Alex Salmond’s big problem: Scots don’t believe they would be richer under independence
A majority would vote for independence if they believed they would be £500 better off, but just 9 per cent…
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Why the SNP shouldn’t be celebrating the UK’s pledge to guarantee Scotland’s debt
The move reflects the justified belief among investors that Scotland's debt position would be weaker than that of the UK.
ByWhy the No campaign should encourage Cameron to debate Salmond
The Prime Minister's persistent refusal to debate Salmond will become a running sore and an increasingly dominant aspect of the…
ByFive political predictions for 2014
Labour will end the year ahead in the polls, Scotland will reject independence by a double-digit margin and Ed Balls…
ByIf the Tories are worried about Scotland voting for independence, they shouldn’t be
All of the polls continue to show a large double-digit lead for the No side. There is no reason to…
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England dreaming, the break-up of Britain and what Orson Welles knew
As someone who was born in the 1960s, the son of wartime evacuees from London, I had a sense from…
ByA forgotten 300-year-old-solution to Alex Salmond’s money problems
Adam Smith or David Hume were no slouches when it came to economics but on the subject of monetary policy,…
ByWhy is the Scottish independence debate dominated by men?
Women make up 52 per cent of Scotland’s population, and are more likely to be undecided about independence than their…
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