There is optimism even after support for Nigel Farage’s party surged in many postindustrial areas – as radical progressives won more seats than ever, says historian and writer Rory Scothorne ...

Elections to the Scottish Parliament have always been about schools and hospitals but this time the vote will be about tax and welfare too. In recent years Scotland has struck out on a different path ...

Yes, voters were angry at UK Labour – but the Scottish party failed to get the best out of Holyrood’s voting system.

The 2026 Holyrood Election was the “least proportional” Scotland has ever had according to a professor at the University of Edinburgh. Speaking on BBC Scotland’s Sunday Show, Edinburgh University ...