SNP battling multiple fronts despite John Swinney’s optimism he can win the 2026 Holyrood elections
Figures lay bare scale of mounting housing pressures across the UK
‘Project Willow’ draws up alternatives for refinery ahead of planned 2025 closure
Government in talks with investors in clean energy to fill gap left by declining North Sea oil sector
Nationalist party blames Westminster for need to slash budgets
Scottish government agenda to focus on ‘people’s priorities’ as party fears its independence campaign is losing momentum
Scotland’s first minister defends party’s record in power as he criticises ‘damaging austerity’ from Labour
Scotland’s first minister to lead review at party conference while trying to shift focus on to Labour ahead of 2026 polls
Increase to 10.4% of GDP highlights vulnerability of country’s finances to moves in global oil market
Also in this newsletter, blossoming relations between Scottish government and Starmer’s administration
Defeat at the hands of Labour means the nationalists have just £358,000 of annual funding from Westminster, down from £1.3mn
Nationalists lose grip on Scotland as Labour regains dominance
Labour secures landslide victory as Conservatives crash out of office
System flaw has disproportionately hit electorate north of the border, first minister warns
An FT overview of the key policies, people and polls
With voters eager for change, polls suggest the party could lose a large number of its Westminster seats. But support for independence remains strong
The SNP is down but not out: Labour must prove that a UK government can deliver benefits to Scotland’s voters
John Swinney calls on voters to ‘intensify pressure’ for new referendum
Opposition party has agreed to respect outcome of Brexit referendum
Support for pro-independence party has been hit by police probe into alleged embezzlement of funds
SNP claims Labour’s tax plans threaten to turn Aberdeen into ‘an industrial wasteland’
Seven-party TV debate sees clashes over cash going to government as well as immigration and climate
Financial pressure mounts on Scotland’s ruling party after Tories and Labour boost election war chests in first quarter
Dismay with the SNP’s record on health and the economy fuels opposition’s hope of a Scottish resurgence
Opposition criticises move announced by devolved government to deal with ‘unprecedented situation’
