Scottish independence referendum: Traders bet on No vote to win September 18, 2014 How is the Scottish referendum affecting markets? Well the last opinion poll put No at 53 per cent, while the Yes campaign was at 47 per cent but if today's currency movements are anything to go by investors are much more confident that the union will not be broken up. So far today, [...]
Gordon Brown’s speech on eve of Scotland’s independence vote. Full video and transcript September 18, 2014 At last, the world is hearing the voices of the real people of Scotland. The silent majority will be silent no more. And our patriotic vision, proud of our Scottish identity, proud of our distinctive Scottish institutions, proud of the Scottish Parliament that we, not the Nationalist party, created. And proud, and [...]
Posen: “Joseph Stiglitz is wrong – the reality of Scottish independence is frightening” September 18, 2014 Following pro-independence assertions by economist Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, saying the debate around Scottish independence had been "fear mongering", and that currency was a "non-issue", last night Adam Posen, the former Monetary Policy Committee member who now heads up the Peterson Institute for International Economics, published an article criticising his view. Cracking out the [...]
When will Edinburgh declare referendum results of Scottish independence vote? September 18, 2014 Edinburgh is due to announce the result of the Scottish independence referendum vote in the early hours of Friday morning. The count is expected to come in at 5am and the city is one of the last areas in Scotland to declare the results of the vote. The area makes up eight per cent of [...]
Will Scotland vote Yes or No to independence in today’s referendum? Here’s the result on Twitter as far afield as Alaska and New Zealand September 18, 2014 A stunning map of Scottish independence campaigning shows how Twitter users feel about the referendum and which side of the fence they are on. The Yes and No sentiment has been tracked over the last month of intense campaigning with Twitter users as far afield as Alaska and New Zealand chatting about the historic referendum. [...]
When will the Scottish independence referendum vote be announced? Declaration times for local government areas September 18, 2014 Scots started going to the polls to vote on secession from 7am this morning – but they will have to wait 24 hours to hear the final result of the vote. How will it work? We all know how vote-counting goes at a general election – but an independence vote like this is unprecedented in [...]
Scottish independence referendum: Barack Obama urges Scots to vote No September 18, 2014 US President Barack Obama has urged Scots to vote No and preserve the Union in the Scottish Independence Referendum. With just hours to go until polling stations open, Obama took to Twitter to express his hope that Scotland remains with the UK. Obama described the UK as “a force for good in an [...]
Scottish independence referendum: Politicians have failed to inspire, but the union must survive September 17, 2014 There have surely been better political campaigns than the Better Together one that has been arguing the case for Scotland remaining in the United Kingdom, 307 years since the 1707 Act of Union. Admittedly, the Better Together side started with a bad hand, taking the No position in the whole debate. Arguing for something not [...]
Chuka Umunna on Scottish independence vote: Businesses threatened with financial hit for backing No September 17, 2014 Businesses in Scotland have been threatened with dire financial consequences if they openly back the No campaign during the Scottish referendum, Labour’s shadow business secretary exclusively told City A.M. yesterday. A number of businesses north of the border have been told by Yes campaigners that they will suffer a financial hit if they publically side [...]
How will Scotland vote in the independence referendum? Banker warns of deposit flight if result is Yes September 17, 2014 A former deputy governor of the Bank of England yesterday warned there might be a “deposit flight” if Scotland votes Yes in today’s independence referendum. Sir John Gieve, deputy governor for financial stability at the Bank between 2006 and 2009, told City A.M. that although he was not “expecting a Northern Rock-style run on the [...]