3 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon’s immense political talent is undeniable. The nationalism was the problem | Martin Kettle

Many of her admirers gloss over her desire to break up the UK as Scotland’s first minister. But in her open and touching memoir, it plays a starring roleNicola Sturgeon was – and still is – important, talented, personable and, to many, inspirational. She was also extremely lucky and often wrong, sometimes seriously so. There are examples of all these qualities in her newly published memoir, Frankly. Sturgeosceptics should concede at once that it contains much that is fascinating, especially about her relations with her charismatic mentor turned vengeful enemy Alex Salmond. Starry-eyed Sturgies should equally admit she made several deep and lasting errors that have left behind a divided nationalist party and movement.The book is more open and touching about private issues than most political memoirs, although Sturgeon deploys these qualities selectively. Many of the intimate reflections are about being a woman in politics. Other memoirs by female politicians – including those of Marg...

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15 h. ago Sturgeon’s ‘Stalinist’ approach disastrous for SNP, claims Joanna Cherry

Lawyer Joanna Cherry said she has never been friends with former first minister Nicola Sturgeon.

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15 h. ago Readers' letters: Calling Nicola Sturgeon 'divisive' is Orwellian revisionism

A reader takes issue with critics describing the ex-first minister as a ‘divisive’ figure

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15 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon's supportive lesbian circle as she says her sexuality isn't 'binary'... from TV presenter she shared warm embrace with to ally whose flat she used: GAVIN MADELEY

In her new memoir, Frankly, Nicola Sturgeon laughs off the baseless online rumours that she conducted some kind of lesbian affair with France 's ex-ambassador to the UK, Catherine Colonna.

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22 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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23 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 Nicola Sturgeon 'besmirching a man now dead' with attacks on Alex Salmond in new book

Kenny MacAskill, who succeeded Salmond as Alba Party leader, claimed Sturgeon had "demeaned the office of First Minister".

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38 h. ago JK Rowling pens searing 'review' of Nicola Sturgeon's autobiography as the pair's clash over gender rights rumbles on

Nicola Sturgeon's old nemesis, Harry Potter author JK Rowling, has once again taken a potshot at the former Scottish First minister by trolling her new autobiography 'Frankly' in a ruthless post online.

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41 h. ago Sturgeon: Salmond happier for SNP to be destroyed than succeed without him

The former first minister said she realised her ex-mentor came to view her as ‘public enemy number one’.

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42 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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43 h. ago Voice coaching with Sir Sean Connery was ‘surreal’, Nicola Sturgeon says

The former Scottish first minister recalled her meeting with the James Bond actor in 2004.

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43 h. ago 'Suffocating': Nicola Sturgeon considering move to London to avoid 'goldfish bowl scrutiny'

The former first minister says she sometimes feel she ‘can’t breathe’ due to the media scrutiny in Scotland.

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43 h. ago Sturgeon sought counselling after ‘breaking down’ at Covid inquiry

The former first minister said she had felt ‘very, very close to the edge’ in that moment.

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44 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon hints at leaving Scotland for London... after years of campaigning for freedom from England

Nicola Sturgeon hints at leaving Scotland for London... after years of campaigning for freedom from England  GB News

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45 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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45 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon hints she could escape 'goldfish bowl' Scotland and move south

The outgoing MSP claimed "I just have to breathe the wrong way, and somebody's writing a story about it".

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45 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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45 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon bids for her independence... from Scotland! Ex

The former first minister suggested living elsewhere would give her a 'perspective shift', although she insisted she would not be going away for 'very long'.

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46 h. ago Alex Salmond pushed against gay marriage, says Nicola Sturgeon

The former first minister said Mr Salmond became ‘increasingly hostile’ to the idea

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46 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon says transgender rapists ‘forfeit right to be gender of their choice’

Nicola Sturgeon says transgender rapists "probably forfeit the right to be the gender of their choice", as she conceded she “should have been much more straightforward” on the issue of double rapist Isla Bryson's gender.

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