We already knew what David Mundell’s guarantees were worth, of course. So it’s not like we can exactly feign surprise at this. The best we can say is that at least this time it took four months for the Secretary Of State’s promise to completely and utterly collapse, not 48 hours.

On the 17th of June 2017, Douglas Gilgallon from Glasgow and member of the group SNP Friends of Palestine, climbed to the top of Ben Nevis with the Palestinian Flag flying from a pole attatched to his backpack. This act of solidarity was to raise money for the charity MAP (Medical Aid for...

Professor Douglas MacMillan fears for the future of traditional Scottish hill farming if Brexit goes ahead The Brexit button has been pressed. As the UK grapples with the myriad of uncertainties and risks inherent to this unprecedented ‘leap in the dark’ it is likely that its impact on Scottish hill farmers will be catastrophic. Together […]The post Scotland free or a wilderness?...

It is important to note that nothing has changed. It was ever thus. The UK Supreme Court’s decision alters nothing. It merely confirms, very emphatically and very publicly, the only status that Scotland can possibly have in a political union…

Patrick Harvie MSP, Co-convener of the Scottish Greens, today (9 Jan) welcomed comments from the First Minister that a referendum on Scottish independence "has to be on the table to make sure Scotland is not driven off a hard Brexit cliff edge".
In an interview with STV, the First Minister says there is not going to be a referendum in 2017 but she restates her support for Scotland remaining in the...

What can Scotland contribute to banning nuclear weapons? On 27 October 2017, 123 countries at the United Nations voted to start negotiating a treaty to ban nuclear weapons. The UK, USA, France, Israel, China, Russia, India, Pakistan Australia and North Korea were among the countries who...