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SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT PARALYSED: Opposition Sparks Constitutional Crisis
SPEAKERS CORNER...by Alex Porter and Dave Taylor The SNP Government has suffered yet another legislative defeat in the Scottish Parliament. A bill was introduced...
Devolution has Failed
SPEAKERS CORNER...by The Panda Devolution has failed. Devolution has failed in Scotland Devolution has failed for Scotland When Holyrood was...
Social Catalanism
SPEAKERS CORNER...by Montserrat Tura The certainty that Catalonia is a nation, widely shared by the vast majority of Catalan society and political forces,...
Scotland versus Britain – Part 1
ECONOMY...by Alex Porter Petition For Divorce Why should the Scottish constitutional debate be turned into an unedifying “car boot sale haggling session”? Remaining inside...
Labour’s ‘Basket of Taxes’ Piling Up
ECONOMY... by Alex Porter Labour’s Michael McMahon has announced Labour’s ‘firm commitment’ to a new property based tax. In a speech to Labour’s Scottish...
Labour Government Unleashed Financial Destruction Frenzy
ECONOMY...by Alex Porter Having pressurised the chairman of the (FSA) financial regulator, Lord Adair Turner, to regulate with a 'light touch' and not to be...
UK Confidence in Freefall
ECONOMY...by Alex Porter British citizens' optimism about their job prospects is rated 98th in the world according to new research. The Prosperity Index, an...
Surge in Support for Independence As UK Economy Plunges
GENERAL...by Alex Porter A new YouGov opinion poll shows that support for Scottish independence has risen by 6% to 34% since the UK...
More Polls Show Electorate Blame Labour For Crisis
ECONOMY...by Alex Porter As the UK's coalition government rolls out its austerity cuts opinion polls show that voters blame the last Labour government for...
World Renowned Economist says: ‘Scotland subsidising rest of UK’
by Alex Porter & NS Team Independent Scotland would be better off Labour's ‘Scottish banks bailout’ claims questioned Calman proposals 'damaging and unworkable' ...