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What lies behind the Farage media storm?

By Alan Bisset Last Thursday myself and the SSP’s Colin Fox were in Cupar at a Yes Scotland event, setting ...

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What Kind of European and British Union is Emergin

By Gerry Hassan, The Scotsman, May 18th 2013 Prague Spring. Two words which evoke a certain feeling, the hopes of a ...

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Farage-ism yet another nail in 'Better Together' c

By Mark McNaught  It is the night of the long knives for David Cameron, after 114 backbenchers revolted and voted ...

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Danny Alexander's 'appalling hypocrisy' on Highland flights

By a Newsnet reporter Lib Dem MP for Inverness Nairn Badenoch and Strathspey, Danny Alexander, who is also Chief Secretary to the UK Treasury, has been accused of "appalling hypocrisy" by the SNP after air company Flybe announced the sale of its Gatwick landing slots, which will result in the loss of flights between Inverness and London. Mr A... Read More
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FM unveils Glasgow 2014 Legacy training scheme

A thousand new training and volunteering places are to be made available to young unemployed Scots to help them gain ... Read More

WWI commemorations in Scotland

Scotland will pause in memory of the many thousands who fell in battle during the First World War during a ... Read More

Frustration and anger over red meat levy

Scotland’s flagship red meat industry is losing out to the tune of £1.4 million a year because of lost levy ... Read More

FM unveils Glasgow 2014 Legacy training scheme

A thousand new training and volunteering places are to be made available to young unemployed Scots to help them gain ... Read More

Former Labour councillor backs SNP candidate for Donside by-election

Former Labour councillor and Aberdeen Donside resident Norman Collie – who sat on Aberdeen City Council between 2003 and 2012 ... Read More

SNP MSP leads debate on a national tree for Scotland

An SNP MSP has said now is the ideal time to name Scotland's national tree in a debate in the ... Read More
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Thatcher’s real Legacy

By A.Anderson

On Monday the British Prime Minister, David Cameron claimed that Margaret Thatcher had “saved Britain” by the economic policy she adopted and stuck to, in such a stubborn manner, while other politicians and news pundits made similar claims.

So what was Thatcher’s contribution to economic policy in Britain and is there some clear definition of Thatcherism?

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Lady Thatcher – Farewell and Thanks

By Canon Kenyon Wright
 
So we say farewell to the Iron Lady.
 
We never met, but I once – I think on “Any Questions”, - said I felt I would have liked her.  Not, I hasten to say because of her views and policies, both of which I believe to have been fundamentally flawed, but because she had a conviction and consistency that put her head and shoulders above many politicians.

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The deeper implications of the Bedroom Tax

By Paul Leinster

The government’s new under-occupancy penalty or “bedroom tax” is almost universally despised in Scotland.

Dubbed by many as the new poll tax, the cut in housing benefit for those living in social housing, amounts to 14% for one extra bedroom and 25% for two or more.

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The death of Scottish Unionism … and a watershed moment for Scottish journalism

They say an image speaks a thousand words and the image to the right does just that.  But are the words acceptable, are they accurate and are they words that reflect the changing Scotland?
 
Somehow we doubt it – this is the unacceptable face of fundamental Scottish Unionism.

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Abolishing Aristocratic Entitlement in an Independent Scotland

By Mark McNaught

Last week the welfare debate took a turn for the vile when Chancellor George Osborne capitalised on the arson case of Mick Philpott to draw a parallel between receiving welfare benefits and burning your children to death.

There is a picture online of Philpott wearing an England jersey.  It would be equally ludicrous to suggest that he burned his children because he’s an England fan.  Regrettably, psychopaths come from all classes, and Osborne’s vicious insinuation reflects the current base level of debate on class.

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Political Porn

  By G.A.Ponsonby
 
It’s caused outrage and anger with many vowing never to purchase the newspaper again. 
 
The image of the Saltire with a Nazi swastika superimposed over the cross of St Andrew is a low point in Scottish journalism.  What it might mean for the readership of Scotland on Sunday and the Scotsman is anyone’s guess.

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National Collective - Bringing art to the debate

My name is Ross Colquhoun and I am the director and a co-founder of National Collective, the arts campaign for an independent Scotland.

We believe that art and creativity has immeasurable power to influence people, to inspire ideas and to motivate change. And we envision a scenario in which independence would bring a new cultural confidence to Scotland.

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The campaign for a Balanced All inclusive Referendum Debate … the next step

  By Mark Piggott 
 
Last month almost two hundred people gathered in Glasgow at 10:30 on a freezing Saturday morning to call for a balanced and all inclusive referendum debate from our broadcasters.
 
Those who braved the cold marched behind a lone piper, they walked from Strathclyde University to St Enoch Square.  A banner displaying the BBC's quote "we are not in an official referendum campaign and therefore do not have to balance it out between yes and no" was displayed.  The public who witnessed the march were generally favourable and sympathetic to our cause.

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