For once, it could serve the interests of the governing party to change the voting rules.
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Pro-independence MSPs now make up 57% of the parliament.
Around 25,000 candidates are campaigning this year, with new election styles in Scotland and Wales
Scots are calling it the ‘scunner factor’ – widespread distaste for the major parties.
Five experts tell us what they will be keeping their eye on during the May elections in England, Scotland and Wales.
In the rest of the UK, a person who causes the loss of pregnancy can be charged with ‘child destruction’.
What the brevity and humble tone tell us about the resigning first ministe'rs hopes for the future.
The UK is now the only democracy where the children of formerly colonised people are running the country that colonised their parents’ and grandparents’ nations.
The SNP’s new leader only just squeaked over the line against his rivals, which is a bad sign for his ambition to take Scotland out of the UK.
It’s rare to have quite so many former PMs and first ministers still in parliament.
Does the law that created the Scottish parliament allow it to call indyref2?
There is talk of delay, but the Scottish parliament has been working since last year to make sure this vote can be held safely.
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.
Scotland’s decision to reject the Brexit Bill may herald a national constitutional crisis.
South African economist is one of leading voices questioning the way we relate everything to a single statistic.
The Scottish and UK leaders exchanged fire this week – so, who’s winning?
The two women at the top of UK politics could be heading for a disagreement.
If Holyrood is ultimately answerable to Westminster, Westminster is ultimately answerable to realpolitik.
Community media is ensuring society stays informed at all political levels.
Everyone is trying to claim the Holyrood result furthers their own position. It’s all noise.
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Senior Lecturer in Quantitative British Politics and Co-director of The Elections Centre, University of Exeter
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Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Social Research
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Senior Leverhulme Research Fellow and Assistant Professor in Sociology, University of Warwick
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Senior lecturer, School of Journalism, Media, and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Lecturer in Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Public Procurement, Bangor University
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Associate Professor of Economics, Heriot-Watt University
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Bradley Professor of English Literature and Pro Vice-Principal, University of Glasgow
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Professor Emeritus of Applied Philosophy, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Research Manager for Democratic Audit, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Chair in Scottish Politics, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Law and Government, Durham University, Durham University
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Lecturer in Politics, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling