Scotland’s £12.6 billion deficit no barrier to independence, insists finance secretary
The Scottish Finance Secretary has insisted the country would be better off independent, despite latest statistics showing a deficit of £12.6 billion last year.
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Scotland should end reliance on oil, says Finance Secretary Derek Mackay
Scotland should move away from an off-shore reliant economy, the finance secretary has said.
JENNY HJUL: IndyRef2 may need two-thirds majority to prove Scots really want independence
In an ideal world, there would be no more talk of nationalism, nationalist movements and other divisive, xenophobic, introspective crusades.
I am obsessed with keeping SNP in power, says Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon has said she is “obsessed” with keeping the SNP in power and not ending up in an “existential crisis” like Scottish Labour.
Jeremy Corbyn drops opposition to second Scottish independence referendum
Further turmoil has engulfed the Scottish Labour party after Westminster leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would not block a second Scottish referendum.
Fife-born former SNP MP Natalie McGarry given leave to appeal £25k charity embezzlement conviction
A Fife-born former SNP MP jailed for embezzling more than £25,000 from local charities and groups has been granted leave to appeal against her conviction – despite her pleading guilty.
Life expectancy in Dundee second lowest in Scotland as population growth stalls
Life expectancy in Dundee is the second lowest in Scotland, new statistics have shown.
Former MP jailed for embezzlement granted leave to appeal against conviction
A former SNP MP jailed for embezzling more than £25,000 has been granted leave to appeal against her conviction – despite her pleading guilty.
Salmond received half a million pounds from government following complaint
Former first minister Alex Salmond received more than £500,000 from the Scottish Government after a court ruled its handling of sexual harassment allegations against him had been "unlawful".
Labour rules out any deal or pact with the SNP
Labour has said it is up to other parties to decide whether they would prop-up a Conservative government should the next general election result in a hung-parliament.