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Labour's Scottish problem isn't going away – and neither is talk of replacing Starmer

By Gina Davidson When Keir Starmer was campaigning in the 2024 General Election alongside Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, he said the route to...

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Scottish politics faces its most dramatic year in decades - here's what to watch, writes Gina Davidson

By Gina Davidson If ever you needed proof that we live in interesting times, the Scottish Parliament elections in May will deliver it. Everything in...

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Was John Swinney right to stop public money being spent on arms for Israel?

By Gina Davidson John Swinney believes he has drawn a very clear moral and political line between his government and that of Keir Starmer when it...

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There's no guessing what Trump will say next, his visit to Turnberry golf course proves it

28 July 2025, 18:14 By Gina Davidson There is just no guessing what Donald Trump will say at any given time. His visit to his Turnberry golf course...

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‘Dig for victory’: How Labour dug deep to win the Hamilton by-election, and what it means for Scottish politics

7 June 2025, 01:13 By Gina Davidson Dig for victory. The WWII slogan might as well have been painted on the windows of Scottish Labour’s HQ in...

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The political landscape in Scotland may be about to produce a new fissure

2 June 2025, 07:14 | Updated: 2 June 2025, 07:19 By Gina Davidson In three days time, the voters of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse will go to the...

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MSPs will feel the weight of history as they vote on assisted dying

13 May 2025, 09:24 | Updated: 13 May 2025, 09:57 By Gina Davidson Third time's a charm, so the saying goes, but will MSPs vote, at the third time of...

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Reform had a good night in England, but discontent doesn’t stop at the border

2 May 2025, 16:55 | Updated: 2 May 2025, 17:09 By Gina Davidson Scottish politics is holding its breath. The remarkable results for Nigel Farage...

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Holyrood elections will not be a judgement on the SNP’s time in power, but a mid-term test for Labour

26 March 2025, 15:15 | Updated: 26 March 2025, 17:36 By Gina Davidson If Scottish Labour had a mountain to climb to potentially win at next year’s...

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Nicola Sturgeon’s exit marks the end of a turbulent era in Scottish politics

12 March 2025, 13:28 By Gina Davidson The inevitable has finally happened: Nicola Sturgeon has announced she will not stand for re-election to the...

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Has Starmer scuppered Sarwar's chances of a Labour win in Scotland?

21 February 2025, 08:40 | Updated: 21 February 2025, 16:02 By Gina Davidson Labour party delegates gathering today in Glasgow should be in fine...

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Remembering Alex Salmond: How the former First Minister left his mark on Scottish politics

29 October 2024, 05:06 By Gina Davidson Today Alex Salmond will be laid to rest in his adopted town of Strichen in Aberdeenshire. But will he rest...

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The Scottish Tory leadership race is over— but the headaches are only beginning

27 September 2024, 15:58 By Gina Davidson It’s like watching bald men fighting over a comb, declared one Holyrood wag to me when the Scottish...

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