3+ hour, 41+ min ago   (486+ words) A MAJOR new project from Scotland’s leading pro-independence think tank aims to address key concerns of undecided voters, The National can reveal. Common Weal has appointed a panel of experts, including lawyer and former SNP MP Joanna Cherry and Professor…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (877+ words) ANDY Burnham has been panned as “foolish” and “poorly briefed” on the constitution by experts over his comments about Scottish independence. The Prime Minister sent shockwaves through Scottish politics last Wednesday after admitting that Scotland had the right to an…...

21+ hour, 57+ min ago   (571+ words) AN independence referendum is “not off the table”, Mairi McAllan has insisted after the Prime Minister was forced to rule out a second vote last week. The Education Secretary told the BBC’s Sunday Show that Andy Burnham should accept the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (510+ words) THE momentum for constitutional change is “undeniable” and Westminster “must prepare for a post-UK future”, John Swinney has said ahead of meetings with the first ministers of Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland’s First Minister will speak to Plaid Cymru leader…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1046+ words) THE Scottish Government has been warned against pursuing an “unwinnable and deeply damaging” cuts agenda amid mounting speculation about an early Westminster election. There is growing expectation that Andy Burnham could go to the polls as early as next spring…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1191+ words) JOHN Swinney is being urged to back a new independence strategy at the SNP’s forthcoming party conference, the Sunday National can reveal. More than 50 branches are calling on the First Minister to back an updated approach to gaining independence after…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (309+ words) A MAN has been arrested and charged in connection with disorder following an anti-immigration demonstration and counter-protest at Glasgow Green. Hundreds of people attended a demonstration by Pink Ladies and a counter-protest organised by Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) at…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (171+ words) US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said that he would “love” to see Ireland unified and that “it may as well happen now” as it is “going to happen eventually”. Speaking while sitting alongside Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Trump said: “Well, I don’t…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (542+ words) The Prime Minister made the comments at PMQs, meaning he had to take time to (again) tell John Swinney that a referendum is "off limits". How awkward. Burnham indicated that Scotland should be in “exactly the same situation” as Northern…...