Inside Politics

'Stroke care is very good if you give it a chance – but often it doesn’t have the resources'

Stroke patients are being failed by huge gaps in the service. Fixing the problem could bring wider benefits to the NHS

Stephen Flynn: I don't expect a leadership contest in the SNP for a long time

While still feeling the wounds of last year’s general election, the SNP’s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn tells Mandy Rhodes his party is well on the way to being healed

Poll position: Can the SNP really win again in 2026?

Seeds of change: Scotland’s agricultural sector is facing the realities of climate change

Liz Smith: Classical music tells us a lot about the mood of the time

Logged out: The families fighting tech companies for answers about their loved ones

Douglas McAllister: I am now West Dunbartonshire’s equivalent of Donald Trump

'The prostate cancer support groups are filled with men who tried to get a test and couldn’t'

Women's Aid: How secure is Scotland's domestic abuse safety net?

Political Theatre: Zubir Ahmed on swapping the operating table for the House of Commons

No political party is happy with eight months to Holyrood 2026

Irvine Welsh: It's the centrists who are the villains

Pam Duncan-Glancy: If you’re not a disabled person, it can be difficult to imagine that there is life after the ability to talk, walk and breathe

Ian Rankin: Divestment in the arts? You can never be pure enough for some people

Màiri McAllan: I believe in John but might one day consider a leadership bid

Greens at the races: Who are the co-leadership wannabes and what are their chances?

John Mason: Too many MSPs blindly follow the party line

Political Spin: MP Graham Leadbitter

Out of Sight: How schools are failing Scotland's 'ghost children'

What is the future of the North Sea?

Alex Cole-Hamilton: Highland SNP MSPs 'are going to have more time to spend with their families' after the election

Scotland's housing emergency: Have election pledges been delivered?

The long road: There is still a long way to go to make Scotland's tourism sector sustainable

Alistair Carmichael: Labour had a generational opportunity but they blew it

Scotland is stuck with a government better at politicking than governing

Getting to Know You: Graeme Downie