The inside track
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.
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...
Alex Salmond explains the referendum consultation and why independence will bring fairness and prosperity to all living in Scotland.
The First Minister delivers his speech to the Scottish Parliament.
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...
First Minister Alex Salmond has sent his greetings to Scotland Chinese community on the eve of the Chinese New Year of the Dragon.
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.
THE cack-handed way the Prime Minister and his colleagues blundered into Scotland’s constitutional debate at the weekend should not be allowed to obscure the real debate on our nation’s future.
The First Minister tonight confirmed that Scotland will have a referendum on independence in autumn 2014.
First Minister Alex Samond is urging for action on climate justice in the run up to UN Rio+20 conference and beyond.
