
Scottish Greens launch election campaign
Scottish Green co-leader Patrick Harvie said his party could win over the type of voters who were attracted by Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership campaign last year as well as get backing from SNP supporters in May’s Holyrood election. → Read More
Sturgeon ‘bullying like Thatcher’, says Labour
THE shadow chancellor has accused Nicola Sturgeon of taking Scotland “back to the 1980s” as he said the SNP’s cuts to public services were “reminiscent” of those made by Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative governments in the 1980s. → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon unveils £24.5m jobs fund for oil industry
NICOLA Sturgeon has announced a £24.5 million fund to support the oil and gas industry as the crisis-stricken sector continues to face the threat of jobs losses. → Read More