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Democratic Reformist Front and People's Unity Party to merge in Scotland

Democratic Reformist Front and People's Unity Party to merge in Scotland

The two parties have merged into the Scottish Progressives in what appears to be a new direction for the Democratic Reformists, but the new party may struggle to make headway

Op-Ed: The Joke that Duncs11 has made of Scottish Politics

Op-Ed: The Joke that Duncs11 has made of Scottish Politics

The Tories are at it again

Polling Analysis: Conservatives set for victory under new constituencies

Polling Analysis: Conservatives set for victory under new constituencies

Polling projections put the Scottish Conservatives on 65 seats, Scottish Labour on 58, and the Scottish Libertarians on 8

Op-Ed: Right to Buy and Housing in Scotland, an Analysis with Kate

Op-Ed: Right to Buy and Housing in Scotland, an Analysis with Kate

The Right to Buy scheme is broken fundamentally, and Scotland voted to get rid of it not too long ago. So why is Holyrood re-establishing it, and what will the ramifications be? A history of Council Housing, Right to Buy, and the Housing Market with Captain_Plat_2258 MSP.

A New Normal? Scotland looks right as welfare devolution becomes flashpoint

If you went on the street two years ago and asked which devolved parliament they consider to be a Conservative stronghold, it would not have been Holyrood. Now, with the Scottish Conservatives and Scottish Libertarians surging, the question is if this will become the new political norm.