Scottish officials are reportedly discussing whether the country could maintain the pensions triple lock in an independent ...

SOMETIMES it’s difficult to work out if politicians are more bothered about the national interest or social media adulation.

Only ten years after he had returned as leader, he led the SNP to a referendum outcome where 45% of voters said yes to independence, a much larger figure than many thought possible. However ...

Scotland police said on Sunday that they had received a new sexual assault complaint  against former first minister Alex Salmond, who died last month.

Alex Salmond could have been a "wise head" for the SNP and should have been persuaded not to resign suddenly in the wake of the independence referendum, according to former Scottish Labour leader ...

who voted to remain in the UK in the 2014 independence referendum. "He did put Scotland first. Lots of people didn't agree with him [on independence] but he was certainly business minded. "John ...

A former SNP Cabinet minister has vowed to “seek justice” for Alex Salmond as he delivered a eulogy at the former first ...

Within the SNP he co-founded the socialist, republican 79 Group after the party’s rout in 1979 following Labour’s abortive devolution referendum. He was elected to the SNP’s executive in ...

The funeral of Scotland’s former first minister Alex Salmond will take place near his home in Aberdeenshire on Tuesday. Family and close friends of Mr Salmond will attend the service at Strichen ...

Exclusive: Figures published alongside Budget spark claims UK’s exit from EU is ‘elephant in chancellor’s study’ ...

Read in full remarks by First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney at “For a Future Made in Scotland”, the event marking ten years since the Independence Referendum. We've got what it takes - to ...

After all, the SNP told voters a majority of Scottish seats would provide a mandate to negotiate on leaving the UK. Of course, the party is not about to give up on its bid for another referendum ...