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Alex Salmond booed by crowd in Glasgow
Roman emperors famously used to have a slave to ride behind them in their chariots during victory parades to remind them, by whispering in their ear, that they were only… Continue reading
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Independent Scotland: socialist paradise or neo-liberal nirvana? - Spectator Blogs
Well, probably neither actually. But there’s every reason to suppose that just as some Unionists are fooling themselves when they discount the possibility of dear old Scotia thriving as an… Continue reading
20 Comments![Boris Johnson hits back at Scottish independence [Alex Salmond is played here by Barbara Windsor]. Photo: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire](http://cdn2.spectator.co.uk/files/2012/08/PA-14420957-140x91.jpg)
Can Alex Salmond regain his lost momentum after Britain’s summer of fun?
Alex Salmond has gone rather quiet this summer. Before Britain’s season of fun, the SNP leader appeared unstoppable in his quest for Scottish independence, but the Diamond Jubilee and Olympics have halted… Continue reading
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The SNP's Slumbering Summer - Spectator Blogs
I have it on good authority that, as matters stand, some senior figures within the SNP are concerned by the way the party has lost – or is perceived to… Continue reading
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Political games
Whilst everybody is enjoying the spectacle of the greatest Games on earth there is one group of people who are doing their level best to spoil it. If there was… Continue reading
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Is Gordon Brown a Scottish Nationalist?
In 1997 the Labour government tampered with the UK constitution. They then vetoed anyone reading the minutes of the cabinet meeting where it was agreed a parliament for Scotland would… Continue reading
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Salmond’s stock is falling
‘Poll shows support for UK split has dropped,’ proclaims the Scotsman today . Looking at the actual poll , the headline may be over-reaching slightly: YouGov’s latest figures are within… Continue reading
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Cause for Unionists to applaud
Brian Monteith has revived his Think Scotland website and as part of all this I’m scribbling there on Tuesdays. This week I’m busy cheering the SNP’s march to sanity on… Continue reading
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Is it time to let Scotland go?
Lloyd Evans rounds up the highlights of this week’s Spectator debate on the future of the union. The motion was ‘It’s time to let Scotland go’. Margo Macdonald, MSP, opened… Continue reading
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The Union is safe
The Union is safe — at least if last night’s Spectator debate was anything to go by. The motion ‘It’s time to let Scotland go’ was defeated by 254 votes… Continue reading
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Is Cameron just not that into Scotland?
Nearly a decade ago, a book called He’s Just Not That Into You became what is termed a ‘publishing sensation. I don’t know if this attempt to explain men to… Continue reading
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What’s the SNP scared of?
The Battle for Britain is heating up this week, with the pro-union campaign launched in Edinburgh this morning and a Spectator debate on the union on Wednesday. We have, as… Continue reading
23 Comments A provocation to God
The notorious splitters in the Free Presbyterian Church are at it again. The Wee Wee Frees (who should not be confused with the more numerous Wee Frees) warn that Scottish… Continue reading
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Miliband plays the national identity game
Ed Miliband’s speech last week, in which he grappled with questions of Britishness, identity and Unionism, was a worthy effort. By which you will grasp that it was also, in… Continue reading
29 CommentsThe SNP Beat a Retreat
Political stocks can go down as well as up. Shares in Alex Salmond are hardly slumping right now but they’re off their peak and flat-lining. The market is becalmed. Perhaps… Continue reading
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Yes campaign launch will cause problems — for the independence movement
Some of those who queued outside the Cineworld multiplex in Edinburgh for this morning’s Yes for Independence launch found it hard to contain their chortles. There, hanging above the door… Continue reading
40 Comments10 Pretty Unpersuasive Reasons for Scottish Independence
This week the SNP will launch their campaign for Scottish independence. Or, rather, it’s the official beginning of what they term the ‘Yes’ campaign. Prefacing this, Joan McAlpine uses her… Continue reading
41 CommentsI See No Ships
There are times when the SNP’s attempts to persuade us that there are no regrettable consequences to Scottish independence cross the line between worthy and absurd. The future of shipbuilding… Continue reading
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Labour succeeds in slowing Salmond’s advance
This was the election which was supposed to establish the SNP as Scotland’s new national party, replacing Labour as the default party of choice for Scottish voters. This was also… Continue reading
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15 (other) cities to watch
Forget London. Odds are that Boris will win re-election while Labour becomes the largest party on the GLA. There are far more exciting battles going on around the country. Here’s… Continue reading
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