Nicola Sturgeon
Europe Doesn’t Want Scotland to Introduce Minimum Prices for Alcohol
Despite public health benefits, the European Court of Justice has delayed Scotland’s attempts to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol by ruling that the policy would breach European Union free trade laws.
The BBC's 'Ten Most Influential Women in the World' List Is Really Weird
The word "list" might be a tad generous for what appears to be a vague sort-of mind-map, sketched out on scraps of paper in the back of old Filofaxes and discussed tersely over instant coffees made by the intern.
This Is What the SNP's Sweeping Victory Means for the UK
Scotland now finds itself ruled by a government that almost none of its people voted for, which obviously isn't going to go down too well with all of those people.
The New Wave: Meet the Young Politicians Aiming to Shake Up Westminster with the Outsider Parties
We talk to minority party campaigners as young as 16 about the upcoming UK elections.
Devolution in the UK: Will Thursday's Election Lead to the Break Up of Britain?
As polling day looms on May 7, the United Kingdom is less united now than it was at the last election — and Scotland could hold the balance of power.
How Labour Lost Ground to the Scottish National Party
The Scottish Labour Party is "now set to defcon fucked" according to an MP.
The British Establishment Is Losing Its Shit at the Thought of a Labour-SNP Government
They're trying everything to keep Cameron in Number 10.
Last Night's Leaders' Debate Was a Vision of the Clusterfuck That British Politics Is About to Become
It looked like the opening moves of a messy new coalition agreement.
2014 VICE News Awards: Most Surprisingly Tense Independence Vote — Scotland
A simple question — "Should Scotland be an independent country?" — caused an unprecedented political awakening in England's northern neighbor and put the entire United Kingdom on a knife edge.
14 Important Battles Won by Women in 2014
You thought the last 12 months was just a plague of misogynist assholes? Think again.
UK Offers New Powers to Scotland — But Independence Campaigners Say It's Not Enough
Scotland's parliament has been given increased control over income tax, voter eligibility, and discretionary welfare payments.
How Will the Scottish Referendum Affect Food Prices?
History will be made tomorrow when the people of Scotland vote for or against becoming an independent country. But how would becoming independent affect day-to-day food prices?