Scotland, the Union, and Brexit
On Saturday 8 October the Scottish Fabians held a conference in Edinburgh to discuss the implications of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. With Brexit set to dominate British politics for the foreseeable future, the...
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As a Scot in London I have been surprised by the high level of interest from those south of the border in the upcoming independence referendum. Across the UK people are genuinely interested in the arguments and the outcome, but...
This year in Scotland, the division between ‘nationalists’ and ‘unionists’ is the one that will dominate our political debate. But for those of us who care deeply about Scotland and our country’s future, this should be deeply worrying. And for...
As Alex Salmond launched the white paper this week, he proclaimed that it was a “mission statement and a prospectus for the kind of country we should be and which this government believes we can be.”
Now, I am a self-confessed...
No Scottish wedding or new year celebration would be complete without traditional music and dancing. Yet while ceilidhs can be huge fun, if find yourself dancing an unfamiliar reel, it is an experience that can leave you dizzy (and a...
Less than a year from now Scottish voters will have decided whether we want to remain part of the UK or whether we will have voted for independence.
While opinion polls suggest that people remain unconvinced by the arguments of the...