The Latest Breaking News from Stephen Gethins

UK diplomats will be 'ordered to keep an eye on Scottish ministers' overseas trips'

BRITISH diplomats are to be ordered to keep an eye on SNP ministers when they take trips overseas for fear they may spread the word about…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 10, 2023

Scotland and Moldova have 'common reasons' for wanting to join the EU

THERE are “common ambitions” between Scotland and Moldova in how the countries see their independence being strengthened by the European Union,…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 13, 2023

How a women’s ‘disdain for email guff’ stopped a Putin hack six years on

Dame Mapstone banned the use of phrases “I hope this finds you well and “I trust you find this useful” in emails and the wearing of corduroy to work for senior colleagues in 2016

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023

Choice facing Scotland in indyref2 'much bigger' than in 2014, John Curtice says

THE choice for Scotland in a second independence referendum will be “much bigger” than the one faced in 2014, Professor John Curtice has said.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 22, 2022

Scotland urged to build links with Nordic countries as UK puts up walls

IT is only “right and proper” Scotland should strengthen its ties with Nordic nations at a time when the UK Government is distancing itself from…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 1, 2022

The top seven fringe events at SNP conference

The first in-person SNP conference for three years is set to kick off in two days at The Event Complex in Aberdeen and there are dozens of fringe…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 6, 2022

‘Independence will make us more secure’: Stephen Gethins on how Scotland must tackle disinformation

A FORMER MP has insisted independence will make Scotland more secure in a new myth-busting video which forms part of a wider effort to tackle…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 18, 2022

‘Scotland’s brand opens up doors across sectors’, business ambassador says

SCOTLAND has a “premier brand across sectors” and a “brand that opens doors”, the ambassador for the Scottish Business Network (SBN) in…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 1, 2022

‘World needs to get used to Scotland as a global actor’, says former US official

A FORMER US State Department official has insisted the world “needs to get used to Scotland as an international actor”.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 30, 2022

Work on independent Scotland joining the EU 'starts now'

“THE work starts now” for joining the EU as an independent nation, according to University of St Andrews professor Stephen Gethins.

The National (Scotland) · May 31, 2022