Scottish National Party

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon issued a call for a Scottish visa, which overseas workers could use to settle in the country and to bypass the Tories’ proposed “points” immigration system. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon condemned the United Kingdom’s new post-Brexit border policy after it was released Wednesday, saying new…

Kai Gehring, Stephan A. Schneider 18 February 2020 Secessionist parties draw upon rhetoric on cultural identity and political autonomy to garner votes. However, the parties’ electoral success is also influenced by the availability of regional resources. This column examines two secessionist parties in the UK – the Scottish National Party…

Nicola Sturgeon claims #MeToo has seen sexism and misogyny in politics manifest itself in 'different ways' - and describes Boris Johnson allegedly calling her 'that Wee Jimmy Krankie woman' as 'abuse'Nicola Sturgeon said the #MeToo movement has helped women reassess thingsSays movement may have led some men to find other…

Political drama in Britain and Ireland continues… but not because of Brexit (mercifully). Roughly a week after the UK officially left the EU, Ireland held elections that catapulted Sinn Fein from political periphery to possible king-maker as the one-time political arm of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) surprised everyone—including themselves—by…

(Bloomberg) -- Sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, follow us @Brexit and subscribe to our podcast.The Scottish Conservative party named Jackson Carlaw as its new leader, replacing Ruth Davidson who stepped down from the role in August.Carlaw, 60, has been acting as interim leader and was seen as the favourite to take over from…

The Scottish independence referendum in 2014 was supposed to be a once-in-a-generation event. Yet just over five years later, the main policy goal of the Scottish National Party (SNP) for 2020 is holding another vote. The justification given is that Brexit has changed everything and that the people of Scotland—who…

Image caption Former Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb said current devolution rules were "weak" English votes for English laws makes Welsh MPs feel like "second-class" politicians, a former Welsh Secretary has said.Stephen Crabb said excluding MPs from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland from certain votes had not "done anything" to strengthen…

February 6, 2020 | 6:18am | Updated February 6, 2020 | 11:16am LONDON — Scotland’s finance minister has resigned, hours before he was due to deliver his annual budget, after he reportedly sent hundreds of messages to a 16-year-old boy on social media. Derek Mackay quit Thursday, saying he had…

Derek Mackay quit just hours before he was due to present the budget on February 6, 2020, saying he had 'behaved foolishly' Scotland's finance minister has resigned, hours before he was due to deliver his annual budget, after he reportedly sent hundreds of messages to a 16-year-old boy on social…

Feb. 6, 2020 at 1:54 am Updated Feb. 6, 2020 at 7:03 am LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s finance minister resigned Thursday after revelations he had reportedly sent hundreds of messages to a 16-year-old boy on social media. Derek Mackay, who was due to deliver his annual budget on Thursday, said…