The ruthless DUP knows it was right to ditch Paisley
The former leader’s savage attack on his successor, Peter Robinson, is a reminder that his party could see that he…
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Cowdenbeath by-election: a good night for Labour and a very bad one for the Lib Dems
In Gordon Brown's backyard, Labour won an 11.25% swing from the SNP, while the Lib Dems finished in fifth place…
ByAlex 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…
ByWhy 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…
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