by Conrad Landin
in Edinburgh
NICOLA STURGEON suffered a shock defeat at the SNP’s spring conference over the weekend after delegates voted that an independent Scotland should introduce a separate currency “as soon as practicable.”
The SNP’s leadership wants to campaign for a second independence referendum on the basis of the party’s Growth Commission report. The document advocates keeping the pound for a lengthy period after the event of separation.
KENNY MacASKILL says the lines between party, government and Civil Service in Scotland have been blurred and we need a thorough investigation into how
On the release of her memoir that reveals everything except politics, Sturgeon’s endless media coverage has focused on her panic attacks, sexuality and personal tragedies while ignoring her government’s many failures, writes PAULINE BRYAN


