Comment: Cameron is trying to out-bluff Salmond over Scottish independence
The future of the UK is at stake. This is, without doubt, the biggest gamble of David Cameron’s leadership.
Coalition plots to shape Scottish independence vote
Cabinet ministers could force the SNP to hold a Scottish independence referendum “sooner rather than later”, prompting anger from Holyrood.
Scotland may be handed referendum power
Whitehall officials could give Scotland the power to run its own independence referendum, it has been reported.
UK breakup risk poses ‘enormous challenge’
Britain’s future as a united country will be one of the “enormous challenges” faced in the coming years, the outgoing head of the civil service has warned.
The other referendum: SNP plots independence
Scottish nationalists are preparing a lengthy campaign for independence after their party’s annual conference in Inverness.
Salmond offers Scots third option in independence debate
Alex Salmond is preparing to offer the Scottish electorate another, less drastic, option in the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence.
Timeline: Scottish devolution
The relationship between Scotland and the UK has changed almost beyond recognition since Scotland’s first parliamentary election 1997. This is how it happened.
English MPs left fuming as Scots spending divide grows
News that the gap between public spending per head in Scotland and Wales rose by 15% last year has renewed calls for a shakeup in the system used to divide public money.
Tories contradict their own interests with union support
Conservatives oppose Scottish independence even though they believe it would be in their party’s interest, a new poll suggests.
Comment: Only English bitterness can break the union
English resentment is now so strong it could soon destroy the union. By Ian Dunt Is there anything positive to say about the union? Given how little political support there is for the dismantling of the UK you’d have thought comment pages would be full of gushing praise for the wonderful status quo. Instead, there […]
