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As the third anniversary of Brexit passes, Labour and the Conservatives are desperately trying to make it work

Tory vision of 'global Britain' contrasts sharply with today's stark reality
BOTH the Conservatives

Three years after Brexit, only Government ministers and British columnists are still rooting for it

COMMENT Britannia waives the rules – in a land shorn of Hope and Glory

The group has grown from around 4 to a consistent 14.

Coffee, cake, and independence: One group's Sunday quiz instils joy into the movement

Westminster is a two-party political house which will never change

Letters We must not let lethargy set in and the reality of post-Brexit UK just be accepted

The third episode of The National's new podcast is now live and available to listen to on Spotify and Omny

Holyrood Weekly: Nadhim Zahawi, SNP manifesto row, strikes, Brexit and more

Time for Scotland should be commended for organising Tuesday’s rally – but the promise of a Constitutional Convention must be fulfilled

COMMENT Joanna Cherry: How do we turn platitudes and promises on rejoining EU into reality?

If anything, having to battle swirling wind and rain made the marchers more collectively determined

Letters A joyous experience of braving the elements to ‘leave a light on’

Anas Sarwar has been criticised for saying he backs workers while supporting plans to try and 'make Brexit work' from his London bosses

Anas Sarwar has 'gall' to claim he stands with workers, SNP MP says

James Dyson featured on a list of tycoons who own UK properties via overseas companies

Brexiteer James Dyson among those to own UK properties via overseas companies

Donald Trump hailed Brexit as a 'great thing' in 2016 - but the latest accounts from his golf courses tell a different story

Donald Trump's Scottish golf courses blame Brexit for £15 million losses

Anti-Brexit campaigners take part in a torchlight procession to the Scottish Parliament on the third anniversary of Brexit on January 31, 2023 in Edinburgh

COMMENT Scotland needs freed from a stagnating UK to take its rightful place in Europe

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 31: Anti-Brexit campaigners take part in a torchlight procession to the Scottish Parliament on the third anniversary of Brexit on January 31, 2023 in Edinburgh, Scotland. January 31 2023 marks the 3rd anniversary of Brexit

COMMENT EU rally shows the need for targeted and canny activism in Yes movement

Multiple pubs have been confirmed to close permanently, including one in Wick and one in Shawlands

JD Wetherspoon confirms ANOTHER Scottish pub will shut down next month

Stephen Flynn challenged Rishi Sunak on the impact of Brexit

MPs laugh as Rishi Sunak insists Brexit has 'nothing to do' with cost of living

Hundreds gathered in Edinburgh, with groups across Scotland holding smaller events

Activists keep the light on across Scotland, despite yellow weather warning

Pro-EU Scots gathered outside Holyrood to mark the third anniversary of Brexit

EXCLUSIVE Hundreds gather outside Scottish Parliament to mark third anniversary of Brexit

The forecast that the UK economy will contract by 0.6% in 2023 comes three years on from Brexit

Letters Dire IMF figures show Brexit Britain reaping what it sowed three years ago

Brexiteers Theresa Villiers and Daniel Hannan were interviewed on BBC Radio 4 as both argued the UK's departure from the EU had not damaged the UK economy

Exclusive BBC slated for Brexit anniversary coverage featuring 'insulting' Radio 4 interview

A Lights On rally was held in Edinburgh showing Scottish solidarity with Europe

COMMENT We have to mention the B word today – and it's not the Beeb

SNP MP launches 'one stop shop' for independence in the EU on Brexit anniversary

EXCLUSIVE SNP MP launches 'one stop shop' resource for independence and the EU

200 torches have been bought for this evening's procession

Organisers of third Brexit anniversary rallies issue update amid weather warning

Former prime minister Boris Johnson with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Russia may not have invaded Ukraine if it weren't for Brexit, top MEP claims

'Light fires of freedom so that we can navigate true seas of darkness'

Our Message to Europe: Leave a light on, we will be back

Tory Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer are both leading Brexit-supporting parties

Labour and Tories' 'conspiracy of silence' over Brexit impacts condemned

Those travelling must now fill out a Carnet document, which accounts for each item taken over to Europe and costs around £500

SPECIAL REPORT Scottish culture shut out of EU due to Brexit, industry warn

After the UK left the EU, one women's business plummeted by more than 60%

special report Scottish businesses have battled to survive amid lost trade with EU

Smith was the elected as the youngest Scottish MEP in 2004

Interview Europe is a complicated beast but we are ready to give voters answers, says Smith

Democracy, Europe and independence all have to be more than distant abstract principles if Scotland is to realise its future as a European country

comment Gerry Hassan: Scotland still has a European future – but obstacles litter the route

EMiS activists in Glasgow will be gathering at the Donald Dewar statue on Buchanan Street at 6pm

Pro-EU grassroots efforts will help keep European hearts and open to Scotland

Jordi Solé has served as an MEP for the Republican Left of Catalonia since 2017.

comment Jordi Solé MEP: The hope you will rejoin the EU is shared by a majority of colleagues

Europe for Scotland rallies took place across Europe after the Supreme Court verdict

COMMENT How two European citizens are strengthening the case for an independent Scotland

Josh Traynor met the Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė

SPECIAL REPORT I spoke to EU leaders and citizens about Scotland's future - here's what they said

François Alfonsi has been a Corsican nationalist since the 1970s and a French MEP from 2009 - 2014, re-elected in 2019.

Comment François Alfonsi MEP: We will be Scotland’s ally in European Parliament

Brexit has had a significant negative impact on areas including health, business, and education

SPECIAL REPORT These nine dramatic graphs reveal Brexit's negative impacts on Scotland

McDermid reflects on watching from New Zealand “as UK politics tore itself apart in a bonfire of the vanities”

EXCLUSIVE YOU can watch Val McDermid's message to Scots on the third anniversary of Brexit

Robertson has said there would not need to be a second referendum seeking views on an independent Scotland rejoining the EU

Vote for independence would count as vote to rejoin EU, Angus Robertson says

Everyone is encouraged to bring banners, placards and flags - but the most important thing is to show up.

BREXIT EVENTS Everything you need to know about the Brexit anniversary rallies

The SNP's economy spokesperson Stewart Hosie MP

EXCLUSIVE Post-Brexit 'bonfire' risks driving further price rises, warn campaigners

The number of EU nationals coming to Scotland to study has halved since Brexit

Number of EU students coming to Scotland has HALVED since Brexit

The Tory minister urged those who had left the workforce during the pandemic to get back to work, claiming 'Britain needs you'

Jeremy Hunt urges early retirees to rejoin workforce amid plans to raise pension age

Tuesday’s edition of The National will include a Brexit Special Edition spread and Lights On poster

Our jam-packed Brexit special edition PLUS exclusive poster is on sale today!

Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi has been one of the country's most successful recent creative exports

Scotland's arts sector loses millions in funding due to Brexit, analysis finds

Polling conducted exclusively for The National revealed what Scots think about the big topics

All of our polls from our exclusive series this week

A polling firm posted a word cloud of responses to the question: “What policy do you most associate with Keir Starmer?”

'Don't know': These are the words the public associates most with Keir Starmer

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks at a press conference about the pressures facing the Scottish NHS

SPECIAL REPORT Brexit, austerity, Covid: Why is Scotland's NHS gripped by crisis?

The action is aligned with the procession and rally organised by Time for Scotland on January 31 at Holyrood

Exclusive Independence activists set out Brexit's failures outside UK Government hub

Scotland voted comprehensively to remain in the EU, but was forced to leave anyway

COMMENT Alyn Smith: UK has to get real as the EU is sick of its nonsense

A majority of Scots do not think the BBC reported accurately on the effects of Brexit, a poll found

COMMENT Wee Ginger Dug: What will it take for the BBC to acknowledge its issues and change?

Douglas Ross said that pro-SNP bias could be behind the BBC's perceived poor performance on Brexit

Douglas Ross claims 'bias in favour of SNP' is BBC's problem in Scotland

Pete Wishart, left, confronted Tory minister Julia Lopez over our poll which showed most Scots felt the BBC had failed to properly cover the impact of Brexit

Tory minister: Leave voters may feel 'opposite' to Scots over BBC Brexit coverage

Anas Sarwar said backing a referendum on rejoining the EU would make him 'inconsistent'

Anas Sarwar rules out EU referendum despite 'economic disaster' of Brexit

The BBC hasn't reported on Brexit's impacts well, Scots say

EXCLUSIVE POLL Majority of Scots say BBC doing a bad job reporting impact of Brexit

Our poll found Scots are unhappy with how the BBC has reported on Brexit's impact

EXCLUSIVE Experts: BBC must re-evaluate impartiality approach to regain trust

People attend a rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh following the decision by judges at the UK Supreme Court in London that the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to hold a second independence referendum. Picture date: Wednesday

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