Alex Salmond

Former first minister Alex Salmond, photographed in 2023

Scottish government wins Salmond files case

Scotland's oil has turned into John Swinney's embarrassment Euan McColm

Alex Salmond

SNP ministers clash in court with FOI watchdog over Salmond files

Why embarrassment of SNP MSPs shows the decline of standards at Holyrood Euan McColm

Alex Salmond

Watchdog to appeal to Supreme Court in case linked to Salmond files

Malcolm Offord MSP, Scottish leader of Reform UK

Reform UK's Malcolm Offord diagnosed with prostate cancer

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon at a recent festival appearance in Belfast (Picture: Claudia Savage/PA Wire)

Readers' Letters: Sturgeon must accept her time in the spotlight is over

Anas Sarwar

Analysis 'Bewildering' moment in Scottish Labour as Sarwar's bombshell dropped

Peter Murrell, with his now estranged wife, Nicola Sturgeon, at the Wimbledon tennis championships in 2015 (Picture: Julian Finney)

'Sturgeon enabled Murrell and stitched up Salmond to hide truth'

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

Claim Murrell had 'control' of Yes Scotland and oversaw donations

James Hynd

Exclusive Police drop probe into civil servant's evidence to Salmond inquiry

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

Former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham celebrates his victory in the Makerfield by-election. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Starmer and Swinney's political executioners wait in wings

Prime Minister Keir Starmer with families involved in the consultation process for online restrictions, before holding a press conference at Downing Street this week to announce government action to protect children online. (Picture: Carlos Jasso / Pool/ AFP via Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Starmer is tackling social media danger the wrong way

Alex Salmond

Exclusive Watchdog condemns government's 'arrogant' handling of Salmond files

Lara Bird, the SNP candidate for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry

Exclusive Peter Murrell hasn't come up 'at all', says SNP by-election candidate

Following the election, John Swinney must commit his new government to openness and transparency (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

SNP must end its 'culture of secrecy' – or face the consequences Scotsman comment

Alex Salmond

SNP government found in contempt in 'bombshell' Salmond files ruling

Exclusive Inside the mind of Murrell: From psychological kicks to self-sabotage

Growing calls for inquiry into Peter Murrell embezzlement case

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has pleaded guilty to an embezzlement charge.

Who is Peter Murrell? The ex-SNP chief found guilty of embezzlement

John Swinney has vowed to continue pushing for Scottish Independence (Picture: Lisa Ferguson/The Scotsman)

Readers' Letters: Five more years of SNP ignoring real concerns of Scots

Former SNP MP Joanna Cherry leaving after the funeral service for former first minister Alex Salmond

Exclusive Joanna Cherry: 'Swinney should probe alleged plot against Salmond'

Pro-independence supporters march in Glasgow in the run-up to the independence referendum im 2014

What Joanna Cherry's memoir says about the SNP and Scottish culture Jenny Lindsay

Alex Salmond

Exclusive Alex Salmond 'believed SNP HQ hired private detective to spy on him'

First Minister John Swinney and Alex Salmond

Swinney rejects public inquiry call into Salmond 'conspiracy' messages

Former first minister Alex Salmond

Calls for police probe into 'SNP plot' to bring down Alex Salmond

Alex Salmond launched the pro-independence Alba Party in 2021

Exclusive Alba threatens to call in police amid dispute with local branches

Alex Salmond

Swinney: Commissioner attack over Salmond files 'a bit strange'

The House of Lords, pictured in November

Exclusive SNP urged to reconsider House of Lords membership

Mass at St Andrew's Cathedral in Glasgow. Scottish Labour is now targeting the Catholic vote ahead of Holyrood elections given Reform and SNP's position on faith schools. PIC: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty

Labour targets Catholic vote as SNP and Reform 'abandon' faith schools

Analysis How the SNP has turned its fortunes around under John Swinney

James McAvoy, Rebekah Murrell, Danny Page, Michael Mendelsohn, Lucy Halliday, Samuel Bottomley, Natalie Perrotta and Seamus McLean Ross on a red carpet at the premiere of California Schemin' in Toronto last year.

Arts diary: Why I was barred from red carpet at Glasgow Film Festival

Kenny MacAskill is leader of the Alba Party (Picture: Andy Buchanan - Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Alba's woes would sadden Salmond

The late Alex Salmond with Alba Party supporters in Falkirk.

Breaking Alba Party to be de-registered as it is no longer financially viable

David Hamilton, the Scottish Information Commissioner

Scotland has 'staggering' number of public bodies, says watchdog

The late Alex Salmond with Alba Party supporters

Alba splinter group to launch legal action in bid to save the party

Poll: SNP on track for Holyrood majority thanks to tactical voting

Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

What's inside the Salmond files? Salmond's 'floodgates' warning

Salmond 'had some awareness' of alleged Alba fraud as scale revealed

Millionaire takes over rights to Salmond case against SNP government

Prime Minister David Cameron and First Minister Alex Salmond in May 2011

Ministers considered holding referendum on same day as 2011 election

Alex Salmond and John Swinney

John Swinney warned SNP Cabinet net zero would increase fuel poverty

Alba leader Kenny MacAskill

Exclusive Alex Salmond's Alba Party left with one councillor as member quits

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon

Watchdog orders release of withheld Nicola Sturgeon inquiry evidence

Actor Alan Cumming has spoken of his friendship with Ms Sturgeon.

Alan Cumming: Nicola Sturgeon is 'blossoming'

John Swinney speaking to special advisers Ewan Crawford and Colin McAllister (right) at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh

Spads in the Scottish Government 'must be brought out of the shadows'

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