On This Day: Scotland says “nae thanks” to independence Opinion On 18th September 2014, Scotland voted against 55 per cent to 45 per cent against independence in a referendum that was supposed to settle the question for a generation, writes Eliot Wilson It is firmly within my lifetime that the idea of Scottish independence was a harmlessly quirky cause on the fringes of politics. After [...]
Scotland: Ex-SNP leader John Swinney running to be First Minister – as Kate Forbes confirms she won’t stand UK Politics Former SNP leader John Swinney confirms he is running to succeed Humza Yousaf as First Minister of Scotland.
Humza Yousaf’s SNP is more like a cult than a political project Alys Denby The SNP has held on to power in Scotland through the force of personality of its leaders and the pursuit of independence at all cost