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- I will demand a second independence referendum if SNP win majority, says John Swinney 17/01/2026JOHN Swinney has said he will demand for another Scottish independence referendum to be held if the SNP win a majority at Holyrood later this year
- It's easy to celebrate Labour's dire polling – but the results predict a dark future 16/01/2026THEY say rain is good weather for the ducks. Well, this week has been whatever the equivalent of that is for pollsters
- Muscular Unionism may 'make big comeback' if Labour lose 2026 elections, expert warns 16/01/2026MUSCULAR Unionism will make a “big comeback” if the SNP win the Scottish Election and Plaid Cymru form the Welsh government, a political expert has predicted.
- Andrew Neil fumes at 'death wish' Scots for backing SNP 16/01/2026Andrew Neil had some hyperbolic analysis of the latest Holyrood poll ...
- Councillors call on Scottish Government to create 'fairer' local funding system 16/01/2026Glasgow will push for proposed reforms to 'look beyond' just council tax, as councillors want a 'fairer' approach to funding public services
- Scottish Labour deny 'paying for bots' after odd activity on Anas Sarwar's Instagram 16/01/2026SCOTTISH Labour have categorically denied using fake online bots to boost party leader Anas Sarwar’s presence on social media
- This dangerous fact about SNP list votes can’t be ignored 16/01/2026TOMMY Sheppard tells us that he believes strongly in proportional representation (It is vital we understand list vote is not a ‘second preference’, Jan 12). He also claims to be a strong supporter of independence, so let’s test this out.
- £51.4m legal claim over Scottish Government's aborted deposit return scheme fails 16/01/2026A WASTE management firm’s £51.4 million legal claim against the Scottish Government has been thrown out
- Scottish Labour urged to act as fake-quote flyer 'sent to more than 1 million homes' 16/01/2026SCOTTISH Labour have been urged to “recall and destroy” campaign leaflets with a fake endorsement from a prominent maternity campaigner amid concerns that more than one million homes have received the misleading flyers ...
- Pollster rejects Nigel Farage’s claim Holyrood election is 'two-horse race' with SNP 16/01/2026CLAIMS from Nigel Farage that May’s Holyrood election will be a “two-horse race” between Reform and the SNP have been dismissed by a leading pollster ...