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Articles on Scottish independence
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Scottish first minister tries to keep party faithful happy while starting long courtship of the no voters.
Scotland’s numbers look far worse than the UK’s.
Anything That Gives Off Light explores Scottishness from three very different perspectives.
The Jacobites are regularly cast as ‘primitive’ Scots – yet it is a false narrative suited for political ends.
The fears about the City don’t look overcooked – here’s why.
Brexit uncertainty, English xenophobia and a recession brewing - no wonder Scottish Labour is thinking about switching sides.
It’s critical to protect London’s European connections from Brexit’s isolationism - could independence be the way forward?
Once again, Londoners are calling for the city to become independent: could it really happen?
We often overlook how languages gets caught in political crossfire - and not only in relation to Muslims.
The Scottish National Party (SNP) hate the BBC, which may sound harsh but makes sense when you think about it. The BBC – the British Broadcasting Corporation – is the ultimate symbol of Union, the cultural…
There were two winners on Thursday night and they may well find themselves on a collision course in the new parliament.
SNP are pro-EU, but lack vision for the future.
Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted on the inclusion of the Green party if televised leaders debates are to go ahead as part of the general election. While Cameron’s motives could lie anywhere between…
William Hague has made a big show of setting out a plan for English votes for English laws in a document published on December 16. The trouble is, his plan isn’t up to much. As one MP put it, his proposal…
There is no copyright in titles, although I must admit when I heard that the name of the new Scottish daily newspaper launched this week was The National, I was momentarily thrown. That is also the name…
After a flurry of interest in the Scottish referendum, with the vote featuring on the front page of the New York Times and dominating nightly news programmes, Americans may now be wondering what all the…
In its independence referendum, Scotland voted to remain in the United Kingdom by 55-45%. Our panel looks at what happened, and where it leaves the UK and Scotland. Neil Blain, Professor of Communications…
On Friday morning, I, an expatriate “British Scot”, could wake up to find that I have lost my identity. Because today Scottish voters might decide that a United Kingdom that includes Scotland ought no…
Just a few short weeks ago, it looked as though it was clear who was going to win the Scottish independence referendum. Although the polls persistently disagreed with each other as to how far it was behind…
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Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Social Research
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Chair in Scottish Politics, University of Aberdeen
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Lecturer in Politics, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor Emeritus of Communications, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Honorary Professor in Media Policy, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor of Scottish History, University of Dundee
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Economics, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Politics, University of Edinburgh
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Honorary Research Fellow in Politics, University of Stirling
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Bradley Professor of English Literature and Pro Vice-Principal, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Economics, University of Stirling
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Chair professor, Glasgow Caledonian University