Tagged with "Yes for Scotland"

Seeds of tyranny being sown in Scotland?

Is the nationalist camp in Scotland really creating an atmosphere of intimidation against opponents of independence? There are now real fears of a creeping soft authoritarianism
by Tom Gallagher - 3 March 2015
LibDems determined as Labour to deny England justice

With polls showing Labour faces wipe out on Scotland at the hands of the SNP we cannot ignore the demands for more Home Rule for England. But the LibDems seem as determined as Labour to deny England justice
by Sir John Redwood MP - 31 October 2014
Scottish Labour’s aversion to winning

Next year, the SNP could hold the balance of power in Westminster. The reliable cohort of Scottish seats which Ed Miliband, the insecure head of UK Labour banks on to enter Downing Street, could suddenly vanish. Can Jim Murphy save them?
by Tom Gallagher - 29 October 2014
In reality, Scotland independence vote wasn't even close

If the Scottish referendum result (55% No to 45% Yes) had been a US presidential election it would have been called a landslide. The bottom line is that the UK stays together and the matter is now settled for a generation. But what now for England?
by the commentator - 19 September 2014
Would Scottish independence be a net plus for liberty?

With North Korea backing Scottish independence it might seem the liberty argument is clear cut. But it isn't. Anyway, my prediction is that Scottish voters will get cold feet and vote no by a 56-44 margin, says Dan Mitchell from the Cato Institute
by Daniel J. Mitchell - 18 September 2014
However Scots vote, England could still be the winner

England should win whatever Scotland votes. If, as many hope, the Union is preserved, England should get the same devolution Scotland gets: an English parliament for us, and a fair burden of sharing on taxes and benefits. England voted Tory but got a coalition. No more of that please
by Sir John Redwood MP - 17 September 2014
Truth can stop Scotland sleepwalking to catastrophe

For the sake of Kirsty's future, Scotland should vote no to independence. Or maybe she wants to grow up in a declining country with poor job prospects; an isolated and angry country. Is that what Kirsty wants? Is that what Scotland wants?
by Steven George-Hilley - 14 September 2014
The rise of Scotland the terrible

Some elements of the Scottish pro-independence campaign have harnessed, for political purposes, the social volatility which until now has played out in gang warfare and football rivalry. Not a pretty sight; but telling
by Tom Gallagher - 13 September 2014
Consequences if Scotland leaves the UK

It is up to Scotland whether it wants to go independent. But there are major consequences. John Redwood MP explains how the UK would have to negotiate with Scotland. Is the Yes campaign aware of this?
by Sir John Redwood MP - 10 September 2014
If Scots leave, cancel Scottish 2015 general election

In the interim to full independence, if Scotland votes "Yes", parliament should pass a Short Act stopping Scottish MPs voting on non Scottish matters, and cancelling the 2015 general in Scotland
by Sir John Redwood MP - 8 September 2014
Scottish Self-Sabotage

The polls have narrowed in the run-up to the 18 September referendum and with its superior electoral machine some now think that the SNP may be unstoppable. If so, it's going to be an act of collective self-sabotage
by Tom Gallagher - 5 September 2014
As referendum nears, scoundrel time in Scotland

With just a few weeks to go, Alex Salmond, head of the Scottish independence movement, and wanna-be, 'Braveheart', has shown himself to be the rabble-rousing, vacant-minded populist that he is. As for the BBC...
by Tom Gallagher - 26 August 2014
The day the SNP abandoned its ‘civic’ nationalism

As Scottish pro-independence campaigners stoop to new lows in smearing and intimidating their opponents, it is increasingly clear that whatever the referendum result Scotland is going to be a sharply polarized country
by Tom Gallagher - 24 August 2014
The world after Britain: An Australian leader gets it

Australia's Tony Abbott, a Rhodes scholar who shone academically at Oxford rather more completely than Alex Salmond did at St Andrews will know that the 1707 Act of Union was a liberation for many in Scotland. He also knows that a vibrant Britain is vital to the wider West
by Tom Gallagher - 17 August 2014
Newly mint the groat if you want Scottish independence

Alex Salmond wants a dependent Scotland, dependent on the Bank of England for its money and interest rates, and dependent on the EU for much of its legislation and government
by Sir John Redwood MP - 11 August 2014