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Is John Swinney capable of showing the leadership needed to break with the Sturgeon era?

The Scottish Government’s Programme for Government will be a test of whether the first minister is ready to begin the serious business of governing

John Swinney's government must make difficult and unpopular decisions

Ivan McKee and Jenny Gilruth must be brave enough to be able to call one another out when their natural instincts kick in

Brexit talks are stagnating and the consequences are starting to show

Associate feature: preparing for future jobs

Sketch: Murdo Fraser wants to frack your garden

Associate feature: The role of science is more important than ever

By setting a net-zero emissions target, Scotland can be a world leader on climate change

Associate feature: We need bold action to tackle obesity, but further controls on advertising are not the answer

A universal problem

Associate feature: Making cosmetic services in Scotland safer

Safety first: Justice Secretary Michael Matheson on progress in Scotland

Time to get creative beyond the early years

The cracks in sisterly solidarity over period poverty were disappointing to see

Sketch: Bridging the divide at the SNP conference

Keeping Scotland's homes warm and healthy is one of the best investments we can make

Access to justice is important, but an increase in personal injury claims is not necessarily positive

Scotland's diet is our cultural killer

Angus Robertson: the SNP campaign enters non-election phase

Mumblings of discontent is the price the SNP pays for being a dominant political force

The SNP has to be bold in setting the political agenda for the future of Scotland

Sketch: Dinosaurs, Philip Hammond and the Tory party conference

Local government still faces the same challenges it did three years ago

SNP members should be given their right to voice an opinion on tail docking

Understanding centralisation

Associate feature: More cuts will mean structural changes to services

Bottom of the class in education