Politics

By Ella Vine There's two opposing views on EU migration and the cost of the UK’s membership with the EU. On one side there's the proponents who argue the economic benefits outweigh the cost of membership, on the other there's those who argue we pay out more than we bring in. The problem is that both sides are giving contradicting arguments backed by stats and figures, so which one's right? The EU attracts a wealth of heated debate in the UK, but beside subjective...

By Clare Macnaughton, author of A Modern Military Mother - Tales from the Domestic Frontline My 11 year old son is desperate to play the video game 'Grand Theft Auto'. Some of his mates, of the same age, are allowed to play it. I have strictly forbidden it, for various reasons, but I have specifically stated the main reason is that the game is disrespectful to women. In GTA it is possible for the characters to pistol whip a prostitute. This is...

By Tomás McGoldrick, Ireland Correspondent After the historic vote on whether Scotland would retake its place among the nations of the world resulted in a no, the prediction was that the issue would be settled for a generation. What seems to be happening, however, is that the closeness of the Scottish result has opened up the Pandora’s box of the hodge-podge, cobbled together nature of the UK. The decisive swing towards Yes in the closing stages of the referendum campaign...

So we are a still a United Kingdom and whether you agree with it or not, we need to get along. The “Yes” vote might feel bitter and the “No” camp dealing with accusation of being anti-Scottish, but it is good to remember, what others have said about this great and proud nation. Some of these are tongue in check, but the self-deprecating Scottish sense of humour lives on, even if their dreams of independence have not. 1.“Of all the...

By Guy Dorrell, Defence Correspondent @GuyDorrellEsq The appalling murder of British aid worker David Haines, in a video released on Saturday, together with the murders of James Foley and Steven Sotloff have done much to quicken the pace at which World leaders have pledged to fight the growing threat of Islamic State (IS) militants. In a conference held in Paris on Monday, 30 leaders signed up to the efforts coordinated by US Secretary of State John Kerry during his whirlwind,...

06:20am: Scotland has voted No to independence, 55 per cent to 45 per cent. But while Edinburgh voted No, Glasgow voted Yes and the close nature of the results is likely to shake-up the political fabric of the UK. A total 1.6 million Scots voted for independence, First Minister Alex Salmond has thanked those who voted in favour. David Cameron is expected to announce today how he plans to sow Britain back together. 09:10am: Lord Smith of Kelvin to oversee further devolution: A...

By J T Coombes www.globalmagnacarta.com @GMagnaCarta And so the great day has arrived when Alex Salmond gets to see which way the dice will fall on what is certainly the biggest gamble of his political career. Gamble is the operative word here I would suggest, as I cannot see any visionary leadership at work. Rather a play on the years of frustration Scotland and its people have endured from the abuses of Westminster. We have had the TV confrontations, the...

By Jack Peat, Editor of The London Economic Its referendum day in Scotland and the media has issued a frenzy of pleas urging you to vote one way or the other. One of the biggest votes on a single issue in the past century and the power lies in the hands of an increasingly conglomerated media. Rupert Murdoch’s Scottish Sun said it will be sitting on the fence on the independence referendum, telling readers it has faith in the people...