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Will Labour or the SNP serve Scots and their families better?

Letters: The SNP’s child payment policy covers all children, whereas Labour can’t even commit to abolishing the two-child benefit cap, writes Sue Hawthorne. However, Alex Gallagher and Mark Openshaw are less enthused about the SNP’s record

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The SNP’s woes are a boost for Starmer. But he’s not promising the change Scotland wants

Labour is posing as the great catalyst, but so far there is little evidence it has the bold policies to deliver on this pledge, says journalist Dani Garavelli

The Guardian - UK

Making John Swinney leader may be the SNP’s smartest move in years

He’s not the man to lead Scotland to independence, but after a turbulent few years, he’s the safe pair of hands the party needs, says Herald columnist Dani Garavelli

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The SNP ditching its Green allies has backfired on Humza Yousaf – and set back the cause of independence

The first minister’s latest misstep will worsen his party’s split along culture war lines, says Dani Garavelli, a freelance journalist and Herald columnist

The Guardian - UK

Of course Nicola Sturgeon cried at the Covid inquiry – her fatal flaws have been exposed

From shocking levels of secrecy to control-freakery, her handling of the pandemic speaks to serious problems with her leadership, says journalist Dani Garavelli

The Guardian - UK

Scotland is now free to defy the Tories’ drugs policy. This could transform the whole UK

The greenlighting of a drug consumption room in Glasgow is a big win for the SNP in its power struggle with Westminster, says journalist Dani Garavelli

The Guardian - UK

Humza Yousaf has become Sturgeon’s fall guy – he needs to cut himself loose

The new first minister has to be ruthless if the SNP is to win back trust, says Dani Garavelli, a freelance journalist and columnist for the Herald

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The SNP was already clouded by failure – under Humza Yousaf it could lose power altogether

This bitterly fought contest has only widened divisions, and the opposition parties are already circling, says Herald columnist Dani Garavelli

The Guardian - UK

What did Nicola Sturgeon change in Scotland for women in politics? Everything

The first minister’s record wasn’t perfect, but her resignation speech made me rueful for what might have been, says journalist Dani Garavelli

The Guardian - UK

It’s no wonder a new Scottish IndyRef is in the works: the status quo is unsustainable

The landscape has changed dramatically since the first vote in 2014 — but it has done so in a way that favours both sides, says journalist Dani Garavelli

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