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Anas Sarwar campaigning in Bathgate on Monday

Sarwar 'excited' about election despite poll putting Labour on 13 MSPs

Malcolm MacDonald, fifth from left, on a fishing boat preparing to sail to Applecross

How an ‘odious’ by-election 90 years ago gripped Scotland

In 1995, Quebeckers voted by a whisker against seceding from Canada (Picture: Andre Pichette)

Why future of Scotland’s independence movement may be found in Quebec Murdo Fraser

Arguments that Scotland should use its oil riches to build a sovereign wealth fund like that of Norway were rejected in 2014, says reader (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Oh, so suddenly a sovereign wealth fund is a good idea?

GERS figures are due to be published tomorrow, showing the state of Scotland’s public finances. Image: Dominic Lipinski/Press Association.

Explainer What are GERS and what do they tell us about Scotland's finances?

Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage poses in a boxing ring in Clacton-on-Sea ahead of the general election (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Farage's English nationalism poses existential threat to Scots Tories Murdo Fraser

A number of smaller parties will be standing candidates across Scotland at the general election

Explainer Meet the small parties standing for election in Scotland on July 4

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Donaldson resignation follows almost 40 years in politics

‘Nice guy’ Yousaf is devoid of vision and focussing on wrong issues Kenny MacAskill

Bertie Ahern, Senator George Mitchell and Tony Blair after the signing of the agreement on April 10 1998

Good Friday Agreement - what is it?

The leadership election is a chance to reset

Ben Macpherson: Better for SNP to go down a gear than crash on road to indy

The European Parliament building, in Strasbourg, eastern France

Readers' Letters: The benefits of EU membership go far beyond trade

Scottish Green Party co-leader Lorna Slater, who has said unionist parties should have the "courage of their convictions" and call another vote on Scottish independence.

Unionists should have ‘courage of their convictions’ on Indyref2 – Lorna Slater

Pointing out the lack of detail in the SNP's plans for Scottish independence does not actually resolve the constitutional question (Picture: Russell Cheyne/pool/Getty Images)

Unionists who call themselves democrats cannot deny SNP a referendum

Supporters of the Yes and No campaigns gather outside Dumbarton Town Hall in September 2014 ahead of the Scottish independence referendum (Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Unionists need to make the emotional case for staying in the UK – John McLellan

Prime Minister Liz Truss's supposed proposals on an independence referendum make it hard to see any shift away from 'muscular Unionism', writes Kenny MacAskill. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

It's hard to see Truss rowing back on 'muscular Unionism' - Kenny MacAskill

British Prime Minister Tony Blair (right), and Northern Ireland First Minister David Trimble on the platform during the Labour Party Conference at Blackpool in 1998. Picture: Press Association

David Montgomery: I hope Trimble took quiet pride in the way N Ireland developed

Glasgow has been named one of the world's top cities by residents (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Scotland is outperforming UK in many areas

The opposing sides in the independence debate need to engage with each other, a reader argues

Readers' letters: Opposing sides must get out of their echo chambers and start l...

Scottish election results while Tony Blair was Prime Minister have a message for unionists (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

History shows unionists need a modern-day Tony Blair to make their case

Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas Ross fails to understand that support for Scottish independence has always been driven by policy disagreement, now more than 40 years old, on how major social and economic reforms isses should be delivered, writes Joyce McMillan. PIC: PA

Unionists at a standstill with their case against independence - Joyce McMillan

Nicola Sturgeon is set to publish the first of her government's papers on independence.

Analysis: Scotland deserves indy answers, it is time for the SNP to deliver them

Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson could both be guilty of faulty reasoning around demographic support for independence.

Analysis: Reliance on demographic trends around independence is lazy politics

The UK’s broadcasting watchdog has added the terms "nat" and "yoon" to a list of offensive words.

New Ofcom study classifies ‘Nats’ and ‘Yoons’ as offensive terms

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack believes polls showing 60 per cent support from an independence referendum could be enough to persuade Westminster to allow one (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Nationalists should consider a 'super-majority' in Indyref2 – Scotsman comment

Will independence-supporting celebrities who live abroad such as actor Alan Cumming, seen with former First Minister Alex Salmond in 2012, back Arbroath campaign? (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP/GettyImages)

Readers' Letters: Which modern barons will back Arbroath stunt?

One of the main arguments against independence is what currency Scotland would use (Graphic: Mark Hall/JPI Media)

Scotland's future: what are the arguments against Scottish independence?

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross urged people to vote for his party to stop the SNP holding an independence referendum. He lost. (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Unionists need to prepare for an independence referendum – Kirsty Strickland

Scotland faces a choice between an independence referendum or recovery from the pandemic, says Douglas Ross (Picture: John Devlin)

Here's how to stop SNP's independence referendum plan – Douglas Ross MP

Amid the back and forth over independence between Nicola Sturgeon and Douglas Ross, new Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is starting to look like the reasonable one in the middle (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Unionists need a clearer vision of Scotland's future in UK – Scotsman comment

Scottish Conservative Leader Douglas Ross spoke to The Scotsman's political podcast, The Steamie.

Douglas Ross: Unionists 'downed tools' after 2014 referendum

Douglas Ross has labelled the Labour leadership candidates “fair weather Unionists” as he launches the Scottish Tory election message.

Douglas Ross labels Labour leadership candidates ‘fair weather Unionists’

"Those Scottish people who value their Britishness won’t find that reflected in the actions of the government which is supposed to act in their interests too". Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Scots who value Britishness won’t find that in the government - John McLellan

Michelle Ballantyne has been named as the Scottish leader of Reform UK (Getty Images)

Michelle Ballantyne MSP: who is the new Scotland leader of Nigel Farage's politi...

Edward Carson's statue in the grounds of the Stormont parliament in Northern Ireland (Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire)

Unionists should heed century-old warning from Ireland – Kenny MacAskill

Experts say fish have intelligence, so should we be eating them?

Readers' Letters: Be smart, don't eat fish

Douglas Ross has spoken of the 'perception' that Scotland and the rest of the UK no longer share the same values being a driving force behind independence (Picture: John Devlin)

Even new Scottish Tory leader realises unionism has a problem – Tommy Sheppard

A member of the public walks past a TV screen at The Sound Counsel in Edinburgh as Nicola Sturgeon takes part in a virtual sitting of the Scottish Parliament (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Sturgeon's less macho style may be driving indy surge –Kirsty Strickland

Boris Johnson cannot simply dismiss rising support for independence by saying the 2014 referendum was a 'once-in-a-generation' event (Picture: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images)

Why Johnson cannot continue to 'just say no' to Indyref2 – Scotsman comment

Is Boris Johnson truly committed to the unionist cause? (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Scottish independence: Here’s what voters need from both sides –Scotsman comment

Cabinet minister Michael Gove suggested he was interested in the idea that people born in Scotland but living elsewhere in the UK could vote in any future referendum of independence (Picture: Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street/Crown Copyright/PA Wire)

How unionists are flirting with ethnic nationalism – Joyce McMillan

Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume has died at the age of 83 (Picture: Gerry Penny/AFP via Getty Images)

Obituary: John Hume, Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped negotiate Good Friday A...
John Hume, Northern Irish politician. Born: 18 January, 1937 in Londonderry. Died: 3 August, 2020, aged 83.

Independence supporters march through Glasgow

Why Unionists have a battle to save UK from the SNP – Paris Gourtsoyannis

Prime Minister Boris Johnson departs 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament

Gaffe as Boris Johnson mistakes senior Lib Dem for an SNP MP

Alex Salmond leaves the High Court in Edinburgh on March 23, 2020, after being acquitted. Picture AP

Vitriol after the Salmond trial is toxifying the Yes movement - Dani Garavelli

Alister Jack, Secretary of State for Scotland, says he has been meeting with 'key Scottish stakeholders to understand and help those that might have genuine difficulties' as a result of restrictions on immigration (Picture: Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament)

Unionists are denying Scotland a devolved immigration system for purely politica...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Picture: Matt Dunham/PA Wire

Why England is much more divided than Scotland – Kenny MacAskill

The Faslane naval base is Scotland’s second-largest single-site employer (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

Unionists must make positive case for UK as a multi-cultural, liberal democracy ...

Could this be the new flag for Skye?

Why flags should always be fun – leader comment

Could this be the new flag for Skye?

Why flags should always be fun – leader comment

Boris Johnson is unionists' biggest problem (Picture: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images)

Scottish independence: Unionists must learn from Remain disaster – Ayesha Hazari...

(Picture: John Devlin)

The unstoppable tide towards independence is coming for many reasons – Kenny Mac...

A constitutional expert claimed a consultative ballot on independence could be boycotted by supporters of the Union. Picture: John Devlin.

Scottish independence: Consultative referendum could face 'Unionist boycott'

Nationalist MSP Alex Neil also suggested a campaign of civil disobedience was needed to force the UK Government into granting a Section 30 order, giving Holyrood the power to hold indyref2. Picture: John Devlin

SNP MSP Alex Neil: Boycott of 'wildcat' independence referendum won't matter

Alex Salmond (left) said the independence referendum was a 'once in a generation' opportunity. Pictures: JPIMedia

Letters: Dear Unionists, Alex Salmond's 'once in a generation' comment is no bar...

A Pro-Brexit protester wears a Union Jack suit to show where his allegiances lie (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

Brexit: Boris Johnson’s deal could be bad news for unionists – Dr Nikos Skoutari...

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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