Elections
![Will Anas Sarwar, John Swinney and Douglas Ross be up against it with the election date in the summer holidays?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18119133.jpg)
![Will Anas Sarwar, John Swinney and Douglas Ross be up against it with the election date in the summer holidays?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18119133.jpg)
Exclusive
![Detail from a Boundaries Scotland map showing proposed changes to constituencies in the Edinburgh area](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17971592.jpg)
![Detail from a Boundaries Scotland map showing proposed changes to constituencies in the Edinburgh area](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17971592.jpg)
![First Minister Humza Yousaf pictured giving a speech in Blantyre](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17677095.jpg)
![First Minister Humza Yousaf pictured giving a speech in Blantyre](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17677095.jpg)
![Polling station](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16862267.jpg)
![Polling station](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16862267.jpg)
NEWSLETTER
![A new study has examined the impact of tactical voting at every Holyrood election](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17130094.jpg)
![A new study has examined the impact of tactical voting at every Holyrood election](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17130094.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE
![One poll has Anas Sarwar's party on course to take swathes of seats off the SNP](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16817812.jpg)
![One poll has Anas Sarwar's party on course to take swathes of seats off the SNP](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16817812.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE
![More foreign nationals are registered to vote in Scottish elections than ever before](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16690024.jpg)
![More foreign nationals are registered to vote in Scottish elections than ever before](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16690024.jpg)
![How many English voters are aware that a system of proportional representation is used for Scottish Parliament elections?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16357108.jpg)
![How many English voters are aware that a system of proportional representation is used for Scottish Parliament elections?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16357108.jpg)
Letters
![Nigel Farage urged voters to abandon the Tories and vote for his own party, Reform UK, at the next General Election](/resources/images/128x89/1x/7777876.jpg)
![Nigel Farage urged voters to abandon the Tories and vote for his own party, Reform UK, at the next General Election](/resources/images/180x180/1x/7777876.jpg)
![Americans went to the polls for their first election in two years – with John Fetterman among the winners](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16150268.jpg)
![Americans went to the polls for their first election in two years – with John Fetterman among the winners](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16150268.jpg)
SPECIAL REPORT
![Young Americans voted 63% in favour of the Democrats – the only age demographic to have voted more than 50% for either party](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16144929.jpg)
![Young Americans voted 63% in favour of the Democrats – the only age demographic to have voted more than 50% for either party](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16144929.jpg)
COMMENT
![American democracy is on the line in this election, according to president Joe Biden](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16124653.jpg)
![American democracy is on the line in this election, according to president Joe Biden](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16124653.jpg)
FOUR CORNERS
![far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro (pictured) faces veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, or 'Lula'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16100335.jpg)
![far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro (pictured) faces veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, or 'Lula'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16100335.jpg)
ANALYSIS
![Keir Starmer said 'more and more Scots' are taking another look at Labour](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16023627.jpg)
![Keir Starmer said 'more and more Scots' are taking another look at Labour](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16023627.jpg)
![Social Democrat Prime Minister Magdalena resigned on Thursday after defeat from right-wing bloc](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15593359.jpg)
![Social Democrat Prime Minister Magdalena resigned on Thursday after defeat from right-wing bloc](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15593359.jpg)
comment
![Willie Adamson (centre) pictured in 1920 with fellow leading Labour politicians Arthur Henderson, William Brace, Vernon Hartshorn and James Henry Thomas](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13962816.jpg)
![Willie Adamson (centre) pictured in 1920 with fellow leading Labour politicians Arthur Henderson, William Brace, Vernon Hartshorn and James Henry Thomas](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13962816.jpg)
COMMENT
![Alex Cole-Hamilton was criticised for using a local by-election as a national 'barometer' on independence](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13024376.jpg)
![Alex Cole-Hamilton was criticised for using a local by-election as a national 'barometer' on independence](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13024376.jpg)
![The Prime Minister suggested the idea is “ridiculous” after previously refusing to rule out an early poll](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13948032.jpg)
![The Prime Minister suggested the idea is “ridiculous” after previously refusing to rule out an early poll](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13948032.jpg)
![The Scottish Election Study analysed the 2021 Holyrood vote](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13768367.jpg)
![The Scottish Election Study analysed the 2021 Holyrood vote](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13768367.jpg)
ELECTIONS
![Michael Gove will become the minister responsible for setting the strategy of the Electoral Commission](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12134312.jpg)
![Michael Gove will become the minister responsible for setting the strategy of the Electoral Commission](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12134312.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE
![The REAL Scottish Politics: Here's why Tory bill is so disturbing](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13730716.jpg)
![The REAL Scottish Politics: Here's why Tory bill is so disturbing](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13730716.jpg)
COMMENT
![Roza Salih is standing for Greater Pollock as an SNP candidate, and she hopes to give back to the area that has shown her ‘overwhelming support'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11533519.jpg)
![Roza Salih is standing for Greater Pollock as an SNP candidate, and she hopes to give back to the area that has shown her ‘overwhelming support'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11533519.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE
![In this geographically diverse authority, the issues people will vote on vary door to door](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13685670.jpg)
![In this geographically diverse authority, the issues people will vote on vary door to door](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13685670.jpg)
LOCAL ELECTION PROFILE
![Boris Johnson appears to not betaking a backseat in the Scottish Tory council election campaign](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13530772.jpg)
![Boris Johnson appears to not betaking a backseat in the Scottish Tory council election campaign](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13530772.jpg)
![SNP has ruled out doing a deal with the Tories in North Lanarkshire](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13682430.jpg)
![SNP has ruled out doing a deal with the Tories in North Lanarkshire](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13682430.jpg)
LOCAL ELECTION PROFILE
![The summit of Dumyat in the Ochil hills](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13673112.jpg)
![The summit of Dumyat in the Ochil hills](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13673112.jpg)
LOCAL ELECTION PROFILE
![Yes parties need to hope the surge of Tory votes last time was an anomaly](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13668885.jpg)
![Yes parties need to hope the surge of Tory votes last time was an anomaly](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13668885.jpg)
LOCAL ELECTION PROFILE
![The Alba Party's conference saw a focus on the cost of living crisis, GRA reforms and indyref2](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13616358.jpg)
![The Alba Party's conference saw a focus on the cost of living crisis, GRA reforms and indyref2](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13616358.jpg)
SPECIAL REPORT
![Let’s be sure we win the argument for independence at the local council elections](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13602402.jpg)
![Let’s be sure we win the argument for independence at the local council elections](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13602402.jpg)
COMMENT
![The Scottish council elections are fast approaching](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13495509.jpg)
![The Scottish council elections are fast approaching](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13495509.jpg)
COUNCIL ELECTIONS
![Perhaps the leadership are planning a kind of flash mob conference?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13578991.jpg)
![Perhaps the leadership are planning a kind of flash mob conference?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13578991.jpg)
COMMENT
![Jamie Robertson (right) has an interest in far-right commentators like David Duke, the former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13579042.jpg)
![Jamie Robertson (right) has an interest in far-right commentators like David Duke, the former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13579042.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE
![Scottish Labour sought to claim the centre ground during its three-day conference in Glasgow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13547888.jpg)
![Scottish Labour sought to claim the centre ground during its three-day conference in Glasgow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13547888.jpg)
![Ruth Davidson (right) said in 2018 that 'almost all' Scottish Tory candidates would have benefited from the dark money Scottish Unionist Association Trust, which has also donated to Douglas Ross](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13531157.jpg)
![Ruth Davidson (right) said in 2018 that 'almost all' Scottish Tory candidates would have benefited from the dark money Scottish Unionist Association Trust, which has also donated to Douglas Ross](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13531157.jpg)
Exclusive
![Anas Sarwar spoke out after making his first major speech of the new year](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13364629.jpg)
![Anas Sarwar spoke out after making his first major speech of the new year](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13364629.jpg)
![Poll after poll is showing Boris Johnson is going to be a problem for the Tories at the next election](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13345041.jpg)
![Poll after poll is showing Boris Johnson is going to be a problem for the Tories at the next election](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13345041.jpg)
COMMENT
![Adam Tomkins said the strategy of pro-UK parties fielding one candidate would eventually defeat the SNP](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12540649.jpg)
![Adam Tomkins said the strategy of pro-UK parties fielding one candidate would eventually defeat the SNP](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12540649.jpg)
![Highland Council call for 'fundamental review' of electoral boundary changes](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13295582.jpg)
![Highland Council call for 'fundamental review' of electoral boundary changes](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13295582.jpg)
Updated
![The poll found Nicola Sturgeon's party would get 53% of the Scottish vote if a General Election took place tomorrow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13267275.jpg)
![The poll found Nicola Sturgeon's party would get 53% of the Scottish vote if a General Election took place tomorrow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13267275.jpg)
![Kirsten Oswald says Scotland will 'always be outvoted' under Westminster's broken system](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13100088.jpg)
![Kirsten Oswald says Scotland will 'always be outvoted' under Westminster's broken system](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13100088.jpg)
![Iraqi security forces simulate the process of protecting the polling stations for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Basra, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani).](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13077805.jpg)
![Iraqi security forces simulate the process of protecting the polling stations for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Basra, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani).](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13077805.jpg)
COMMENT
![Anas Sarwar addresses the Labour Party conference in Brighton](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13055959.jpg)
![Anas Sarwar addresses the Labour Party conference in Brighton](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13055959.jpg)
![The Tory Elections Bill is a full-fronted attack on the fabric of what passes for democracy](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13001772.jpg)
![The Tory Elections Bill is a full-fronted attack on the fabric of what passes for democracy](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13001772.jpg)
COMMENT
![Boris Johnson's Tories have been accused of looking to suppress voters in order to stay in power](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12979329.jpg)
![Boris Johnson's Tories have been accused of looking to suppress voters in order to stay in power](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12979329.jpg)
![Boris Johnson visits energy company Bulb. Pic: Jeremy Selwyn - WPA pool/Getty Images](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12817177.jpg)
![Boris Johnson visits energy company Bulb. Pic: Jeremy Selwyn - WPA pool/Getty Images](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12817177.jpg)
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