The saltire has long been embraced by supporters of Scottish independence – but now it is being unfurled for a different cause.

LONDON (AP) — The body of former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond was flown back to Scotland on a private jet Friday, six days after the politician died suddenly in North Macedonia. A trumpet ...

The SNP look like cheapskates because they want money back for the security they have had to purchase for President Donald ...

John Curtice has received funding from UKRI-ESRC. The Scottish Social Attitudes survey receives funding from the Scottish Government. In its new white paper on the economics of independence, the ...

On July 23, the 2014 Commonwealth Games officially opened in the city of Glasgow, marking the start of one of the biggest sporting events in Scotland’s history, and an important advert for Scottish ...

Murray Leith has previously received funding from the European Union Horizon 2020, and the UK Ministry of Defence. He is currently working on research funded by the Scottish Government. If the SNP ...

Wait. Haven't the Scots voted down independence before? Yes. In 2014, Scots were asked to vote on a separation from the United Kingdom — and the proposal failed by a 55-45 percent margin. That was ...

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks at a press conference for the launch of a new campaign for Scottish independence in Edinburgh, Scotland, on June 14, 2022. (Russell Cheyne/PA via AP) ...

The separatist movement needs a new chief after the surprise resignation of Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s popular leader, but none of the contenders has anything like her stature. By Stephen Castle ...

LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The UK Supreme Court begins two days of hearings on Tuesday to consider whether the Scottish government can pass legislation allowing it to hold a second independence ...

Scottish independence is the movement for Scotland to become a sovereign state, independent from the rest of the United Kingdom. The kingdoms of England and Scotland were joined in an act of union in ...

The U.K.’s Supreme Court unanimously voted that Scotland’s parliament doesn’t have the power to call a second referendum on independence, quashing a plan by the Scottish National Party to force one ...