Nicola Sturgeon: “The process by which we choose Scotland’s future … must must be legal. And it must have the recognition of the international community.”

Scottish Government has “capitulated” on trans rights due to fears, says SNP women’s convener

SNP members have called for an end to all graduation fees at Scottish universities and colleges

John Swinney contrasts the independence movement with Boris Johnson and Donald Trump in plea for ‘patient persuasion’

Resolution calling for an audit into the environmental impact of MoD operations passed at SNP conference

Ahead of a conference vote ruling out any electoral pact, Scottish Green co-leader Lorna Slater attacked the SNP’s environmental credentials

MEMBERS OF the Scottish Green Party have voted overwhelmingly to rule out any electoral pacts with the SNP or others at the party’s conference in Inverness today (13 October), citing the Scottish Government’s environmental record.

Common Weal director Robin McAlpine takes a hard look at the state of Nicola Sturgeon’s government, and what its achievements and failures mean for the cause of independence

I BELIEVE the independence movement needs a government that is inspiring people by being bold and showing the kind of change that could be possible with independence. Most people accept that Nicola Sturgeon's government is not that.

She instead pitched her government as being about 'competent management' and asked that she be judged on her education track record.

Nicola Sturgeon calls on UK Government to reverse policy that has seen almost 4 million women born in the 1950s lose pension money

LGBTQ+ members of the SNP are urging NEC candidates to sign pledge in support for equality amid tensions

Common Weal director Robin McAlpine compares the current state of the Scottish and Welsh independence movements, and asks what they might learn from each other

I’M writing this in Cardiff. I've been down doing some meetings and am just about to head off to Swansea where I'm speaking at the Plaid Cymru conference. I was delighted to be invited because I've long believed that Scotland and Wales should be forming stronger links.