There will not be an independence referendum within the term of the next Holyrood parliament even if the SNP maintains power, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said. Polls have shifted ...

Our Writer at Large assembles a team of the best minds in the country when it comes to the future of the UK. Here’s what they had to say ...

The politician says she will step down after 27 years as an MSP, including more than eight as first minister of Scotland.

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Scotland’s former leader Nicola Sturgeon has announced she would not seek re-election, ending a near 30-year career as one of ...

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has spoken of her regret at not coming closer to winning independence for ...

It has been a big week for two very high-profile figures who featured prominently, in quite different ways, in the referendum on ...

When she steps down at next year’s Scottish Parliament election, Nicola Sturgeon will have spent 27 years as an MSP and made ...

The Scottish National Party has long promoted an unrealistic vision of Scotland’s defence in the event of independence. Their incoherent and reckless approach, outlined in the deeply flawed 2014 White ...

Nicola Sturgeon said she would "leave it to others" to criticise her legacy, as she spoke of her “sense of relief” after announcing her decision to stand down from the Scottish Parliament next year.

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