Alex Salmond

Edinburgh Eastern MSP Ash Regan with Alba leader Alex Salmond at a press conference to launch her Bill for a new referendum. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.

Alba unveils Holyrood Bill for a new referendum

Edinburgh Eastern MSP Ash Regan's defection to Alba means Alex Salmond's party now has a platform t Holyrood.

Is Humza Yousaf too dismissive of Ash Regan defection?

Edinburgh Eastern MSP Ash Regan says she could no longer fulfil her pro-independence mandate as part of the SNP. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

‘SNP indy change made me defect’ says Alba's first MSP

Ash Regan was elected SNP MSP for Edinburgh Eastern in 2016. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Ash Regan quits SNP to join Salmond’s Alba party

Tram works saw Edinburgh's Princes Street closed for months on end. Picture: Neil Hanna.

Your guide to what Lord Hardie had to say on tram fiasco

Penny Mordaunt, who famously held the Sword of State during King Charles' coronation ceremony, proved so popular that her Fringe appearance had to be moved to a bigger venue. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

No escape as politicians take centre stage at Fringe

Kate Forbes has agreed to appear alongside Alex Salmond at his Fringe show, The Ayes Have It! The Ayes Have It!

SNP treating city as showground for their own rows - Ian Murray

Alex Salmond. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Pupils from two Edinburgh schools to take part in Alex Salmond's Fringe show

I don’t mind politicians muscling in on the Fringe – some of them are funnier th...

First Minister Humza Yousaf has been asked about the delayed Edinburgh tram inquiry at FMQs (Getty Images/ National World)

MSP calls on First Minister for inquiry into tram inquiry

Universities rely on foreign students to help cover the cost of educating Scottish students (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Free university tuition in Scotland may not survive growing pressures

King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, following the coronation (Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

Support for Royals is falling, but monarchy won't be abolished any time soon

Sue Webber is a Scottish Conservative MSP for the Lothians

Education slips down the SNP’s list of priorities - Sue Webber

The future is bright for those who grasp the opportunities of the green industrial revolution (Picture: Christian Charisius/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

SNP and Tories have wasted chances to turn country into green superpower

Nicola Sturgeon has been given a plumb office, while other SNP MSPs are sharing a corridor with Conservatives (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Sturgeon should quit Holyrood, not be rewarded with an office with a view

First Minister Humza Yousaf believes failing to challenge the UK Government's veto would open the door to more laws being blocked in future (Picture: Robert Perry/PA Wire)

Yousaf has picked the wrong ground for a fight with Westminster – Ian Swanson
Legal experts think there is little chance of success – and the public don’t support the legislation

Testing of trams on Leith Walk and on to Newhaven is now under way and is going "very well indeed" according to transport convener Scott Arthur

Children and locals could be among first to use new tram route

Kate Forbes, left, Ash Regan, and Humza Yousaf are standing to become leader of the SNP (Picture: Andy Buchanan/pool via Getty Images)

Humza Yousaf laughed at my jokes, I'm not so sure Kate Forbes would

Readers' letters: Should we have a Scottish election?

Supporters may discover Nicola Sturgeon has killed off their goal of Scottish independence (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Sturgeon resigned to avoid carrying can for end of indy 'dream' – John McLellan

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon waves to people gathered outside Bute House in Edinburgh, after announcing that she will stand down as First Minister of Scotland. (Photo credit: Jane Barlow/PA)

Key moments in Nicola Sturgeon's career as she resigns

Nicola Sturgeon has devoted her political career to Scottish independence.

The life and career of resigning SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon has resigned as first minister of Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon to resign as First Minister of Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon is to resign as Scotland's first minister according to reports

Nicola Sturgeon to resign as Scotland's First Minister, according to reports

Nicola Sturgeon says she hasn't kept a detailed diary of her time in politics but will 'almost certainly' write a memoir.

Sturgeon planning to write memoir

Nelson Mandela raises clenched fist at a rally following his release in 1990

Readers' letters: Invoking Nelson Mandela's name to back gender reform is unjust...

Warning letters issued to tram inquiry witnesses as it finally nears completion
Warning letters have been sent to people to be criticised by the Edinburgh tram inquiry, indicating its long-awaited final report is finally on the horizon.

The trams inquiry will cost as much as the Iraq war investigation, documents have revealed. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh trams inquiry due to cost same amount as Iraq war investigation

Sir Sean Connery would have turned 92 on Thursday

Sir Sean Connery's family and friends gather in Edinburgh for moving celebration

Alex Salmond has said Nicola Sturgeon must set out a "plan of action" to prove she is serious about her pledge to hold an independence referendum.

Salmond demands ‘plan of action’ on indyref2 from Sturgeon

Alba party leader Alex Salmond leaves BBC Broadcasting House in London as he said now is a 'good time' to move forward with Scottish independence (Photo: Yui Mok, PA).

'Good time' for Scotland to pressure UK Government on indyref, says Alex Salmond

The tram inquiry – like the project itself – continues to be a source of controversy

Critics attack 'disgraceful' tram inquiry delays - your views online

Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Ministers urged to intervene over 'disgraceful' delays to Edinburgh tram inquiry

Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina. Picture: Greg Macvean

Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina escapes Russia

Alba Party leaflets may have been uncompliant with electoral law

Alex Salmond's Alba Party spoken to over leaflets 'breaking electoral law'

A tram on Princes Street in Edinburgh.

Alex Salmond: SNP's trams are "destroying businesses" in Edinburgh

Alex Salmond at his ALBA Party Spring Conference at Hampden. (Picture credit: John Devlin)

Alba will field 100 candidates in local elections

The broadcast license of the Russian state-backed channel RT which Alex Salmond has presented on has been revoked in the UK with “immediate effect”, the regulator Ofcom has announced (Photo: Chris Radburn/PA)

RT license to broadcast revoked in UK with 'immediate effect'

Vince Cable, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats, on Alba leader Alex Salmond's TV show on RT.

Alex Salmond cancels RT show 'until peace is re-established' following criticism

Alex Salmond: Push for independence now while Boris Johnson is mired in scandal

Alex Salmond: Push for independence now while Boris Johnson is mired in scandal

Could Devo Max appear as a third option alongside Yes and No on the ballot paper at a future independence referendum?

Could Devo Max help resolve Scotland's divisions on the constitution?

'This year, energy and other household bills are going to increase at a rate which is completely unaffordable for many families,' says Mr Salmond (file image). Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images.

Alba Party calls on Holyrood to fund council tax freeze

A group of wild swimmers hosted a coffee morning in Portobello's icy waves to raise cash for Macmillan Cancer Support. They braved the freezing water armed only with a swimming costume and a fresh cup of coffee at sunrise to promote the World's Biggest Coffee Morning.

Review of the Year 2021, part three

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon takes the oath before giving evidence to the Holyrood committee on the Alex Salmond saga. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/PA.

A look back at the year in Scottish Politics

Readers' letters: How Scotland lost out on post-Brexit freeports

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Alex Salmond demands immediate help for private hire and taxi drivers

Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Nicola Sturgeon: It would be ‘inappropriate’ to intervene in tram inquiry

Better Together leader Alistair Darling, seen campaigning with future Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar in 2014, snookered Alex Salmond with a simple question about an independent Scotland's currency and the SNP still can't answer it (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP still can't answer a simple question about independence – Alex Cole-Hamilton

Tram works at York Place. Picture: Jane Barlow

Why is tram inquiry report taking so long

Nicola Sturgeon has been First Minister since 2014 (Picture: Andrew Milligan/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Will Nicola Sturgeon lead SNP into 2026 Holyrood election? – Ian Swanson

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has said time is on her side with her push for independence

Nicola Sturgeon: 'Time is on my side' on referendum push

Police Scotland are investigating leaks from Scottish Government’s Salmond inquiry.

Police investigating leaks from Salmond inquiry

Jim Sillars and Margo MacDonald were "two halves of one whole" Picture: Neil Hanna

SNP tried to stymie Margo's Holyrood career, says Sillars

Helicopter tours are breaking the peace and silence of Arthur’s Seat

Readers' Letters: 'The view from down below is not great'

Alex Cole-Hamilton is the new leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.

Alex Cole-Hamilton: 'I regret my involvement in the Alex Salmond inquiry'