Althing decides: The time is right for independence
An Althing debate on the thorny issue of Scottish independence returned a resounding victory in favour of independence on Friday night. There was not a…
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Jim Wallace insists anti-independence message remains strong
Greater focus needs to be placed on Scotland remaining part of the UK, according to a former deputy first minister visiting the isles this week.
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WATCH: Tories are the only party supporting unionist values, candidate says
Fresh from a difficult debate at the Brae High School Tory candidate Jamie Halcro Johnston took to the doorsteps of Brae to drum up support
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Labour values still endure (Robina Barton)
“Labour values still endure and I’d back them any day over the SNP” – Robina Barton
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Case for Scottish independence ‘increasingly feeble’, says Carmichael
MP Alistair Carmichael’s less than enthusiastic response to calls for a second independence vote.
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Carmichael reacts after narrow election win
Alistair Carmichael has spoken about his narrow General Election victory after he emerged as the only surviving Liberal Democrat MP in Scotland.
READ FULL STORYIndependence and pensions (Andrina Tulloch, Jean Marwick and George Jacobson)
In a recent critical report ICAS, the body representing Scotland’s accountancy professionals, have said that the White Paper [Scotland’s Future] does not answer key questions
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Stewart meets SIC leaders and supports Our Islands campaign
A Highland MSP has voiced support for the Our Islands Our Future campaign.
READ FULL STORYOil running out myth (Charlie Gallagher)
I have just listened to Jim Sillars and George Galloway, along with all the others who bang on about the oil running out.
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Crowd hears Ewing independence speech in Sandwick
What sort of country do you want to live in? That question was the principle message of Scottish government energy minister Fergus Ewing at a
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Parliamentarians criticise independence paper but Skene calls it a red letter day
Criticism has been levelled against the Scottish government’s vision on how a Scotland separate from the rest of the UK would look.
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