Scottish independence

The country would have been confronted with tougher economic conditions, heightened public austerity, slower growth and increased borrowing

Former SNP leader hits back after being criticised by former colleagues including Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf

Former SNP first minister accused in new TV documentary of abusing his power and leaving a cabinet minister in tears

SNP accused of wasting taxpayers’ cash on ‘junkets and jollies’ despite foreign affairs being reserved to Westminster

Woeful performance in education and the NHS plus a succession of scandals have tarnished the hopes created by devolution

First minister distances himself from a decision he attributes to his former boss

Most still believe it is important to be born in the country or have ancestry here to be truly Scottish — but they don’t have same fear of immigration

The gathering of the faithful in a half-full hall harks back to times of old: idealistic but clueless, with a distinct lack of energy

The nationalists make their usual call to tax the rich but it’s the middle classes that suffer from their revenue-raising

First minister says voters have ‘stopped listening’ to the party and the case for leaving the UK must be ‘deeply intertwined’ with everyday concerns