Na oslavy sv. Cyrila a Metoda, na ktorých sa vyrábala národná mytológia, vláda peniaze našla. Na pripomenutie si zrodu našej ...

The grand venture of devolution has descended into a grim national fatalism By Chris Deerin I attended my first Christmas party of the year this week, a noisy mix of hacks, flacks, business folk and ...

It’s a cool, crisp Monday morning in Glasgow. No wind, no wet, no drama – the sort of morning that would seem to mirror the no-nonsense persona of Scotland’s first minister, John Swinney, who visits ...

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FURIOUS SNP members have made official complaints to party chiefs over £20,000 cash-for-votes row MSP Colin Beattie. The former party treasurer is coming under pressure to relinquish his candidacy for ...

What a difference a year makes. Last autumn, the Scottish National Party (SNP) and its leader, first minister John Swinney, were chastened at its annual conference after Labour mauled the party in ...

“If the normal rules of politics applied in Scotland, the SNP would be sure-fire losers at next year’s Holyrood election,” said Chris Musson in The Scottish Sun. Public services “are on their knees” ...

A year or so ago, the Scottish National Party looked to be in deep trouble. They had been comprehensively thrashed in the general election, falling from 48 MPs to just nine. They had managed to have ...

First Minister John Swinney moves the motion that the 2026 Scottish Parliament election will be fought by the SNP on a clear platform of national independence during the SNP annual conference at the ...

SNP members have backed John Swinney's plan to declare a mandate for a second independence referendum, if the party wins a majority of seats in next year's Holyrood election. The first minister's ...

As the party’s conference begins, John Swinney is prioritising independence over improving Scotland By Chris Deerin Labour conference in Liverpool was mobbed by the usual mix of activists, lobbyists, ...

The SNP is decamping to Aberdeen for its annual conference. It may be the last time that the party uses TECA, a massive grey hangar of a place on the outskirts of the city, for a while – rules on ...