Alex Salmond
Scottish Nationalists spooked by the spooks
A former deputy leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party has called on the spooks to stay out of the debate on Scotland’s constitutional future.
Better Together needs to get its house in order
David Cameron will today use his speech to the Scottish Conservative Party Conference in Stirling to once again rehearse the arguments in favour of Scotland remaining within the family of the United Kingdom. "There is", he will say, "simply no challenge we face today where breaking up Britain is the right answer".
SNP deaf to economic issues that really matter
All of a sudden, the debate around Scotland’s future has gained the kind of substance that many have been yearning for.
Prospect of EU exit boosts support for Scottish Independence
With the CBI having already warned of the risks to industry of Britain no longer being at the heart of the European Union, a further uncomfortable truth surrounding the Conservative Party's increasingly isolationist rhetoric is now becoming apparent.
Scotland’s big beasts go head to head (sort of) over independence
Two of Scotland’s biggest political beasts will be pitched against each other later today in the debate over the country's future.
Support for Scottish independence declines again
Polling published today by Ipsos Mori for The Times suggests that the SNP’s independence headache continues as support for Scotland staying in the UK has increased to its highest level since August 2011.