Scottish Labour's leaders cannot keep blaming Westminster for the collapse at the ballot box, says VINCE MILLS

As Scotland heads to the polls, the main parties offer variations on the same script, says MATT KERR

Labour’s approach to Scotland reveals a long-running tension between rhetoric and reality, warns PAULINE BRYAN

The public recognise the corrosive influence of the rich over our democracy, argues MIKE COWLEY — it’s a shame the Labour Party doesn’t

Labour’s by-election defeat tells a story Scotland has known since 2008. A party that assumes loyalty while offering little more than managed decline will eventually discover that voters always have somewhere else to turn, says MATT KERR

Uninspiring politics, weak leaders and party infighting could leave Scottish voters out in the cold come May, warns LYNN HENDERSON

Current polling shows Scottish Labour faces a stark choice: break decisively with Westminster or continue its slide into irrelevance, warns VINCE MILLS

Fuelled by economic abandonment and a collapsing faith in politics, Farage’s party is transforming grievance into momentum north of the border, warns COLL McCAIL