Inside Politics

Picking up the pieces: The SNP after Nicola Sturgeon

"A leadership contest is about stress-testing. The SNP has stress-tested itself to extreme levels"

Gillian Mackay: Some politicians 'have turned themselves into caricatures'

Cross-party support for her buffer zone bill has given the Green MSP "hope that for the rest of the session we still can continue to find common ground"

Kate Forbes: There is no democracy without disagreement and debate

Humza Yousaf: My ability to compromise makes me the best choice for leader

SNP leadership contest: Who's in and who's out?

Politicians and their pets: Cllr Linda Dorward

Ian Murray MP: Political Spin

The care conundrum: Why care homes are not the magic bullet that will fix the NHS

Liz Smith MSP: Getting to Know You

Who will be the next First Minister of Scotland?

Gloomy forecast: Scotland in the economic storm

John Swinney: It’s not that we’re waiting for austerity to come – it’s here and it’s reactivated

Anas Sarwar: I have learned to embrace a vulnerability and not be afraid to show it

State of the Parties: Labour optimistic as pressure grows on SNP and Tories

Lord Ashcroft poll reveals gulf between Scottish Government and voters on independence and gender reforms

Michael Matheson: Politicians sometimes don’t have the answers

On independence manoeuvres: An interview with Keith Brown

Return journey: An interview with Craig Hoy

Banging the drum: Music lessons are vital to education so must be funded

Politicians and their pets: Cllr Beth Whiteside

Richard Thomson MP: Political Spin

Robin Harper: The Scottish Greens, the Union and me

Pauline McNeill MSP: Getting to know you

John Swinney: There has been an orchestrated campaign to undermine devolution

Shona Robison: 'Our opposition are making mistakes'

Will this SNP Westminster bill change UK law for new parents?