Ian Blackford

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell leaving in a prison van from the High Court in Edinburgh

Unravelling the enigma of Peter Murrell, the SNP's lonely thief

John Swinney has said there is no need to hold an inquiry into Peter Murrell's crimes (Picture: Jane Barlow/pool)

Analysis Swinney should hold a Holyrood probe - a Westminster one will be worse

Q Manivannan MSP

MSP on student visa aiming for new visa to allow them to stay in UK

The House of Lords, pictured in November

Exclusive SNP urged to reconsider House of Lords membership

The Scotsman's Westminster Correspondent Andrew Quinn interviewing SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn

Flynn's Westminster allies hoping to follow his lead to Holyrood

Former SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford

Ian Blackford decides not to stand in Kate Forbes' seat

Nicola Sturgeon's memoir can't gloss over divisive legacy Euan McColm

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes

Kate Forbes declines to back Ian Blackford to run in her Holyrood seat

Dot Cotton, played by the late June Brown, would no doubt have relished the opportunity of gossiping about SNP infighting (Picture: Derek Cox)

Why SNP may be about to become the most entertaining soap opera around Scotsman comment

Ian Blackford, SNP's former Westminster leader, hinted he could run as an MSP.

Analysis Ian Blackford's election decision would stir up SNP tensions

Ian Blackford (right) will give 'careful consideration' to running in Kate Forbes's seat

Ian Blackford to give standing in Forbes' seat 'careful consideration'

Former SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford

Exclusive Blackford on the secret to saving jobs and beating Reform in Scotland

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn could be saying goodbye to Westminster

Who is Stephen Flynn and how long has he been an MP?

Vanguard-class submarine HMS Vigilant, one of the UK's four nuclear warhead-carrying submarines, at HM Naval Base Clyde

Scots support retaining Trident nuclear deterrent, poll shows

Rachel Reeves in Rosyth today

Rachel Reeves: I strongly disagree with SNP position on Trident

SNP's simplistic position on nuclear weapons at odds with reality Euan McColm

Former SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford

Blackford suggests SNP should ditch unilateral nuclear disarmament

SNP's Stephen Flynn at P&J Live arena in Aberdeen. Picture: PA Wire

What Stephen Flynn says led to SNP’s 'loss of trust' with voters

Joanna Cherry has lost her seat as the MP for Edinburgh South West. Picture: Katielee Arrowsmith/SWNS

Nicola Sturgeon needs to apologise for SNP failure, says Joanna Cherry

Analysis Where now for the SNP and its independence strategy after election rejection

Exclusive Power to sack MSPs through recall needed in wake of Matheson row, Blackford says

Stephen Flynn could be a future First Minister Alexander Brown

What happens to free tuition if Chinese students stop funding our universities? Brian Wilson

Ian Blackford.

Who are the key MPs stepping down at the next general election?

Polling suggest Labour will win more MPs than Humza Yousaf's party in Scotland at the general election.

Labour surges to biggest lead over SNP for decade in grim poll for Humza Yousaf

Ian Blackford, SNP's former Westminster leader, hinted he could run as an MSP.

Blackford urges against SNP attacks comparing Labour to Tories

Protesters at a 2015 rally in Glasgow against the Trident nuclear programme carry a banner that reads 'Red Tories out' (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

SNP should drop claim that Labour are simply 'Red Tories'

Health Secretary Michael Matheson gave a personal statement to the Scottish Parliament over an £11,000 data roaming bill on Thursday (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Michael Matheson must quit over iPad lies

SNP's attacks on Tory defector despite death threats are dangerous Murdo Fraser

Former leader Nicola Sturgeon arrives at the SNP annual conference at the Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) in Aberdeen.

Sturgeon backs Yousaf’s indy strategy and denies being the Truss of the SNP

Exclusive Pressure grows for tax on motorhome users in Scotland

Former Scotland manager Ally MacLeod

Footballers with dementia should be paid financial support, says Blackford

Angus MacNeil

Scottish Government took ‘high and mighty’ approach to HPMAs, says ex-SNP MP

It's down to home-buyers to decide what they can afford and how much risk they can accept over the longer-term

Scotsman Letters: Don't overstretch to buy a home than you can't really afford

Ian Blackford called for more fixed rate mortgages.

More long-term fixed rate mortgages could stop housing woes, Ian Blackford says

The report, started by Ian Blackford, focuses on how to transform Scotland's economic performance.

Ian Blackford unveils green roadmap to transform Scotland's economy

Yousaf survives 100-day war... just Euan McColm

Mhairi Black to stand down at the next election

ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 08: Ian Blackford MP Leader of the Scottish National Party Parliamentary Group addresses the first SNP conference in three years on October 08, 2022 in Aberdeen, Scotland. SNP conference deliberate the political and economic fallout from the UK government's tax cutting mini-budget. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Ian Blackford claims UK hasn’t learnt lessons from 2008 financial crisis

Boris Johnson has stepped down as MP but his rise to the top was aided by a very dysfunctional parliament, writes Stewart McDonald MP. Andrew Boyers/PA Wire

Boris was no anomaly but a product of a poor political system - Stewart McDonald

Ian Blackford announced he was standing down as an MP at the next election.

Ian Blackford says SNP need to show economic vision to deliver independence

Ian Blackford MP at the SNP conference in Aberdeen in October last year. The former leader of the SNP at Westminster has announced he won't stand as a candidate at the next election. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

As Ian Blackford passes on the SNP torch, our party must look to the future
As Ian Blackford MP announces he will step down at the next election, his Westminster colleague Stewart McDonald pays tribute to his commitment to parliament an...

Ian Blackford is waving goodbye to his time as an MP.

Former SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford standing down at next election

The Corran Ferry

Military 'increasingly unlikely' to assist with Highland ferry service

SNP's Patrick Grady, MP for Glasgow North. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

SNP MP found to have sexually harassed teenager planning to stand at election

The picture tweeted by SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn

Euan McColm: SNP is now a black comedy amid dread of what may come next

First Minister Humza Yousaf and Justice Secretary Angela Constance back major justice reform legislation (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Readers' Letters: Criminal law reforms are unlikely to work out

Stephen Flynn, the new leader of the SNP at Westminster has been accused of telling Ian Blackford new auditors were in place.

Ian Blackford accuses Stephen Flynn of false assurances about auditors

Stephen Flynn

Flynn admits SNP Westminster group could miss out on £1.2m if deadline missed

A protest against Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine outside the Russian consulate in Edinburgh. The Russian flag can be seen in the background (Picture: Lesley Martin/PA)

Yousaf should call for Putin's diplomats in Edinburgh to be expelled from UK

The Corran Ferry has been out of service since Easter Friday with the military now stepping in to get a replacement vessel up and running. A pedestrian-only service is operating in the meantime. PIC: Creative Commons/Colin.

Military considers replacement for Corran Ferry after breakdown

First Minister Humza Yousaf speaks to journalists in the Scottish Parliament. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Analysis: Humza Yousaf's big day 'torpedoed' by arrest of SNP treasurer

Nicola Sturgeon arrives home at the weekend. Picture: Stuart Wallace/Shutterstock

No reason for Nicola Sturgeon to resign as SNP MSP, claims Humza Yousaf

Ian Blackford revealed he knew the SNP auditors quite last year

Blackford defends Nicola Sturgeon and says knew auditors quit last year

Nicola Sturgeon will not return to the Scottish Parliament this week and will take part in proceedings virtually

Nicola Sturgeon to attend parliament virtually amid SNP probe

Nicola Sturgeon

SNP urged to suspend Nicola Sturgeon's membership after 'devastating' video

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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

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