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Alastair Campbell: If the Labour government doesn't succeed, we're going to a pretty dark place

Alastair Campbell: If the Labour government doesn't succeed, we're going to a pretty dark place

Tony Blair’s former potty-mouthed press secretary has undergone something of a reinvention as a podcast phenomenon. He tells Mandy Rhodes it has afforded him a popularity he could never have imagined when he was in No 10
by Mandy Rhodes
Renfrewshire North and Cardonald: The new constituency where voters are struggling to pick a side

Renfrewshire North and Cardonald: The new constituency where voters are struggling to pick a side

Former New Labour spin doctor compares Keir Starmer to George W Bush

Former New Labour spin doctor compares Keir Starmer to George W Bush

A year on from the landmark Supreme Court ruling, there's little cause for celebration

A year on from the landmark Supreme Court ruling, there's little cause for celebration

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Sketch: Andrew Bowie tries to pogo his party to victory

Sketch: Andrew Bowie tries to pogo his party to victory

All the main political parties have now launched their manifestos
Former HIV Scotland chief and SNP adviser admits embezzlement

Former HIV Scotland chief and SNP adviser admits embezzlement

Sentencing will take place in May
Zack Polanski: ‘Outrageous’ that pro-independence parliament would not secure referendum
Scottish Independence

Zack Polanski: ‘Outrageous’ that pro-independence parliament would not secure referendum

The GPEW leader put down his party's surge to “resentment and anger at the Labour government”
Inside Politics See all

The loveless election: Why a win for the SNP is not a vote of confidence in the status quo
Economy

How the SNP’s food price cap could work
Scottish Independence

Election messages: Can John Swinney's grocery price plan buy the SNP another term?

No alliance: The fringe parties competing for Scotland’s votes
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Scottish Liberal Democrats won’t reach for the moon, but are ready to strike a deal
Ruaraidh Gilmour
by Ruaraidh Gilmour

Scottish Liberal Democrats won’t reach for the moon, but are ready to strike a deal

Alex Cole-Hamilton admitted that he has not “reached for the moon” with this manifesto, but he says it is a serious, deliverable offering, and the party knows how it is going to pay for it
Hungary has pulled closer to the EU - the UK should follow suit
Chris Marshall
by Chris Marshall

Hungary has pulled closer to the EU - the UK should follow suit

Voters in eastern Europe have rejected ‘illiberal democracy’ for closer ties with the EU – we should take note

Big tax, big spend – but the Scottish Greens have set out their stall for coalition talks

Scottish Labour’s promises won’t break through voter apathy

Tory manifesto launch shows a party still struggling to find its place

MSP candidate lists show how far Scotland has to go for women’s equality
It is the SNP's record that matters in this election - not Keir Starmer's
Mandy Rhodes

It is the SNP's record that matters in this election - not Keir Starmer's

After almost 20 years in power, the SNP should be ...
by Mandy Rhodes
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Transport

Scottish university builds first simulated freight truck journey in UK
Justice

JK Rowling offers to pay for woman prisoner to sue Scottish Government after sex assault claim

National Robotarium chief quits over grant funding row
Health

UK Biobank members health data listed for sale online, government confirms

Russia moving cyber threats ‘beyond the battlefield’
Local Government

Local Authorities Guide: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)
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East Kilbride Coca-Cola bottler announced as soft drinks partner for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

02 Apr 2026
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