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Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath MP Neale Hanvey

Referendum powers bid to be made in House of Commons
ALBA’S Westminster leader will attempt to bring forward a bill this week to give powers for a Scottish independence referendum

One of the billboards in the Alba campaign, pictured at Aberdeen Airport

'It's time': Alba launch first billboard campaign of 2023 in independence drive

Kenny MacAskill has published a report looking into which state-owned firms have stakes in Scotland's renewables industry

China, UAE, France: Report details state-owned energy firms operating in Scotland

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

Activists at a pro-Yes rally in Glasgow the day before the 2014 Scottish independence referendum

EXCLUSIVE Scottish independence poll sees HUGE lead for Yes amid Section 35 row

There's no more time for delay when it comes to independence, writes Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

COMMENT Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh: The battle for indy must begin as a matter of urgency

Planned legislation against protesters has been slammed by various politicians in Scotland

EXCLUSIVE Tory protest legislation makes for 'depressingly Orwellian future'

Alba leader Alex Salmond addresses people at the party's special assembly on independence

Alba call for Holyrood to be dissolved for special de facto election in October

Nicola Sturgeon said the resolution sets out an alternative option “in the interest of a full and open debate” at the conference.

Indyref latest SNP NEC agrees indyref2 strategy resolution to be debated at conference

Alba are set to hold a special conference in Edinburgh on the 'way ahead' for a Scottish independence referendum

Alba special conference to chart 'way ahead' for Scottish independence referendum

We previously ranked the financial interest of Scottish Tory and SNP MPs, so now our analysis will focus on the remaining Scottish Westminster parliamentarians

SPECIAL REPORT Who is donating to Labour, LibDem and Alba MPs and how much are they getting?

Alex Salmond's Alba Party have hired top lawyers to investigate alternatives to the SNP's controversial de facto vote plans

Lawyers hired by Alba to probe alternatives to SNP's de facto indyref

Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh has accused the SNP government of having 'abandoned the referendum strategy that helped create the modern independence movement'

Letters Route to independence approach endorsed by Alba is high-risk

An Alba Party billboard beside the M80 has been covered up with Union Bears graffiti

Alba Party billboard covered up with Rangers ultras graffiti

Alba have encouraged Yes MPs to cause disruption at Westminster

LETTER Let’s hope for disruptive action from our Yes MPs

A poll has found that in an independent Scotland, most Scots would want King Charles removed as head of state

Scots want King Charles ditched as head of state in an indy Scotland, new poll finds

The BBC handed GCHQ boss Jeremy Fleming editorial control over one of its flagship news broadcasts

EXCLUSIVE Propaganda expert slams BBC after spy boss given control of flagship news show

Alba have urged pro-Yes MPs to follow the example of Kenny MacAskill (top left) and Neale Hanvey (bottom) in disrupting Westminster in the new year

Alba call for daily disruption at Westminster from pro-Yes MPs to force indyref2

Kenny MacAskill has called for Royal Mail to be taken back into public ownership

Alba's MacAskill calls for public mail service in indy Scotland

Alex Salmond, right, has called for a new tax on the profits of online giants such as Jeff Bezos's Amazon

Alex Salmond in ‘Amazon tax’ call to hit profits of online giants

Alex Salmond's Alba Party could be in for an upturn in their electoral fortunes, a recent poll suggests

poll Alba could be set to secure Holyrood seats, poll suggests

Former Labour Cabinet minister Douglas Alexander is said to be eyeing a return to Westminster

Labour's Douglas Alexander plots return to Westminster with bid for Lothian seat

The billboards will be seen all across Scotland

Alba launch independence billboard campaign inspired by John Lennon and Yoko Ono

Alex Salmond's Alba Party backed using a Holyrood vote as a de facto independence referendum

LETTERS Amid the freeze, are things starting to heat up on the independence front?

There is unlikely to be any way back for Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond’s relationship but their parties must find a way to work together, Kevin McKenna writes

COMMENT Kevin McKenna: Stephen Flynn's olive branch to Alba is vital for a Yes win

'There are few people more doughty than Yes campaigners searching for the way forward', Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh writes

COMMENT Scotland has schooled Supreme Court on law of unintended consequences

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn

INDYREF2 SNP Westminster chief Stephen Flynn opens door to working with Alba Party

Alex Salmond said Alba's plans could help propel the independence movement

Alba back ‘Holyrood plebiscite’ to get over 'referendum roadblocks'

From left: Alba's Neale Hanvey, Jim Eadie, Alex Salmond and Eva Comrie

Alba urge indy movement to come together and sign 'St Andrew's Day Declaration'

Alex Salmond kicked off the Alba Party conference this weekend with a rallying cry to ditch Westminster

Alex Salmond kicks off Alba Party conference with rallying cry to ditch Westminster

Alex Salmond has said the independence movement is at a crossroads

Independence movement must capitalise on momentum, says Alex Salmond

Alex Salmond has said Scots are the real 'highest court in the land' as he launched a new independence pledge

EXCLUSIVE Alex Salmond's Alba launch St Andrew's Day Declaration

Alex Salmond's Alba Party will have a special conference on indyref2 after the Supreme Court verdict

Alba to host conference on 'way forward' for independence

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack will be quizzed by MPs on the Scottish Affairs Committee

UK Government braces with indyref2 to take the spotlight at Westminster

The Supreme Court said they 'couldn't accept' the self-determination argument in the SNP's written submission

Exclusive Supreme Court self-determination ruling signals 'paradigm shift' in indy debate

Alba MP Neale Hanvey will address a Judgment Day rally at Holyrood this week

YES RALLIES Alba Party to 'stand for Scotland' at Supreme Court decision rallies across Scotland

Douglas Ross's party has been accused of spreading fake news by sharing false claims Scotland's police force is on strike

EXCLUSIVE Tories in astonishing response after confronted over fake news accusations

Scotland and the UK are world leaders in offshore wind power, and look set to stay that way

SPECIAL REPORT SNP accused of 'misinformation' over Scottish wind power – so what are the facts?

Scottish MPs put forward the case for independence during a debate in the House of Commons

MPs clash over Scottish independence in heated Westminster debate

Alex Salmond has accused the UK Government of launching a 'Cold War' against China after it was announced Confucius Institutes could be banned

Alex Salmond backs Chinese Confucius Institutes in security fears row

Michael Gove and Alister Jack were not impressed by Neale Hanvey's question

Rishi Sunak asked if Scotland is 'hostage in British colony'

Alba's Neale Hanvey has criticised the leadership qualities of Nicola Sturgeon

Letters It was always clear that Alba party’s target was winning over SNP voters

The billboards have gone up at sites across Scotland, including one in Elgin in Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross’s Westminster constituency

exclusive Alba launch independence billboard campaign across Scotland

Pete Wishart, left, has hit back at criticism from Alba after SNP MPs left as Kenny MacAskill rose to his feet in parliament

EXCLUSIVE 'Stop the nonsense': SNP hit back after Alba 'walkout' controversy

The US president’s special envoy for climate, John Kerry, talked up the role Scotland could play in fighting climate change ahead of COP27

watch US special envoy John Kerry hails Scotland's promising hydro future

Alba MP Kenny MacAskill was to speak on energy in Scotland when the SNP contingent left the Commons

Alba hit out at SNP MPs for walking out of Commons as Kenny MacAskill spoke

Alex Salmond's party said they have been 'blocked' from broadcasting a political advert by the BBC

SALMOND 'SILENCED' Alba advert 'blocked' by BBC as party decry 'democratic deficit'

Alex Salmond giving the closing speech at the Alba Party conference

EXCLUSIVE Alex Salmond calls on MPs to obstruct Westminster proceedings in Alba closing speech

Alex Salmond will urge any MSP with the ‘guts and gumption’ to table their own indyref bill

ALBA CONFERENCE Alex Salmond to call for Holyrood to introduce indyref bill immediately

Yes parties would see 42% of the vote share in a UK General Election, a new poll has revealed

EXCLUSIVE Pro-independence parties at 50 per cent of Holyrood vote amid call for 'Yes alliance'

Alex Salmond will lead the second Alba conference in Stirling over the weekend

COMMENT Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh: The freedom that comes with being a small party like Alba

Alex Salmond has said the SNP must provide detail on how they hope to gain independence if the Supreme Court bid fails

EXCLUSIVE Alex Salmond in call for clarity on de-facto referendum plan

Chris McEleny demanded the Union flags at the yard be replaced by Saltires (Photographed by George Munro)

EXCLUSIVE Union flags taken down at embattled Ferguson Marine shipyard after Saltire row

Angus Robertson has been criticised for appearing to 'relish' the prospect of the SNP becoming the official opposition at Westminster

EXCLUSIVE Angus Robertson urged to clarify indyref2 plan after 'official opposition' remark