Irvine Welsh on Scottish Independence
6 min clip of Irvine Welsh v Tristram Hunt with Jeremy Paxman in the chair. (From BBC Newsnight on 20th Apr 2012)
Category Archive: Referendum on Independence
Let Them Vote
By Daniel Paris After her famous Hamilton by-election victory, Winnie Ewing used her maiden speech to Parliament to argue that the voting age should be lowered to 16. At the time, the franchise… Read More
Wall Street Journal on The Economics of Scottish Independence
We’re not in the habit of reprinting articles from the Wall Street Journal but we’ll make an exception for this one. The article below was published on 3rd May by the WSJ in… Read More
Back to the Future
By Mike Small Scotland on Sunday’s story about the loss to Scotland of the protective arm of M15 around our shoulder (Independent Scotland a ‘terror risk’) was revealing. This is, in part, just… Read More
When Duty Calls
By Michael Greenwell We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.- George Orwell A while back someone posted on twitter (if… Read More
On Common Ground
the right of nations to self-determination” does not necessarily mean the right to separate, it means the right to decide whether or not to separate; if the Scots voted to remain part of the UK they would nevertheless have exercised their right to self-determination…
Jim Sillars: Dancing Around Devolution
In an article first published in Holyrood magazine, SNP veteran and nationalist icon, Jim Sillars, questions the SNP leadership’s courting of the of the Devo Max brigade. DANCING AROUND DEVOLUTION by Jim Sillars… Read More
Jammy Smears
By Doug Daniel Before May 2011, no unionist (other than Wendy Alexander perhaps) had any inclination for Scotland to hold a referendum on independence. Since then, however, they have been clamoring for the… Read More
Devo Plus What?
Devo Plus was launched today as an attempt to give a shot of caffeine into the whole debate. We got warm horlicks instead.
An Awfully Big Adventure
By Christopher Harvie According to Neil Oliver the referendum will be ‘the biggest decision in 300 years’. So ca’ very canny … I wonder. In 1707-15, as far as the mass of Scots… Read More
The Spin Room
By Mike Small So what just happened? Watching the body language, maneuvering and positioning is fascinating. Salmond welcomes Cameron, and hand on back ushers him into a room before sitting in front of… Read More
The Case for English Independence
By Dan Hind, author of The Return of the Public The British are meant to be content with the spectacles and dramas laid on for them. In the New Year, David Cameron told… Read More
Indy Poll
Scottish Independence Poll (January 2012) View more presentations from Ipsos MORI
Positivity
By Mike Small Pundits seem to be coalescing around the idea that a ‘positive message’ is an essential part of political campaigning (nothing new here, see Pat’s Juggernaut of Joy thesis). Whether it’s… Read More
Bringing it On
By Doug Daniel The 25th January 2012 brought the independence referendum another leap closer to reality, and did its best to shift the debate along, while not quite succeeding. We now have a… Read More
Why Indy Lite is Wrong
By Pat Kane It’s fair to say – along with the not-so-gentle student arm-twisting of a newly elected representative for the South of Scotland region – that the veteran SNP grandee Jim Sillars… Read More
Scottish Independence: The Animated Version Of The Row Between Westminster and Holyrood
This handy short public information film on the week that was…from Taiwan’s NMA:
Let the i Generation In
By Kate Higgins If, even in the quietest moments, we wondered if we might sneak independence in by the back door, well, we ken noo. One of the most contentious issues is the… Read More
