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Week-in-Review: SNP internal warfare points to broader struggle over party identity

The race to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader entered a new brutal phase this week as claimants to the Bute House throne battled for position.  Taking to our TV screens for the first time, the disputable heirs health secretary Humza Yousaf, finance secretary Kate Forbes and former minister Ash Regan upped the ante — and

‘Brexit and Scottish Independence are a consequence of failure, not a cause’

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‘People have to live with the reality of a failing Westminster’ and ‘Scotland wants to get on’ with a second independence referendum

The SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has told MPs on Wednesday in the House of Commons that Scotland is being “held back by Westminster.” Blackford told MPs during Prime Ministers… The post ‘People have to live with the reality of a failing Westminster’ and ‘Scotland wants to get on’ with a second independence referendum appeared…

Scottish Independence Referendum result too close to call after Nicola Sturgeon unveils document

The result for Scotland to become independent appears to be too close to call with odds of 5/6 for it to pass and also fail on Betfair. Meanwhile, a second… The post Scottish Independence Referendum result too close to call after Nicola Sturgeon unveils document appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.

Sturgeon launches her bid for independence which will create ‘a wealthier, fairer and more resilient nation’ for Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon is to launch her bid to remove Scotland from the Union and seek an independence referendum on Tuesday. Scotland’s First Minister said the UK is in a “mess”… The post Sturgeon launches her bid for independence which will create ‘a wealthier, fairer and more resilient nation’ for Scotland appeared first on London Business…

SNP failure is leading to Scotland raising less money but Scots paying more tax

Last week the Scottish Government published their long-awaited spending review, setting out their long-term spending plans for the first time in over a decade. The picture it has painted is nothing short of catastrophic. It is both a damning indictment of government failure in the past and a stark warning of what lies ahead. Years…

The long road to Indyref2

Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon says she wants a second referendum on Scottish independence by the end of 2023. The move has put Scotland on a collision course with Westminster as the battle for Indyred2 begins in earnest.  How did we get here? The SNP has made no secret of its desire to hold another referendum, but its strong set…

Anti-Irish prejudice in Scotland is a threat to independence

How can a nation that – once independent – pledges to be progressive, small and European reconcile those values with the blatant, entrenched racism against the Irish and Catholic? It all happened very quickly. On the 29th of August, three Rangers fans were arrested for singing sectarian songs; on the 2nd of September, Nicola Sturgeon…

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