
The separatists cannot be appeased – more devo is not the solution
THE UNION OF SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND has been a force for good, not just in Britain but globally over the last three centuries. It has

THE UNION OF SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND has been a force for good, not just in Britain but globally over the last three centuries. It has

DESPITE her looming showdown with Alex Salmond, British politicians are still scared stiff of Nicola Sturgeon and her threat of Indyref2. Only Boris has the

Michael Banks article from Wednesday 25, November, 2020 THE 2014 INDYREF required only a Scotland-wide simple majority of valid votes cast. If there were to be a repeat an IndyRef2 should, conversely, require a simple majority of the registered electorate. In the 2014 IndyRef the only Scottish Parliament Electoral Region to vote "Yes" (for independence) was […]

THERE IS NO INTERNATIONALLY AGREED principle for the maintenance or breakup of states even within Europe. While Czechs and Slovaks are rightly proud that their

EVERY INDYREF needs its eve of poll “just to make sure” Vow. In 2014 it was tax powers, transport police and new welfare powers. Imagine if,