The inside track

Independence is the key to Scotland's future economic growth, Alex Salmond said today. In a lecture at the London School of Economics (LSE), the First Minister identified specific measures that an independent administration needs to boost economic growth - including responsibility...

Feb 16th, 2012

Scottish independence would be good for England, Alex Salmond told a packed audience in St George's Hall in Liverpool. The First Minister said in the Liverpool John Moores University Roscoe Lecture that an independent Scotland would strengthen bonds between nations of the British isles and...

Feb 15th, 2012

The First Minister returns to Liverpool to make the case for independence and said he would “back the English masses over Westminster classes”.

Feb 13th, 2012

We wish to create a more successful country, with opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish, writes John Swinney.  In an article in the Scotsman newspaper, the SNP's Finance Secretary outlines his ambitions for an independent Scotland.

Feb 2nd, 2012

Independence will mean that decisions about what happens in Scotland and for Scotland are taken by the people who care most about Scotland – that is the people living, working and bring up their families in Scotland – no one else can do a...

Jan 26th, 2012

Alex Salmond explains the referendum consultation and why independence will bring fairness and prosperity to all living in Scotland.

 

Jan 25th, 2012

The First Minister delivers his speech to the Scottish Parliament.

Jan 25th, 2012

Giving the Hugo Young lecture in London, First Minister Alex Salmond said Scotland can be a "beacon for progressive opinion south of the border". The full text of the lecture which was set up in honour of Hugo Young - a Guardian columnist who died in 2003 - follows. Watch the full...

Jan 24th, 2012

First Minister Alex Salmond has sent his greetings to Scotland Chinese community on the eve of the Chinese New Year of the Dragon.

Jan 22nd, 2012

First Minister Alex Salmond met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and Premier Wen of China and shared his vision of a global society with a secure energy future as part of the annual World Future Energy summit in Abu Dhabi.

Jan 16th, 2012