respected the unanimous ruling of the UK Supreme Court that Scotland does not have the power to hold a referendum. Ms Sturgeon had wanted to hold a referendum on 19 October next year but the UK ...

This year is the tenth anniversary of the Scottish independence referendum, which whilst the motion for independence was defeated, set in train a groundswell in ...

Ten years on from the referendum on independence and twenty-five years on from the creation of the Scottish Parliament, we seem to be engaged ...

A year later, he created a new party called Alba — the Scottish Gaelic word for Scotland — that made few inroads into Scottish politics and sought a new independence referendum come what may.

The Better Together activist sensed Scotland was on the "cusp of something ... Such sentiments hint at a key contradiction of ...

KEMI Badenoch is the new leader of the Conservative Party and – while still a long way away from power – her hard-right ...

After his Scottish National Party landslide election victory in Scotland last year, Salmond gained the right to hold a referendum. Legislation, which will include decisions such as the exact date ...

Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who led the 2014 independence referendum, has died at the age of 69. The ex-Scottish National Party leader collapsed and died on Saturday ...

MSPs have backed a Scottish Government motion which recognises “the ongoing harm caused by Brexit to Scotland’s rural economy ...

A year later, he created a new party called Alba — the Scottish Gaelic word for Scotland — that made few inroads into Scottish politics and sought a new independence referendum come what may.

Salmond, as then leader of the Scottish National Party, led the independence campaign in the referendum in 2014.

Mr Salmond used his mandate as first minister to hold a 2014 referendum on Scottish independence - resigning the day after the "Yes Scotland" campaign was defeated.