Scotland

Today only the Hebridean islands remain strongholds of a language that was once dominant across almost all of Scotland

Humza Yousaf disagrees, but there is growing SNP acceptance that winning a referendum is not just around the corner

The first minister elect vows to take an independent Scotland back into the EU

Celebrating 100 years of the subversive eccentric feted by the Beatles and John Peel

The SNP needs an evidence-based story about how Scotland would avoid austerity or worse

The first minister has stepped down after eight years, appearing to admit she is a hindrance to winning independence and therefore rejoining the EU

I set out on a quest to find the grave of a someone I never knew, thanks to a book with a story

The mythology of the Glencoe massacre endures to this day. It would take historians and spin doctors far greater than I to erase this

This will be the year Scottish artists put IndyRef2 on their setlists

Nicola Sturgeon’s hopes for a second referendum have been dashed by the Supreme Court. Yet getting and winning another vote would not mean automatic re-entry into the Union

The team at We Are Junk in Edinburgh present their fritto misto

Is it the small size of Scotland’s population that gives them a linguistic kink: a desire to reduce everything to the compass of a cosy domesticity?

This satisfying breakfast is a stunning way to begin a day in the Highlands, providing sustenance abound for walks and loch spotting

In a difficult year for Edinburgh, Sir Ian provides an exhilarating spectacle - but there are joys to be found elsewhere in the city

We need the Fringe more than ever, but European comedians are finding the price of playing there beyond a joke

Delays on the rail network saw the former Liberal leader's long-delayed farewell party delayed even longer

Can urban art build bridges instead of walls? Eleven artists across Europe have come together to prove just this

Nicola Sturgeon wants a new referendum soon. Some SNP members aren’t so sure – and perhaps only gradually changing demographics will bring an end to the union

The Scottish outpost is studded with 1,400 stone shelters. But like the origins of the people who built them, their true purpose is unclear

The Europa League final represents the night of a lifetime for Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers fans, but the cost of getting there will be a challenge

Scottish independence is neither inevitable nor a dead duck, but the urge behind it is immutable and needs to be addressed.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have held a meeting with Gordon Brown who has recently launched a renewed campaign to save the Union. William and Kate sat down for talks with the former prime minister and his wife Sarah at the Queen’s official Edinburgh residence during the final day of their royal tour of […]

A senior SNP politician has apologised after claiming that Scotland “hates the UK” after the final vote of the Eurovision song contest saw it come last with nil points. James Newman’s Embers, the track from the British hopeful, was the only contestant to scored zero points from the jury vote and from the public vote. […]

Readers have their say on Scottish independence Thank you very much for Ian Dunt’s article highlighting the unmistakably close parallels between the mendacious arguments of Brexiters and the SNP. It has been obvious for ages that the separatists have been using words and slogans almost identical to those who succeeded in splitting the UK away […]

Many pro-Europeans, north and south of the border, have sympathy with the independence cause. But this is yet another Union they should fight to stay in A referendum on Scottish independence is coming. Boris Johnson pretends it isn’t. He will delay, prevaricate, challenge in court and maybe deny it altogether. But none of these tactics will […]

Boris Johnson’s bid to save the Union by splashing the cash won’t be enough. He will need to do a lot more than that.  The ballots cast by Scotland’s voters hadn’t been fully counted when the high-stakes game of constitutional poker between Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson began. As it became clear – to no […]

Scotland’s newest MP told how she hopes to be a role model for other minorities after being elected to Westminster. New SNP MP Anum Qaisar-Javed also pledged she would “fight for independence” after being elected to represent the constituency of Airdrie and Shotts. The by-election, which took place just a week after the Scottish Parliament […]

Former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has criticised government proposals that would force voters to provide photo I.D. before casting their ballot. Davidson branded the proposals “total b*****ks” during an appearance on ITV’s Peston show. She said: “In terms of this particular part of the Queen’s speech, I think it’s total b******ks and I think […]

Voters are going to the polls in a by-election to choose a new MP for the Airdrie and Shotts constituency. Polling stations opened Thursday morning in the North Lanarkshire seat in the race to replace incumbent SNP MP Neil Gray. Gray stepped down to contest the same seat in the Scottish Parliament election and became […]

Here’s every Scottish independence supporter’s favourite thing… a list of reasons, from an Englishman, as to why Scotland might want to stay in the Union It was a good election for incumbents. Across the countries of the UK, parties engaged in frenetic, Covid-disrupted campaigns, only for most things to stay the same. Scotland’s parliament, on […]

The Tories privately admit there is a mandate for a second referendum on Scottish independence and that it could take place as early as 2023, a former adviser has said. Ex-communications chief for the Scottish Conservatives Andy Maclver told STV’s Scotland Tonight that it was “perfectly obvious” last week’s election results were a mandate for Indyred2. […]

If Scotland becomes independent during Boris Johnson’s premiership, that will be his lasting legacy, former prime minister Gordon Brown has said. The argument over Scottish independence has intensified in recent days after the SNP’s landslide victory in the Holyrood election, which also produced the largest pro-independence majority in the Parliament in the history of devolution. […]