READERS’ LETTERS: Political agenda behind Citizens’ Assembly
Madam, – What are we to make of the Citizens’ Assembly, announced by Ms Sturgeon at the same time as she announced yet another drive for a separation referendum?
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Scottish Office defends big increase in Facebook and Twitter spending
The Scottish Office has defended spending "tens of thousands" of pounds on its social media budget since the start of the year.
SNP calls for independence without referendum a ‘carrot for hardliners’ claims MSP
Suggestions made by SNP politicians that a referendum could be avoided for Scotland to gain independence have been derided as a "conference carrot" for hardliners.
Boris Johnson pledges to fight for union ‘with every breath in my body’
Boris Johnson refused to give an explicit commitment to block a second independence referendum for Scotland if he becomes the next prime minister.
SNP Government cannot be relied on to work with UK in good faith, PM claims
Nicola Sturgeon and the Scottish Government cannot be relied on to work with UK ministers in “good faith”, Theresa May has said.
Theresa May: My successor in Number 10 will make protecting union top priority
The next prime minister will make strengthening the union their top priority, Theresa May has said.
Theresa May: My successor in Number 10 will make protecting union top priority
The next prime minister will make strengthening the union their top priority, Theresa May has said.
PM’s review of devolution dismissed as ‘desperate’ by Nicola Sturgeon
The UK Government is to carry out a review of Scottish devolution in a bid to ensure the current constitutional set-up is “working as best as it can”.
Saturday Journal: Inequality in Scotland takes harsh toll on poorest districts
Synchronicity is either a useful term to describe meaningful coincidences, where two things are related despite there being no causal connection between them, or a load of pseudo-mystical codswallop.
Indyref2 a ‘serious prospect’, Kezia Dugdale says as she departs Holyrood
A second independence referendum is a “serious prospect”, former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has said.