Alex Salmond has demanded the drawing up of plans to help prepare for independence by splitting the Scottish civil service from its UK-wide structure.

Alex Salmond has unveiled plans for a referendum on Scottish independence but claimed his Unionist opponents are too scared to allow a vote to take place.

Alex Salmond has vowed to press ahead with his blueprint for Scottish independence despite growing public and political opposition to the plans.

Alex Salmond has confirmed he is delaying plans for an independence referendum again, prompting experts to claim he cannot stage a vote during his first term of office.

Alex Salmond has apologised for misleading the Scottish Parliament by reading out a fake letter concocted by his chief spin doctor that falsely claimed to show an elections expert agreed with his independence referendum plans.

The "loaded" question Alex Salmond wants to ask in Scottish independence referendum boosts poll in favour of ending union.

Alex Salmond plans to break up the United Kingdom by asking Scottish voters a "loaded and biased" question in favour of independence, elections expert Professor Robert Cialdini said today.

Opposition parties at Holyrood unite to reject SNP plans for a referendum Alex Salmond's flagship bill to stage an historic referendum on independence for Scotland is now "dead in the water", opposition leaders said this evening, after they won a key vote against the proposed bill. The Scottish Tory leader, Annabel Goldie, said the Scottish National party had been "comprehensively mauled" aft...

Alex Salmond will use the publication of his independence referendum plans this afternoon to lobby for the inclusion of a 'consolation prize' of Scotland getting full taxation powers.

Alex Salmond thinks full Scottish independence should be put on the back burner and more financial powers for Holyrood made the top priority, according to one of the First Minister's confidantes.