MPs being asked to endorse ‘blindfold Brexit’, says Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon has said SNP MPs will vote against the Prime Minister’s EU withdrawal plan, and she hopes to sit down this week with Labour and others to formulate an alternative.
Scottish independence
Richard Leonard: Indy2 turmoil would be worse than Brexit
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has said the turmoil of Brexit would be nothing compared with that of Scotland leaving the UK.
Conservatives demand publication of SNP’s ‘secret’ briefings on Indyref2
The Tories are appealing a decision by Scotland’s Information Commissioner in a bid to force the publication of more than a dozen “secret” government briefings on a possible second independence referendum.
Billy Connolly: Scottish independence may be the way to go after Brexit disaster
Sir Billy Connolly has described the Brexit vote as a “disaster” and said Scottish independence “may be the way to go” to retain close ties with Europe.
SNP MPs would back new Brexit poll – Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon has said her party’s MPs would back a so-called People’s Vote, if given the option.
Tens of thousands march through Edinburgh to back Scottish independence
A march in support of Scottish independence has seen tens of thousands of people take to the streets of Edinburgh.
Thousands pack Royal Mile for pro-independence march
A massive march in support of Scottish independence has seen thousands of people pack the length of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
JENNY HJUL: Salmond saga makes independence poll even more unlikely
This is not the best time for the Scottish nationalists to raise the issue of independence, as the more sensible among them would probably admit.
‘Too much uncertainty’ for Scottish independence, says descendent of King Robert the Bruce
Lord Charles Bruce gives Michael Alexander a tour of Fife's Broomhall House - ancestral home of the Bruce clan which has been opened up to high-end guests for the first time - and explains why politics continue influencing the famous Scottish dynasty.
READERS’ LETTERS: Consider GERS figures in correct context
Sir, – The publication of the latest GERS figures has triggered a now traditional feeding frenzy, with a black hole in Scotland’s finances heralded by Unionist politicians as validating the continuation of their beloved Union.