Inside Politics

Broken record: Despite its many failures in government, the SNP is on course to win another election

Punished by voters at last year’s general election, the SNP is likely to be returned to power in the parliament where it really matters. It’s hard not to see that as a political system in a state of dysfunction.

Turning the page: Keeping Scotland's libraries open

Local closures come up every year. Is this £7m project a blueprint for the future?

Associate feature: Shocking heart care back to good health

Back to nature: why some GPs are prescribing the great outdoors

The Scottish Government has made the Hate Crime Bill controversial

Hope not hate: Interview with Kate Forbes

Associate feature: Momentous change for the salmon sector

"It’s been a long road. There were times you’d ask what you were doing it for" - SNP campaigners on lessons from the past

The SNP's on course for victory in next year's election, but there could be trouble growing behind the scenes

A lesson in death: why bereavement should be on the school curriculum

Enhancing public sector cyber security in uncertain times: a roundtable discussion

Politicians and their pets: Murdo Fraser

Road less travelled: How a 20-minute neighbourhood could reduce emissions

From grey to green: how green infrastructure is changing our towns and cities

Lessons from lockdown: interview with Michael Matheson

A greener future: Scotland's recovery from the pandemic

Spoiled ballot: everyone has moved on from the US election except Trump

Associate feature: harnessing offshore wind to create a clean energy future

'If society doesn’t use this as a wake-up call then people are being pretty stupid' - Sir Ian Boyd on building resilience

Getting creative: a look at how some parts of the creative sector have been bearing up

In context: Covert Human Intelligence Sources Bill

Power (closer) to the people: COSLA president Alison Evison on the status of local government

Q&A with science minister Richard Lochhead on science during COVID, Brexit readiness and the wider impact of research

Associate feature: A chance to chat with Bòrd na Gàidhlig

Scientific breakthroughs on Scottish university campuses

Science matters: a look at the importance of research, international collaboration and the impact of Brexit