It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Gordon Wilson. 

Gordon passed away earlier this morning in hospital after a short illness. He was leader of the Scottish National Party from 1979 to 1990, and was SNP Member of Parliament for Dundee East from 1974 to 1987.

When anniversaries come around, the temptation is always to look back.

One year on from the EU referendum it is right to reflect on everything that’s happened. But the most important thing for the people of Scotland, now, is to look forward.    

New SNP Westminster Leader Ian Blackford has announced the new SNP frontbench team. Here’s the list in full.

On World Refugee Day, Communities Secretary Angela Constance has written to the new UK Immigration Minister Brandon Lewis calling on the UK government to live up to its moral responsibility on its approach to refugees.

Read the letter in full below.

In my last column, I looked ahead to a very important statement that Education Secretary John Swinney was due to make in Parliament, about reforming the way our schools are governed.

I couldn’t give too much away, but I promised it would be bold and radical.

I hope that everyone who has now seen it would agree.