SNP Autumn conference opens with division as delegates turn down a debate on alternative routes to independence

According to Scottish Government figures, 130,000 Scottish households could potentially find themselves in poverty after a no-deal Brexit

Common Weal director Robin McAlpine takes a hard look at the state of Nicola Sturgeon’s government, and what its achievements and failures mean for the cause of independence

I BELIEVE the independence movement needs a government that is inspiring people by being bold and showing the kind of change that could be possible with independence. Most people accept that Nicola Sturgeon's government is not that.

She instead pitched her government as being about 'competent management' and asked that she be judged on her education track record.

SNP MP Marion Fellows calls on UK Government to increase Local Housing Allowance to pre-2010 levels

A survey by the Royal College of Psychiatrists has found that the supply of consultant psychiatrists for children and young people does not meet demand

Nicola Sturgeon calls on UK Government to reverse policy that has seen almost 4 million women born in the 1950s lose pension money

Common Weal director Robin McAlpine compares the current state of the Scottish and Welsh independence movements, and asks what they might learn from each other

I’M writing this in Cardiff. I've been down doing some meetings and am just about to head off to Swansea where I'm speaking at the Plaid Cymru conference. I was delighted to be invited because I've long believed that Scotland and Wales should be forming stronger links.

Concerns grow in Scotland and the EU over plans by Shell to abandon some North Sea oil infrastructure rather than dismantling it

New findings from the University of Edinburgh suggest that over a third of black and ethnic minority people in Scotland have experienced discrimination over the past two years

Joint operation between the Scottish SPCA, Moray Council and Police Scotland raids property housing dozens of dogs

-          Following the pregnancies of two of the 60 dogs rescued from a suspected Moray puppy farm, the Scottish SPCA are now caring for 78 dogs and puppies, many of which are showing signs of disease and infection

-          The animal welfare charity has launched an urgent appeal for Royal Canin puppy milk and cotton pads for the new animals under its care