What now for the Union?

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...

Top 26 legendary Scottish quotes

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...

The military threat posed by Islamic State

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,...

Scotland Votes NO to Independence

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...

Scotland . . . The Political Reality

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...

You Decide

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...

Great Britain’s crunk account of red top newspapers

Great Britain moves to the West End to begin a stint at the Royal Haymarket Theatre.  It’s hard to fathom how a newspaper, even a red top, could have ever listened in on the voicemails of murdered children, British soldiers' relatives or 7/7 London attack victims. The Guardian’s revelation that this was common practice at The News of The World shocked the country to the core, but what’s interesting about the phone hacking scandal is that we, the general public,...

If I lived in Scotland, the temptation to vote yes would be overwhelming: but I wouldn’t do it

By Andy Irwin This week will be one of the most significant in British history. Three days out from the vote on Scottish independence, there is much to celebrate and admire from the process. An unprecedented number of Scots are expected to go to the polls on Thursday. Even those who don’t know how they are going to vote (and they are many) will be making their way to their local voting station. Sixteen year olds will vote in the...

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