Can Scotland keep the pound?
A tough question for the SNP
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There’s more to life than being a Scot
The SNP’s world view is narrow—and wrong -
Would the Tories surrender Scotland?
The lure of perpetual Conservative majorities in Westminster threatens the Union -
Backing Cameron on Scotland without backing Cameron on Scotland
As a referendum on Scottish independence before the end of 2014 looks increasingly likely, it could be crunch time for the Union. Yet there is a noticeable lack of nationalistic noise in the Scottish press. In a country with so few Tory MPs, papers north of the border are, however,... -
The UK’s last chance saloon
Only "devo max" can save the Union now -
The UK’s last chance saloon
The battle for Scotland began in earnest this week with David Cameron’s offer to give Alex Salmond the power to hold a decisive referendum on independence—but only if that referendum is held “sooner rather than later,” and only if it is on a clear in-or-out vote. Salmond’s response has been... -
A toxic brand? Our readers’ responses
Last month, Peter Hitchens asked why we cling to the “toxic brands” of our current political parties. He claimed that “if the Tory party were your fridge, all your food would go bad.” We published our readers’ best Twitter responses in our November issue: Swilly If the Labour party were... -
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To the brink, but no further
Scotland would gain few benefits from going it alone that it cannot already get as part of the United Kingdom -
What Salmond will do next
In an open letter to the SNP leader, pollster Peter Kellner underlines the lack of Scottish support for independence
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