Tag: Union
Judgement Day
By Molly Pollock
Well, after months of waiting the Supreme Court judgement on whether the Scottish parliament can hold...
We are family
Molly Pollock takes a look at what family means in the real world and the importance Scotland places on being part of...
Another faceless Tory
Molly Pollock looks at the new man, recently made a peer, Johnson has appointed to save the Union
Lord...
Shades of legal grey Part 3
Molly Pollock in Part 3 notes the impact of Brexit on Scotland's right to hold another independence referendum, alternatives to a section 30 order and implications of Westminster response.
Shades of legal grey – Part 1
Molly Pollock, Newsnet's Research Editor, picks her way through a House of Commons briefing paper that lays out the problematic issues both sides face ahead of the coming Independence referendum. There are multiple shades of legal grey in the complex constitutional structure of the union and how it changes following a successful independence referendum
Scottish Oil and gas ‘over-reliance’ claims challenged by official figures
By Bob Duncan A new analysis of the role that oil & gas revenues have played in the Norwegian Government’s budget has blown...
Again and again and again
By Sean McPartlin Alan Bennett famously wrote: “History? It’s just one fuckin thing after another!”. He was right, of course, but the...
Scale of economic damage from scrapping Aberdeen City Garden Project revealed
By Martin Kelly Supporters of the Aberdeen City Garden Project have claimed that the decision to scrap the multi-million pound development has cost...
Calls for No campaign to drop NHS Scotland ‘Better Together’ slogan
By a Newsnet reporter Anti-independence parties have been urged to abandon plans to use the ‘Better Together’ slogan for the No campaign after it...
First Minister to demand explanation after Cruddas admits Tories may “fake...
By a Newsnet reporter After a calamitous week for the Conservatives, a row has broken out over claims by disgraced former Tory treasurer Peter...