Inside Politics

Two-child cap: How the SNP outmanoeuvred Labour

Holyrood sources said the budget had John Swinney all over it. “Underestimate him at your peril,” an SNP spinner said.

'Edinburgh is just one of the best cities in the world'

Councillor Kevin Lang, leader of the Lib Dem group on City of Edinburgh Council, goes local

Q&A: The Science and Technology cross party group

Lord Malcolm Offord: Levelling up cash is 'real devolution'

The mechanics of the future

SNP councillor Jacqueline Cameron: People are always interested in the Franz Ferdinand song about me

Investing for success: An interview with housing minister Paul McLennan

Michael Shanks: I had free school meals for a long time, but I knew that we weren’t at that extreme end of poverty

'I stood against Diane Abbott and saved my deposit - only 10 Greens in the UK did that'

David Duguid: I once won a prize in a karaoke competition

In context: Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill

Crowded house: Are Scotland's overcrowded prisons fit for purpose?

On a personal mission: An interview with Elena Whitham

Meghan Gallacher: I was mortified when I had to go back to school for a seventh year

Neil Gray: I stood on my school chair and talked about independence - I was probably the black sheep of the class

Humza Yousaf: Going for counselling was one of the best decisions I ever made

Rutherglen and Hamilton West: What does the by-election tell us about where Scottish politics is headed?

Wheels in Motion: Should Scotland take the same route as Greater Manchester on public transport?

Midlothian Council leader Kelly Parry: The last gig I went to was my wedding

Alistair Carmichael: 22 years down the line, I’m still living the dream

Transport Minister Fiona Hyslop: 'Absolutely there are challenges'

Driving change: Building a sustainable transport network

Kate Forbes: 'There’s a complete illiteracy about faith and religion and what it means for someone who believes'

Testing Times: Holding onto Rutherglen would've been a challenge for the SNP in the best of times

Jackson Carlaw: Every government I’ve known has ultimately suffered from ‘sense of entitlement’

Politics and religion: does faith have a role to play in a secular society?