Inside Politics

Getting to Know You: Graham Leadbitter

The former Moray Council leader and SNP politician talks to Sophie Adams about receiving abuse over his appearance

'I don’t think many politicians understand the stresses people live with'

Councillor Paul Edlin on the unseen hardship in his community

Councillor Kathleen Robertson: 'I fear for the loss of direct person-to-person contact'

Tony Blair: 'The SNP can no longer avoid scrutiny of its record in government'

Summertime blues: How Douglas Ross and the Conservatives stole the general election spotlight

Alexander Stewart: 'I'm known as having a bit of a voice'

Councillor Beth Whiteside: Getting to Know You

Home Truths: The declaration of a housing emergency is recognition of a crisis which has been decades in the making

Musical youth: The decline of instrumental music tuition in schools

Councillor Paul Di Mascio: Why Airdrie is like Rome

Jim Fairlie: Swinney government feels like a rebirth of the party the SNP used to be

Back to the Future: The Scottish former MPs and MSPs standing in the general election

Will John Swinney’s new-look Scottish Government give rural Scotland its place?

Ian Murray: I helped defeat the Tory MP who failed my mum

In Context: Voting in the general election

Oh, snap: Why the election has come too soon for John Swinney

Brexit, Covid, and three prime ministers: The rollercoaster years since the last UK general election

Councillor Cecil Meiklejohn: 'As a female politician, we often suffer from imposter syndrome'

Tess White's Political Spin

'I worked for Theresa May for nine years, now I'm a poacher turned gamekeeper'

The waiting game: How CAMHS waiting times are adding to young people's mental ill-health

In Context: An SNP minority government

Fiona Hyslop: The feeling of unity is already palpable in the SNP

Neil Bibby MSP: If you want to end the chaos, you need a new approach

Connecting Scotland: How opening stations along the rail network is bringing new opportunities

MSP mental health: 'I’ve got a fear of being judged or being criticised for not helping'