An independent Scotland should not have to pay its fair share of Britain’s national debt if it quits the UK, Alex Salmond’s new nationalist party has claimed. Policy documents drawn up by Alba say that it ‘rejects entirely any obligation’ for the country to inherit a slice of the £1.8trillion if it secedes from the … Read more
Line of Duty star Martin Compston urges Scots to vote for the SNP in Thursday election – despite living in £300,000 mansion in Las Vegas Martin Compston urged Scots not to leave the outcome of the election to chance Line Of Duty star calling on his fellow Scots to back Nicola Sturgeon in the ballot … Read more
Quantitative easing is not an ideal topic for breakfast-time conversation on BBC radio. But when it gives rise to accidental hilarity, that can be endured and even enjoyed. Which is what happened last Friday on the Today programme, when the leader of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon, was hopelessly floundering on the issue under … Read more
Quantitative easing is not an ideal topic for breakfast-time conversation on BBC radio. But when it gives rise to accidental hilarity, that can be endured and even enjoyed. Which is what happened last Friday on the Today programme, when the leader of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon, was hopelessly floundering on the issue under … Read more
Boris prepares for a battle to stop Sturgeon breaking up the union: PM will go to court if SNP try to hold a wildcat Scottish independence referendum after expected victory in Holyrood elections’ Scottish Parliament cannot go ahead with a referendum without UK approval Boris Johnson does not want to be ‘the Prime Minister who … Read more
Boris Johnson ‘is prepared to take Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP to the Supreme Court to stop second Scottish independence referendum if it wins Holyrood elections’ Scottish Parliament cannot go ahead with a referendum without UK approval Boris Johnson does not want to be ‘the Prime Minister who lost Scotland’ Nicola Sturgeon made second referendum a key … Read more
An independent Scotland would ‘totally’ sign up to the Euro as a condition of joining the EU, says SNP chief Foreign affairs spokesman Alyn Smith said Scots could change their currency His comments appear to contradict the Scottish National Party’s official policy He said joining the euro had worked for Ireland and had a ‘lot … Read more
An independent Scotland would ‘totally’ sign up to the Euro as a condition of joining the EU, says SNP chief Foreign affairs spokesman Alyn Smith said Scots could change their currency His comments appear to contradict the Scottish National Party’s official policy He said joining the euro had worked for Ireland and had a ‘lot … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon was today savaged over her plans for post-independence border with England and NatWest’s threat to leave Scotland – with just a week to go until crucial elections. The SNP leader wriggled as she was challenged over her suggestion that the Northern Ireland protocol could be a model for after separation – branded ‘delusional’ … Read more
Fresh blow for Nicola Sturgeon as backing for independence slides to lowest level in 18 MONTHS with 54 per cent in favour of the union – while NatWest says it will move to ENGLAND if Scotland breaks away Nicola Sturgeon trying to use Holyrood elections as platform for new indyref Poll shows Scots support for … Read more