Tag Archives: independence

Scotland’s big beasts go head to head (sort of) over independence

By Ed Jacobs | Published: May 13, 2013

Two of Scotland’s biggest political beasts will be pitched against each other later today in the debate over the country’s future.

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SNP currency plans threaten future stability of Scottish economy

By Guest | Published: May 1, 2013

Attempting to put in place an economic system without a fully-functioning central bank or convincing currency arrangements to underpin it, or without the knowledge of whether such a system would be compatible with admission to the EU or not, is like a ship setting sail for voyage without the security of its sheet anchor.

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Splits emerge in Yes to Independence Campaign

By Ed Jacobs | Published: April 29, 2013

Alex Salmond and the wider SNP Leadership are coming under fire for failing to provide a radical, positive enough vision for an independent Scotland.

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Poll blow as Scots reject SNP currency proposals

By Ed Jacobs | Published: March 22, 2013

Just days after Alex Salmond formally announced the date of the referendum on Scottish independence, the Scottish nationalist’s campaign has been dealt a blow with new polling showing a majority of Scots against their currency policy.

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It’s time the SNP published their plans for an independent Scotland

By Ed Jacobs | Published: March 22, 2013

If Scottish nationalists can’t persuade the country of their case while they are led by what is universally accepted to be Scotland’s best political communicator, when can they?

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Do you agree that Salmond’s referendum question is biased? “YES!” say the Electoral Commission

By Ed Jacobs | Published: January 30, 2013

The Electoral Commission says the SNP’s proposed wording for the referendum on Scottish independence is not fair, reports Ed Jacobs.

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Spin, hypocrisy and the SNP’s desperate last throw of the EU dice

By Ed Jacobs | Published: January 28, 2013

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.

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More EU woe for slippery Salmond as Barroso shuns Sturgeon

By Ed Jacobs | Published: January 25, 2013

Alex Salmond and the SNP suffered another EU slapdown this week as EC President Jose Manuel Barroso shunned Nicola Sturgeon.

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Lessons from Canada for Scotland’s constitutional debate

By Guest | Published: January 24, 2013

Shadow Scotland Office minister William Bain MP looks at the lessons we should learn from Canada for Scotland’s constitutional debate.

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Support for independence slumps

By Ed Jacobs | Published: January 24, 2013

Support for an independent Scotland has hit its lowest point since the establishment of a Scottish Parliament in 1999 according to new polling data.

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