Tag Archives: Scotland

SNP deaf to economic issues that really matter

By Ed Jacobs | Published: May 21, 2013

All of a sudden, the debate around Scotland’s future has gained the kind of substance that many have been yearning for.

Posted in A Britain We All Call Home | Also tagged Alex Salmond, better together campaign, Scottish Independence, The Economy, the eu | 7 Responses

Prospect of EU exit boosts support for Scottish Independence

By Ed Jacobs | Published: May 20, 2013

With the CBI having already warned of the risks to industry of Britain no longer being at the heart of the European Union, a further uncomfortable truth surrounding the Conservative Party’s increasingly isolationist rhetoric is now becoming apparent.

Posted in A Britain We All Call Home | Also tagged Alex Salmond, Scottish Independence, The Conservative Party, the eu, UKIP | 4 Responses

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.

Posted in A Britain We All Call Home | Also tagged Alex Salmond, Anas Sarwar, Gordon Brown, independence, scottish labour party | 7 Responses

Support for Scottish independence declines again

By Ed Jacobs | Published: May 9, 2013

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.

Posted in A Britain We All Call Home, Good Society | Also tagged Alex Ferguson, Alex Salmond, Scottish Independence, SNP | 10 Responses

Scottish council tax freeze benefits rich at expense of the poor

By Ed Jacobs | Published: May 2, 2013

Scotland’s council tax freeze is harming local public services and benefiting the wealthy the most, undermining the Scottish government’s assertion that the policy is a “vital lifeline to hard pressed Scots”.

Posted in Public Services for All | Also tagged council tax | 1 Response

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.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Also tagged Alex Salmond, economy, independence | 10 Responses

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.

Posted in A Britain We All Call Home | Also tagged Alex Salmond, independence | 5 Responses

Scotland should opt into UK wide press regulation, say committee of MSPs

By Ed Jacobs | Published: April 28, 2013

As political leaders in Scotland once again meet today to discuss how to take forward the need for a reformed system of press regulation post-Leveson, a committee of MSPs has called for Scotland to opt into the UK wide Royal Charter proposal rather than going its own way.

Posted in Media Integrity | Also tagged press regulation | 1 Response

Westminster must follow Holyrood’s lead on train fares

By James Bloodworth | Published: April 25, 2013

Rail fares and ticketing are unnecessarily expensive and complicated – it’s a mess that successive governments have ducked responsibility for sorting out. The Scottish government has now taken action, cutting fares and pledging to remove pricing anomalies. But will the same deal be extended to train users south of the border?

Posted in Good Society | Also tagged campaign for better transport, Holyrood | 1 Response