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Opinion: Who’s to Blame for Deep Poverty in Scotland?

by Jonathon Shafi

New research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows a stark rise in levels of deep poverty in Scotland. Yet the problem isn’t only to be found in Westminster, argues Jonathon Shafi.

Opinion: There’s No Coming Back From the SNP Crisis

by Jonathon Shafi

For the SNP, a period of unrivalled political power, organic internal discipline and the semblance of a united forward march to independence is over, argues Jonathon Shafi.

Nicola Sturgeon attends her last First Minster's Questions. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

Opinion: Nicola Sturgeon’s Legacy: Cuts, Privatisation and a Party in Chaos

by Jonathon Shafi

The outgoing Scottish First Minister leaves her country and party facing an uncertain future, writes Jonathon Shafi.

Image shows Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon, wearing a red shirt.

Analysis: What Now For Scotland?

by Jonathon Shafi

In Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon's departure was expected - but not this soon. As the shockwaves settle, the SNP must rapidly recalibrate or face terminal decline, argues Jonathon Shafi.

Analysis: The SNP Have Joined Forces With The Tories To Create ‘Green’ Scottish Tax Havens

by Jonathon Shafi

The establishment of two new deregulated ‘freeports’ in Scotland is a rare example of agreement between Holyrood and Westminster – at the expense of workers’ rights.

Scotland's First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon attends a news conference, in Edinburgh

Analysis: 2023 Will Be Make Or Break For The Scottish Independence Movement

by Jonathon Shafi

It’s official: there will be no Scottish independence without the UK’s say-so. The judgement has forced Scottish politics out of its stupor – but perhaps also into a crisis, writes columnist Jonathon Shafi.

Image shows crowd on a march, with two signs visible. The first reads 'Trans people are not a distraction', the second 'trans rights are human rights'

Analysis: Westminster May Have Given Up On Trans Rights But Scotland Hasn’t

by Emily Tolano

Scotland is defying Tory transphobia to push ambitious legislation that will make trans lives easier.

A person in a black top and trousers and wearing a black rucksack holds a red sign on which is painted in white paint: rent control now, decorated with two acorns

Report: Are Rent Controls Coming to the UK?

by Rivkah Brown

40 years since Thatcher scrapped them, rent controls are back on the political agenda. Rivkah Brown reports.

Image shows drug paraphernalia strewn on a cobbled street.

Analysis: Westminster Is Holding Scotland’s Drug Policy Hostage And It’s Killing People

by Andre Gomes

Scotland has the highest rate of drug deaths in Europe. But new Conservative plans will only punish users – with deadly results, writes Andre Gomes.

Analysis: The SNP Won’t Deliver a Radical Independence for Scotland

by Jonathon Shafi

While a second Scottish independence referendum seems inevitable, it won’t be a re-run of the first, writes Jonathon Shafi. Thanks largely to the growing dominance of the SNP within the pro-independence movement, the stakes are higher than ever.

Analysis: Will the Lib Dems Ever Escape the Shadow of the Coalition?

by Ell Folan

11 years on from their disastrous coalition with the Tories, the Liberal Democrats are still in disarray. Can Scotland help them return to power?

Live: Election 2021: Scotland, Wales and London

A #TyskySour election special looking at the latest results in Wales, Scotland, London and the metro mayor races. With Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani, Michael Gray and Harriet Protheroe-Soltani.

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar sitting cross-legged in front of a sign that reads 'Scottish Labour'

Opinion: It’s Win or Die for Scottish Labour. So Why Is the Party Fighting to Lose?

by Finn Smyth & Coll McCail

Today Scotland elects a new parliament. Thanks to years of self-sabotage, Labour may lose this historic heartland once and for all.

Opinion: Coronavirus Won’t End the Scotland-England Union – But the Tories Will

Scotland’s approach to tackling coronavirus has prompted outrage from Westminster’s right-wing politicians and commentators. Michael Gray argues that while the virus won't break up Britain, the Tories will.

GE2019: How Corbyn’s Labour Changed the Minds of Young Scottish Voters

by Lauren Gilmour

Speaking with young Scottish voters, Lauren Gilmour traces how and why their allegiances have switched from the Scottish National Party and independence to Jeremy Corbyn's Labour.

GE2019: Beg Your Granny: In Scotland, Young People are Helping Labour Fight Perceptions of its Past

by Simon Roach

The electoral dynamics in Scotland are very different from those in the rest of the UK, but its 59 seats are often decisive in a general election. To win, Jeremy Corbyn must both cut through the veneer of SNP progressivism and see off the Tories. Simon Roach reports on how young people are trying to help him do this.

Scottish Independence is Inevitable – Unless Corbynism Transforms Britain

by Michael Gray

With Boris Johnson’s ascension to prime minister, Scottish independence is once again on the cards. Michael Gray argues the break up of the union is inevitable - unless the Corbyn project gets serious about permanently reforming the UK state for the 21st century.

Novara FM: The End of the UK?

James Butler is joined by Dawn Foster and Pat Kane to discuss Scotland, Ireland and the possible end of the UK.