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Nigel Farage was once run out of Edinburgh. Now Scottish voters are embracing his rabble-rousing

The Reform leader is exploiting growing resentment towards migrants and hosting a sold-out event - something unimaginable just a few years ago, says freelance columnist Dani Garavelli

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2025

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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2024

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 · May 27, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2023

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 · Mar 27, 2023

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 · Feb 16, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022