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    • Saturday, 18 February, 2023
      Scottish independence
      Sturgeon’s exit prompts fresh turmoil for Scotland

      Unionists scent their opportunity as charismatic first minister leaves the independence cause without a champion

    • Friday, 27 May, 2022
      Scottish independence
      Ties that bind Scotland to the UK loosen

      The monarchy and other British institutions have faltered but Nicola Sturgeon’s dream of ruling an independent nation is not secure either

    • Friday, 3 September, 2021
      Scottish independence
      Nicola Sturgeon is rapidly running out of options in Scotland

      Nevertheless, the SNP has put a new independence referendum at the heart of its deal with the Greens

    • Friday, 20 November, 2020
      Scottish independence
      Johnson is the wrong kind of Englishman to fight for the union

      PM’s erratic handling of Covid-19 and Brexit serves to bolster the case for Scottish independence

    • Friday, 22 May, 2020
      Nicola Sturgeon
      Nicola Sturgeon’s independence dream may not be immune to Covid-19

      Scotland backs the first minister and her contrast to Boris Johnson, but she faces her own problems

    • Thursday, 30 August, 2018
      UK politics & policy
      Alex Salmond’s troubles threaten the SNP and Scottish independence

      Former leader’s response to sexual misconduct claims could tear party and movement apart

    • Saturday, 11 March, 2017
      Brexit
      Scottish separatists gain the upper hand on a second vote

      A spasm of English nationalism makes the case to demand another say on independence

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