The phoney war on Scottish independence is coming to an end
The phoney war of the Scottish independene referendum may be about to end, and the real war begin, reports Ed Jacobs.
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Did the opening ceremony undermine the SNP’s attempts to break up the UK?
Douglas Alexander: “As Scots we may believe there’s nowhere better – but Friday reminded us there’s something bigger”
Comment: Independence is denting the SNP’s radicalism
. Since its establishment in 1934 the SNP has had as its raison d’etre the pursuit of an independent Scotland, a nation able to exercise self-determination free from the “dead hand of Westminster” which, ministers at Holyrood would argue,test
As Yes to Independence campaign splits (again), Cameron considers taking control of Scottish referendum
A former SNP deputy leader and pro-independence heavyweight attacks the Yes campaign’s incoherence, striking “a hammer blow to Alex Salmond”.
Army cuts inspire resentment and misgivings across the home nations
The Scottish regiments have been spared in the latest round of defence cuts – but not everyone north of the border is happy.
Do the SNP see England as a foreign country already?
The Yes to Independence campaign has called for neither campaign to accept donations over £500 from outside of Scotland.
Salmond at Leveson: Was that it?
No evidence to back Scottish first minister’s claims that his lobbying of Murdoch would benefit the Scottish people.
“Yes Scotland” campaign in chaos as fears spread of an SNP hijack
Fractures have begun to appear in the Yes Scotland independence campaign as concerns over SNP dominance grow amongst its adherents.
Momentum builds for Scotland’s ‘Yes to Independence’ campaign
Just days after Alex Salmond fired the starting gun on the two and a half year “Yes to Independence” campaign, the weekend’s press has been full of talk of tactics on both sides of the debate.
MPs accuse SNP of “biased” independence question
As the Scottish government’s consultation on an independence referendum enters its final week, MPs have condemned the SNP’s proposed question as being “biased”.