Andrew is peeved at the criticism made by the SNP to the four MSPs who are seeking mandates at Westminster next year, given that Alex Salmond still possesses a dual mandate. Now, one could argue - and Bill Kidd does - that it was clear to all and sundry when Alex Salmond sought re-election to Westminster that he would be seeking to return to the Scottish Parliament. The voters of Banff & Bucha...

The Scotland on Sunday ran an interesting story about Salmond demanding a slot on any TV debate for party leaders, evening threatening to sue if they didn't let him on. What I don't get is why Salmond would represent the SNP in the first place? Angus Robertson is the Leader of the SNP at Westminster and this is a Westminster election which Alex Salmond isn't even standing in. Does t...

Despite European elections rarely predicting Westminster votes accurately the voters who flocked to Alex Salmond's SNP have the party counting the days to a general election writes Alan Cochrane.

ALEX Salmond has revealed he will make widespread anger at Westminster sleaze and banking bail-outs a key plank of the SNP's general election campaign as he warned Labour

SNP is aiming to win three of Scotland's six European parliament seats Alex Salmond is on the brink of a significant political victory at the European elections, with many Labour voters in Scotland threatening to stay at home in protest at the Westminster expenses scandal. Senior Labour figures fear large numbers of supporters will refuse to vote this Thursday, greatly increasing the prospect...

FIRST Minister Alex Salmond launched the SNP's General Election campaign today, criticising Westminster politics and pledging that his MPs will be "champions" work

Alex Salmond is to outline details of his plan for the SNP to wield greater influence at Westminster at the party's annual conference.

Alex Salmond has been accused of "grubby behaviour" after he and his deputy admitted auctioning six events at the Scottish Parliament to raise money for the SNP.

A "sleaze" investigation is to be launched after an SNP donor paid £9,000 for a lunch date with Alex Salmond in the Scottish Parliament.

SNP Tactical Voting reports that Sky has agreed to let Alex Salmond take part in its Leaders Hustings debate for the Westminster elections. If this is true it is a huge coup for the SNP. But where does it leave Plaid's case to be part of the debate? Will Plaid be happy for Salmond to represent the nationalist cause, or will it strengthen Plaid's argument to have parity with the other parties?