The SNP faced unprecedented scenes yesterday when the husband of the recently resigned first minister was arrested at their home.
- Senior Lecturer in Law, Glasgow Caledonian University
Does the law that created the Scottish parliament allow it to call indyref2?
By putting the onus on individuals to decide if they want to be double vaccinated to attend events, the Scottish government can claim it is being proportionate.
She defended herself robustly and humbly admitted to errors, but the first minister is still on shaky ground when it comes to crucial questions.
Coronavirus may be delaying Alex Salmond’s reckoning, but both the Scottish government and the SNP as a party have some difficult times ahead.
The prime minister may be assured that this issue will not be going away any time soon as Nicola Sturgeon makes a democratic case for transferring powers rather than a legal one.
Broadcasters snubbing the likes of Nicola Sturgeon and Jo Swinson in favour of head-to-head debates with the two big party leaders just serves to stoke political tensions.
It worked in Ireland – now Nicola Sturgeon is asking selected citizens to examine the big constitutional issues facing the country.
With Brexit mired in doubt, it could be said the stars are aligning for Scottish independence. But now it looks like the SNP could self-combust after the government’s humiliating court defeat.
There could be longer-term constitutional effects now Westminster has ignored Scotland’s rejection of the Brexit Bill.
The 2012 act was rushed, created new offences without political or legal consensus and further demonised football fans.
The lamentable Police Scotland saga continues as its second chief constable resigns and an undercover policing report denies any wrong doing.
The Scottish police debacle takes another twist as the justice minister intervenes to prevent the chief constable returning to his post following bullying claims.
After a series of high-profile resignations and allegations of misconduct, effective leadership of Scotland’s centralised police force is lacking.
The Good Friday Agreement’s UN treaty status means that any compromise of the rigorous impartiality it demands of the Government could be legally challenged
Nicola Sturgeon may have fired a starting gun for indyref2, but much about the proposed sequel remains uncertain.
If Holyrood is ultimately answerable to Westminster, Westminster is ultimately answerable to realpolitik.
With the Scottish government’s reputation for policing and justice charred from nine years in office, here’s what the future looks like.
The Met’s fingerprints are all over the havoc a few hundred miles north.
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