4 h. ago Frankly by Nicola Sturgeon: The secret to happiness? It’s not politics

Frankly is Nicola Sturgeon’s bid to “reveal the person behind the politician”. As she puts it, “The seemingly confident, combative woman who dominated Scottish politics for more than a decade, unnerved the Westminster establishment, helped lead Scotland to the verge of independence and steered it through a global pandemic, is painfully shy, an introvert.”

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5 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon book 'causing heartache for Alex Salmond's widow', claims former SNP minister

EXCLUSIVE: Alex Neil said the former first minister's "attacks" on her predecessor are hurting Moira, the later former first minister's widow.

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24 h. ago All the biggest talking points from Nicola Sturgeon's new memoir

Here’s what you can expect from the new book:

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27 h. ago The biggest revelations from Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir – from JK Rowling to arrest and bullying

Here, The Independent looks at the key takeaways from Nicola Sturgeon’s explosive memoir, Frankly

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27 h. ago Voices: Why Nicola Sturgeon’s biggest regret is her position on trans rights

In her memoir, Scotland’s former first minister is surprisingly candid about her sexuality and the collapse of her marriage – but yet more remarkable is her admission of her failings as a politician, and how she seriously misread public opinion on gender reform, says Simon Walters

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29 h. ago ‘Frankly’: The key things we have learned from Nicola Sturgeon's memoir as book goes on sale early

As her memoir gets released days early, we take a look at the main talking points from ‘Frankly’.

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30 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon book: 7 bombshell revelations we learned from reading ex

Chris McCall, the Record's deputy political editor, reviews the most eagerly anticipated Scottish politics book of the year.

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4 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon opens up on harrowing miscarriage in new book

The former SNP leader has candidly opened up about the pain and loss of her child through miscarriage in 2011.

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4 d. ago JOANNA CHERRY: She's promised to tell the unadorned truth... but will Nicola Sturgeon's book answer any of the embarrassing questions that REALLY matter? Frankly, I doubt it

It's billed as the 'revelatory' memoir of Scotland's first female First Minister, the inside story of almost a decade at the top of government.

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4 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon: The truth about my sexuality, those wild claims of a 'lesbian affair' and the 'guilt' I felt at my miscarriage

Nicola Sturgeon has laid bare her sexuality, agony at losing her baby and the day she was arrested.

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8 d. ago Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to appear at 2025 Wigtown Book Festival

Comedians Julie Wilson Nimmo and Greg Hemphill and Del Amitri frontman Justin Currie will also be appearing at Scotland's Book Town.

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8 d. ago Joanna Cherry says she will publish new information on Alex Salmond 'conspiracy' in upcoming book

The former SNP MP said she intended to play her part in ‘clearing’ the late first minister’s name

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8 d. ago Joanna Cherry pledges to use memoirs to help 'clear' Alex Salmond's name

The former SNP MP said Salmond was a victim of a “conspiracy to pervert the course of justice”.

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9 d. ago Joanna Cherry warns Kate Forbes quitting Holyrood is a 'disaster' for the SNP

The former MP paid tribute to Forbes and her contribution to the SNP Cabinet.

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1 week ago My father finally acknowledged my stepmother’s cruelty. How do I ask him to reconsider their marriage? | Leading questions

That question is hard to ask no matter how you phrase it, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, and his answer might be just as hard to hearRead more Leading questionsI have a stepmother who my brother and I really despise. She has made our relationship with our dad really hard, and has tried to stop him seeing us at points. She has resented us since we were little. My dad has recently admitted that he thinks she is jealous of us and has a lot of regret for the way we were treated in the past.The trouble lies in the fact that he has said if anything happens to him (ie if he dies first) we would need to make an effort with her will-wise, to ensure we were treated fairly, as he doesn’t quite trust she would do the right thing. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Former SNP MP attacks Joanna Cherry for 'upset and distress' caused over gender debate

A former SNP MP has warned that transphobia is “the last post of bigotry”.

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