No questions asked
“British social and political institutions remain open to hidden influences from Russian and post-Soviet elites. Such weaknesses are chronic and institutional – they are not just about a small number of examples of wrongdoing.”...
Category: Independence
The Union: a journey into the unknown
Politicians, commentators and posters have for years urged Unionists to make their positive case for the Union. However some of us came to the conclusion years, maybe decades ago that there is no such...
Scotland is blessed with enormous renewable resources but…
“Scotland is blessed with enormous renewable resources but it’s not blessed with a great many people, and people ultimately use electricity… So the best way to harness Scotland’s renewable resources is to look at...
If you want to do it…you can
As the independence debate once again ramps up, it seems timely to post this from Debate Night in June 2021. Andrew Wilson, economist, politician and now a strategic adviser to businesses, charities and a...
The country we could become is better than the country we are allowed to be
A Europe for Scotland video narrated by author Val McDermid on Brexit and Scotland’s future in Europe. Europe for Scotland comprises Europeans from across the continent and around the world who want the people...
A Lopsided Union
Following its inquiry into the future governance of the UK, the Constitution Committee of the House of Lords has published its report: Respect and Co-operation: Building a Stronger Union for the 21st century. In...
The Rise of English Nationalism – and the Demise of the UK
A fascinating interview by Adrian Goldberg with author and historian James Hawes on the rise of English nationalism and what he believes is the inevitable break up of the UK, covering England north and...
Split ahoy for Scottish Tories?
Operation Arse it was called: the campaign to stop Boris Johnson becoming leader of the Conservative Party and Theresa May’s replacement as Prime Minister. The Scottish Tory leader, Ruth Davidson didn’t think much of...
The road to indyref2
Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp of Believe in Scotland in conversation with SNP President Michael Russell. Talking about the EU and EFTA, currency, borders, pensions, work underway and planned, questions people want answered, and the independence campaign...
Paying the price
So after a turgid and damaging few weeks for the Tories the LibDems have won the North Shropshire by-election, a seat held by Tories since the 1832 Reform Act, overturning a Tory majority of...
