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Alf Young: Treasury will be trouble for the SNP

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:58:36 GMT

If currency plan A is just a convenience to smooth transition, the rUK will play hardball, warns Alf Young

Gerry Hassan: Worlds apart on question of union

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:58:35 GMT

There’s a storm brewing as the UK reassesses its place in Europe and Scotland reconsiders its part in the UK, writes Gerry Hassan

Referendum lies ‘politics’

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:12:03 GMT

A LEGAL challenge to false statements made by either side of the independence debate would have little chance of success, according to academics.

Nigel Farage: Edinburgh protesters ‘fascist scum’

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:35:36 GMT

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has hit out at the “fascist” elements of Scottish nationalism after he needed a police escort to escape a mob of protesters in Edinburgh yesterday, and today he hung up during a telephone interview on BBC radio.

Scottish independence: Pound at heart of debate

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:31:16 GMT

SCOTLAND’S right to keep the pound after independence was at the heart of fiery exchanges between Nicola Sturgeon and Scottish Secretary Michael Moore last night.

Eddie Barnes: Independence debate goes heavyweight

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:13:37 GMT

“IT depends whether there’s a good film on,” replied one MSP yesterday on whether they would be tuning in to last night’s TV debate.

Gregor Gall: Justice and prosperity can go together

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:33:39 GMT

MONDAY this week saw the awakening of former prime minister, Gordon Brown, from political hibernation.

Scottish independence: EU advice received

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:01:02 GMT

THE Scottish Government says it has now received legal advice about an independent Scotland’s membership of the European Union.

Scottish independence: Sharleen Spiteri ‘no’ vote

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:14:29 GMT

POP star Sharleen Spiteri has said she does not believe an independent Scotland would be viable, questioning whether it would have the resources to survive.

Scottish independence: ‘Donations loophole’ fears

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:31:22 GMT

THE Yes and No camps in the referendum debate could manage to avoid strict campaign spending limits unless a potential loophole is tackled, MSPs have been warned.

Independence: Public ‘could challenge vote result’

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:07:46 GMT

The independence referendum could be challenged by any member of the public who raises a substantial doubt about the fairness of its outcome, according to a legal expert.

Independence: Scots will need own FSA, says Alexander

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:51:21 GMT

AN INDEPENDENT Scotland will be forced to set up its own financial services regulator, the UK government has claimed, raising the prospect of “significant costs” from extra red tape for the industry.

Boris Johnson: ‘London should have Holyrood powers’

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:50:29 GMT

BORIS Johnson claims Londoners are losing patience over why they are denied similar “fiscal freedoms” given to governments in Wales and Scotland.

Scottish independence: ‘Britishness’ key factor

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:52:37 GMT

CAMPAIGNERS for a Yes vote will only win next year’s independence referendum if they can persuade people that they would be better off if Scotland leaves the UK and “to leave aside their feelings of Britishness”, a new report says.

Michael Kelly: Moguls must make up their own minds

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:35:36 GMT

WHAT is it that businessmen don’t get about politics? Over the past week, we have heard enough from at least two successful entrepreneurs to suggest that the skill set they have used to make loads of money is not really up to handling the issues thrown up by the independence debate.

Pete Martin: Sifting referendum fact from fiction

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:26:07 GMT

WE will need our wits about us to sift competing profundities from sleekit half-truths in the run-up to the referendum, writes Pete Martin

Bill Jamieson: EU vote brings more uncertainty

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:14:34 GMT

ANY UK vote on Europe will have major ramifications, no matter how Scotland votes in 2014, writes Bill Jamieson

Scottish Independence: Schools to be battle ground

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:42:42 GMT

Secondary schools are set to become key political battlegrounds as pro and anti-independence groups go head-to-head to sway first-time 16-year-old voters.

Scottish independence: EU stay ‘needs’ Yes vote

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:43:15 GMT

A VOTE for independence is now the “only way” to ensure Scotland’s continued membership of the European Union, Alex Salmond claimed last night.

Alistair Darling backs income tax devolution

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:26:07 GMT

FORMER Chancellor Alistair Darling has backed devolving all of income tax to the Scottish Parliament “in principle” but warned that any further devolution needs a UK mandate.