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Sarwar confirms that Labour has no plan to reform the UK

Scottish Labour leader reveals that the party’s ideas to solve the UK’s constitutional crisis are meaningless

By Adam Ramsay

/ 4 Jul 2022

Sarwar confirms that Labour has no plan to reform the UK

Denying Scotland a referendum would prove that Britain really is broken

While Britain’s democracy is an antiquated theme park, in Scotland, sovereignty lies with the people, not the Crown

By Adam Ramsay

/ 21 Jun 2022

Denying Scotland a referendum would prove that Britain really is broken

It’s not the break-up of Britain… yet

Election results show that the ground is shifting in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. But the future of the UK is still up for grabs

By Adam Ramsay

/ 11 May 2022

Deciding Britain’s Future: Tom Nairn, Gordon Brown, Marxism and Nationalism

An account of the origins and influence of the most important book on British politics for 50 years

By Anthony Barnett

/ 30 Jan 2022

Deciding Britain’s Future: Tom Nairn, Gordon Brown, Marxism and Nationalism

Scottish Tories’ only hope of election success is to form a whole new party

There is a way forward for the Scottish Conservatives. But it’s not Boris Johnson’s resignation

By Andy Maciver

/ 18 Jan 2022

Scottish Tories’ only hope of election success is to form a whole new party

Why is support for nuclear power noisiest just as its failures become most clear?

The UK government and mainstream media agree we need nuclear to avoid the worst climate change. They’re wrong – so why aren’t we hearing that?

By Andrew Stirling and Phil Johnstone

/ 9 Jan 2022

Why is support for nuclear power noisiest just as its failures become most clear?

We stopped Cambo. Here’s how to beat Big Oil

A few months ago, we didn’t think we could stop the development of a new North Sea oil field. Now, it looks like we have

By Kate Whitaker

/ 15 Dec 2021

We stopped Cambo. Here’s how to beat Big Oil

Scotland is on the global frontlines of The Great Net-Zero Land Grab

As investors look to profit from the carbon-offset gold rush, demand for land is soaring. But letting Big Finance restore nature may come at a cost

By Laurie Macfarlane

/ 26 Nov 2021

Scotland is on the global frontlines of The Great Net-Zero Land Grab

World leaders failed us at COP26. But change doesn’t come from glitzy conferences

Copenhagen was a failure that demotivated activists, while Paris merely placated them. But Glasgow has radicalised a generation

By Adam Ramsay

/ 17 Nov 2021

World leaders failed us at COP26. But change doesn’t come from glitzy conferences

Scottish Green members hold unprecedented power. How will they use it?

For the first time in UK political history, a party membership has direct influence over government policy

By Adam Ramsay

/ 23 Aug 2021

Scottish Green members hold unprecedented power. How will they use it?

Will the SNP use its powers to halt exploitation of the Cambo oil field?

As Nicola Sturgeon negotiates with the Greens, a controversy over oil exploitation and its implications for a sustainable future for Scotland continues

By Adam Ramsay

/ 13 Aug 2021

Will the SNP use its powers to halt exploitation of the Cambo oil field?

Goodbye, Source: Providing independent journalism in a turbulent year

Scottish political commentary platform Source was launched amid the chaos of March 2020. As it winds down, its editor reflects on the ongoing need for independent media

By Sean Bell

/ 1 Jul 2021

Goodbye, Source: Providing independent journalism in a turbulent year