Henry Hill: Alliance Euro candidate decries “very artificial” Northern Ireland

Also: Labour MSP calls for defence to be ‘out of the hands of nation states’; and PUP leader defends terrorist past.

Brian Monteith: Ruth Davidson has a chance she must seize – one that could make or break her career

Labour has funked reforming devolution – and given her a chance to come out and campaign for tax competition.

Henry Hill: Scottish Labour’s constitutional lunacy – and how to use it

Scottish Labour want to make cutting taxes effectively unconstitutional – with Ed Miliband’s blessing.

WATCH: Ed Balls and George Osborne agree with each other (about Scotland using the pound)

They may disagree about everything else, but Alex Salmond brought the Chancellor and his shadow together as one.

Ruth Davidson MSP: Scotland’s referendum debate is revitalising Scotland’s Conservatives

As we gather for our conference, there are signs that our message on tax, spending, welfare and the EU referendum is also cutting through.

Henry Hill: Ulster Labour brand Miliband “colonial oppressor” over refusal to stand candidates

Also: Plaid take hard line against UKIP; ‘Amnesty letter’ investigations begin; and questions for Ruth Davidson.

Brian Monteith: Now it’s Labour’s turn to take the fight to the Scottish nationalists

The Government has rocked the Yes campaign onto the back foot – now it’s the Opposition’s turn.

Henry Hill: Alliance councillors attacked in their home quit politics

Also: Welsh patients told to ‘gain weight’ to receive anti-obesity surgery; and NI deadlock on benefit reform.

WATCH: Bowie’s message: “Scotland, stay with us” (via Kate Moss).

P.S: The CyberNats are telling him to go back to Mars, though less politely.

Brian Monteith: The divergences and differences within Scotland – and how they’ll impact on the poll

Its many divisions – by age, religion, class and geography – breeds a complex politics which it is too easily misunderstood.

Henry Hill: ‘New IRA’ main suspect for mainland letter bombs

Also: Welsh Tories’ ‘Night of Long Knives’; International views on currency gambit; Irish language cuts; and devolution for Shetland?

Scotland’s first ever open primary selects John Lamont MSP to fight Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

The Scottish Conservatives’ Chief Whip is picked to have his third run at the Lib Dem-held seat.

WATCH: Osborne rejects sharing sterling with an independent Scotland

“It wouldn’t work, it would cost jobs and cost money – it wouldn’t provide economic security for Scotland or for the rest of the UK.”

It turns out the SNP don’t know what “independence” really means

Eurosceptics know that you can’t be independent while in a currency union – how come the SNP haven’t worked that out?

Henry Hill: ‘Impartial’ youth vote campaigner a hard-line separatist

Also: Ex-‘supergrass’ levels fresh allegations at McGuinness, and Sinn Fein conference hijacked by IRA victims’ Twitter protest.