THE RIGHT TIME?

The election campaign is, like every campaign since 2014, dominated by Scotland’s constitutional quandary. Last week, Nicola Sturgeon said she would want to stage a referendum during the recovery from the pandemic as her opponents accuse her of prioritising independence and talking up another poll despite the chances of Downing Street green-lighting it being slim to nil.

While the SNP and Tories seem happy to talk about independence, critics fear discussion of other issues is being lost in the noise. Here, leaders of the Yes and No campaigns in 2014 have their say.