Alistair Darling

Gordon Brown appointed Peter Mandelson to the Lords and made him business secretary

Lord Mandelson to face criminal investigation amid Epstein scandal

Lord Mandelson, appearing on the BBC1 current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

SNP reports Peter Mandelson to police over Epstein revelations

Queen Elizabeth House, the Scotland Office HQ in Edinburgh

The ex-Labour health minister joining the Scotland Office

What do Vladimir Putin, Kermit the Frog, Alex Salmond and Lego have in common? Indyref rows

10 bizarre indyref moments you may have forgotten

An artist’s impression of the Edinburgh Elements development

Scotland needs to be proactive, not reactive

Tony and Cherie Blair arrive at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral to pay their respects to Alistair Darling. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Tributes paid to Alistair Darling: chancellor, family man and tractor enthusiast

Alistair Darling pictured in Edinburgh in September 2014 when he led the Better Together campaign (Picture: Ben Stansall/AFP)

Scotsman Obituaries: Alistair Darling, respected Edinburgh MP and Chancellor

Values of Darling and Douglas-Hamilton put SNP Health Secretary to shame Murdo Fraser

Darling and Douglas-Hamilton represented the best of British politics Christine Jardine

Alistair Darling's political life provided honourable lessons for all Brian Wilson

Alistair Darling hugs wife Maggie outside number 11 Downing Street on 24 March 2010 before presenting his last Budget as Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer (Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Alistair Darling was a great servant of British nation

Alistair Darling, the epitome of a democrat, helped save economy and Union Scotsman comment

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling: Tributes pour in for a ‘statesman of unimpeachable integrity’

Former Chancellor and Labour MP Alistair Darling dies aged 70

A visualisation of the new development prepared by Crosswind Developments Ltd. Picture: Crosswind

Consultation over Edinburgh city 'extension' set to get underway

The Scotsman Investment Conference, Scotsman Hotel, Edinburgh. Scott Louden

In full: Annual Scotsman Investment Conference report

The Scotsman Editor Neil McIntosh with former Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling. Image: Scott Louden

Investment Conference: Scotland's attitude must change

Former Chencellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling. Image: Scott Louden

Investment Conference: New focus vital in planning

Alastair Darling receives applause from Prime Minister Gordon Brown after making his speech during the 2008 Labour Party Conference in Manchester

Readers' letters: Are Tories still the party of Union and sound finance?

Tens of thousands of Scottish independence supporters march through Glasgow. Picture: John Devlin

Indyref push a 'distraction', says former campaign chief

Alistair Darling has written to voters urging them to vote Labour to stop indyref2.

Former No campaign chief urges voters to back Labour to stop indyref2

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be under pressure to set out how he will continue to protect jobs in the 2021 Budget (Picture: Getty Images)

Chancellor must give nation hope as economic crisis rages – Christine Jardine MP

Ian Rankin features in the new BBC Scotland documentary.

Ian Rankin partied with RBS chief Fred Goodwin after doomed takeover deal

Rebalancing the country’s finances after spending heavily during the pandemic to support the economy is likely to take many years, if the experience of the 2008 financial crisis is anything to go by. Picture: Shutterstock

Has Covid-19 crisis cost the economy more than the 2008 credit crunch?

Scotland is currently caught in the crosshairs of Brexit, Nationalism and a war-like recession, says Duffy. Picture: David Moir.

Scotland, Europe, and the troubled economic backdrop - Jim Duffy comment

Former Chancellor Alistair Darling has said the economic effects of the pandemic will still be felt well into the next decade.

Alistair Darling urges Rishi Sunak to fight Covid recession 'like a war'

Young unemployed people demonstrate outside St Andrew’s House in Edinburgh about the Youth Opportunities Programme in June 1981 (Picture: Dennis Straughan)

Covid crisis risks return of 1980s-style mass unemployment – Alistair Darling

Young unemployed people demonstrate outside St Andrew’s House in Edinburgh about the Youth Opportunities Programme in June 1981 (Picture: Dennis Straughan)

Time running out for Edinburgh's Covid recovery plan – Alistair Darling

Neil Findlay has been an MSP for Lothian since 2011 (Picture: John Devlin)

Scottish Labour needs a new leader to help save the Union – John McLellan

Fern Brady by Matt Crockett

Fern Brady interview: "I got given the flu so I could pay for my Fringe"

Winston Churchill was re-elected in his own seat of Woodford in Essex, but an independent polled 10,000 votes against him

How Capital helped pave way for post-war society

Covid-19 has taken a wrecking ball to the economy. Picture: Getty/iStockphoto

Bill Jamieson: Cut taxes, keep spending? Old orthodoxy turned upside down

Nicola Sturgeon has wisely avoided playing politics with the crisis – but it remains to be seen if she will be so pragmatic in the longer term. Picture: Getty

Euan McColm: A rare chance to bridge the great constitutional divide

Alistair Darling has endorsed Ian Murray. Picture: JPI Media / BBC

Alistair Darling backs Ian Murray for deputy Labour leadership

Nicola Sturgeon
launches new proposals for immigration to Scotland

The Scotsman says: Migration cannot be reduced to a row about Scottish independe...

Joanna Cherry has been MP for Edinburgh South West since 2015

Joanna Cherry calls for Labour candidate to apologise for sharing ‘TERF’ image

Boris Johnson is the runaway favourite to become the UK's next Prime Minister (Picture: Chris White/Shutterstock)

Will Boris Johnson blunder over Scottish immigration? – leader comment

Former Labour chancellor

Alistair Darling led the campaign for Better Together in the run up to the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Alistair Darling tells Edinburgh audience he’s ‘not convinced’ by Scots currency...

Alistair Darling. Picture: TSPL

Former Better Together chief: Scottish currency plans ‘not practical’

Alistair Darling and Alex Salmond debated Scottish independence at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow.

Alex Salmond admits jokes on indyref TV debate backfired

Former Prime Minister Harold Wilson paid the price of a currency gaffe

Here’s the definitive answer to the Scottish currency debate – John McLellan

Sterling would remain Scotland's currency for a transition period of around five years under the SNP's new plan. Picture: John Devlin

SNP has just dealt with one reason why it lost 2014 independence referendum – Ia...
SNP tackles its weak spot over what cash you would have in your pocket after independence, writes Ian Swanson.

SNP has just dealt with one reason why it lost 2014 independence referendum – Ia...

Jim Murphy says Gordon Brown vetoed the idea for a 2008 referendum. Photograph: Neil Hanna

Jim Murphy wanted Labour indyref in 2008 but was blocked by Gordon Brown

How can you maintain a large branch network if fewer people are using them, wonders Mould. Picture: contributed.

Comment: Shockwaves of financial crash still reverberating

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon receives the Sustainable Growth Commission report from commission chair Andrew Wilson. Picture: Gordon Terris/The Herald/PA Wire

Blair McDougall: Scots indy report shows uncomfortable truths

Ms Davidson used a conference on unionism in London to state the SNP was weaponising Brexit to push for a fresh independence poll. Picture: PA

No indyref2 on the horizon, leading Better Together figures insist

Michael Gove accused the SNP of 'identitarian' nationalism, but refused to engage with suggestions this played a part in the Brexit vote (Picture: Getty)

Paris Gourtsoyannis: Indyref2 may be battle of '˜identitarian' politics

RBS have announced their first profit in a decade.

RBS profit milestone overshadowed by potential massive US fine

The SNP leader does not have long to convince the faithful that they will get another shot at independence

Euan McColm: Sturgeon's farewell to best laid indyref plans

No voters celebrate victory in 2014 but the Britain they fought for is changing before their eyes. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Kenny MacAskill: No voters' angst over Brexit UK's shift to the right

Alistair Darling has called for Scottish control over immigration. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Tom Peterkin: Alistair Darling's call for immigration devolution hopeful

A car adorned with St George's Cross flags passes a welcome sign as it crosses the border into Scotland near Berwick-upon-Tweed in northern England close to the border between England and Scotland on June 26, 2016. Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon campaigned strongly for Britain to remain in the EU, but the vote to leave has given the Scottish National Party leader a fresh shot at securing independence. Sturgeon predicted more than a year ago that a British vote to leave the alliance would give pro-European Scots cause to hold a second referendum on breaking with the UK. / AFP / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)

Leader comment: Scottish immigration system should be considered by Westminster

The former Labour Chancellor said differential immigration systems were already operated by other countries. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Alistair Darling: UK should look at a Scottish immigration system

Alistair Darling endorses Anas Sarwar as new Scottish Labour leader

Ten years have passed since the run on Northern Rock brought about its demise. Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Martin Flanagan: Report rakes over ashes of banking weakness

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries