Tag: scottish independence
Pump prices are high because the value of £ just keeps...
By Russell Bruce
Oil and therefore petrol and diesel are priced in dollars. On 1st July 2008 the pound...
A danerous place
By Newsroom
This is a fascinating discussion between two former UK civil servants – Alexander Hall Hall, a former...
Scottish independence: where would that leave England?
Molly Pollock looks at an interview on Liverpool Worldwide with writer and journalist Gavin Esler noting the range of interesting observations but...
Success is about being your best self
Molly Pollock finds inspiration in the ideas that promote confidence in children to become successful and sees opportunity for the independence movement...
Time to challenge received wisdom about second Scottish referendum
Commentary by Carolyn McCole
I have a good friend. Let’s call her Claire. We met in 2014. Our values and political opinions are pretty similar,...
Scottish Labour: The party for whom ‘nationalism’ remains a dirty word
Independence supporter and former MSP Campbell Martin takes a look at the Scottish Labour leadership campaign, now that the two candidates have been formally...
Who is the basket case and where are the broad shoulders...
Commentary by Derek Bateman
So GERS proves Scotland is a basket case – independence is over. No, wait. It proves the opposite – we need...
Yes voters and the temptations presented by Jeremy Corbyn
Reporter: Patience Magill
Leading Yes campaigner and Scottish author and playwright Alan Bissett has cast doubt on Jeremy Corbyn's credentials in Scotland.
In an exclusive interview...
Unfolding Brexit tragedy is a new low in post-war mismanagement
Commentary by Derek Bateman
Sorry not to join the general lament but I return from a few weeks in France* with renewed optimism about independence.
The...
The task of explaining Scottish independence to Reporting Kurdistan
Commentary by Derek Bateman
I was interviewed by Kurdish television about Scottish independence (they’re not exactly disinterested in the subject themselves) and found myself articulating...