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.
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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.
SNP currency plans ‘fanciful’
A House of Lords Committee has declared as “fanciful” any notion, as advocated by the SNP, that an independent Scotland could retain sterling whilst exerting influence over the Bank of England.
The case for Scottish independence is based on a short-term, simplistic analysis
The Scottish nationalists pick the best years for North Sea oil receipts and extrapolate into the future. The pro-UK voices point out that the decision to leave the UK is a long-term one and so we must look beyond short-term and simplistic analysis.
Tony Blair compares SNP to Ukip
Tony Blair has launched a scathing attack on those advocating an independent Scotland, comparing them to Ukip as a movement that seeks to pin the blame for the problems of the world on someone else.
Do you agree that Salmond’s referendum question is biased? “YES!” say the Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission says the SNP’s proposed wording for the referendum on Scottish independence is not fair, reports Ed Jacobs.
Spin, hypocrisy and the SNP’s desperate last throw of the EU dice
SNP deputy leader Nicola Sturgeon has embarked on what can only be described as an exercise in full frontal-spin at best and rank hypocrisy at worst.
More EU woe for slippery Salmond as Barroso shuns Sturgeon
Alex Salmond and the SNP suffered another EU slapdown this week as EC President Jose Manuel Barroso shunned Nicola Sturgeon.
Support for independence slumps
Support for an independent Scotland has hit its lowest point since the establishment of a Scottish Parliament in 1999 according to new polling data.
Flag protesters have Scotland in their sights as Belfast violence continues
After sustained protests about the flying of the Union flag over Belfast City Hall, they are now threatening to spill over into Scotland.