Alex Salmond needs to woo, not bully, the rest of the UK
When voters go to the poll in September’s referendum they deserve to know how Scotland’s ministers will respond if they can’t get their way.
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September 18 is decision day for Scotland: build a prosperous future on foundation of the pound, or take a leap into the unknown
It is now clear the only way to retain sterling as the anchor of our future prosperity is to keep Scotland within the United Kingdom.
Majority of SNP MPs absent from bedroom tax vote
Just two Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) MPs turned up to vote against the bedroom tax in the House of Commons earlier today after a prosal to repeal the tax was put forward by Labour MP Ian Lavery.
The SNP are wrong on currency union
Whilst I’m no fan of the chancellor, what he will say tomorrow will be a perfectly rationale defence of the interests of the rest of the UK if Scotland voted for independence.
UK immigration policy ‘revolts’ Scottish minister
Scotland’s education secretary has claimed the UK’s immigration policy is “driven by UKIP and by a nasty xenophobia”.
SNP crushed by Labour in Cowdenbeath
Labour has held the seat of Cowdenbeath in a Scottish Parliamentary by-election sparked by the death in November of the sitting MSP, Helen Eadie.
SNP and Labour unite to seek bedroom tax repeal
Labour has agreed to work with the SNP to look at legal ways of removing the bedroom tax.
Poll boost for Scots independence campaign
Support for Scottish independence has increased, according to a new poll.
Carmichael takes on nationalist twitter trolls
The Scottish secretary Alistair Carmichael has attacked the leadership of the SNP for emboldening nationalist twitter trolls.
SNP fail to address affordability of council tax freeze
A senior academic has raised questions over the viability of the SNP’s council tax freeze.