Scottish independence

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Pundits believe legal challenge could trigger release of evidence that implicates Scottish first minister

Dispute over sexual harassment allegations could bring down Scotland’s first minister

Boris Johnson heads north of the border as calls for second referendum grow

Critics slam SNP’s ‘deluded’ pledge to hold new vote without consent of Westminster

Prime minister’s intervention may betray Conservative fears over the state of the union

Leaked memo lays out strategies to resist pressure from Scottish National Party

Islands’ council votes in favour of ‘exploring options’ for achieving ‘financial and political self-determination’

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 3 August

From a post-Brexit surge in popularity to the trials of a deadly pandemic

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 22 July

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 8 July

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 6 July

Leading SNP politicians are pushing to accelerate their campaign for Scottish independence

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 20 April

Former first minister of Scotland not guilty of 12 charges, with one charge ‘not proven’

Nicola Sturgeon says independence offers country’s only route back into the bloc in wake of Brexit

Labour leadership front-runners Keir Starmer and Rebecca Long-Bailey pushing for more devolution of power

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 20 January

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 16 January

First minister furious as Boris Johnson formally rejects call for a second independence vote

Scottish first minister wants Holyrood to have final say on granting future independence referendum

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon says indyref2 is ‘democratic right’

Scotland’s former first minister is facing a total of 14 charges involving ten women

Boris Johnson makes a ‘cast iron’ pledge on IndyRef2

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 18 October

David Cameron reveals he asked monarch’s advisors for help in 2014 just days before referendum

Calls growing for IndyRef2 as no-deal Brexit looms

PM on collision course with Scottish Tory leader who has refused to back no-deal Brexit plan ahead of meeting in Edinburgh today

Former first minister Carwyn Jones says Westminster ‘shambles’ is driving curiosity in Welsh independence

Scottish First Minister calls for second Scottish independence referendum by 2021 if the UK leaves the EU

Nicola Sturgeon swings behind People’s Vote, but could tie support to new independence referendum