Reuters — Could Scots get their wish to remain, effectively, in the European Union even while maintaining their union with England once the United Kingdom as whole leaves the EU? Dubbed the “reverse Greenland” option, that was among ideas kicked
An article in Britain’s most widely read women’s magazine describes Brexit as a “male mess” and argues that the political reins in the UK should be handed to women. In the piece for Stylist, Rhiannon-Lucy Coslett characterised the referendum on
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission rolled out the red carpet for Scotland’s first minister on Wednesday, hours after outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron told an EU summit his country would be leaving the European Union following last week’s
The European Commission (EC) have knocked back Nicola Sturgeon’s ambitions for Scotland to stay in the European Union (EU) in the wake of ‘Brexit’. In what will be a blow to the First Minister of Scotland, the Commission also confirmed
Scotland wants immediate talks with the European Union on protecting its place in the bloc, after Britain’s vote to leave the EU, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Saturday. Speaking after an emergency meeting of her cabinet, Sturgeon said it had
It’s been long claimed that Brexit is against the wishes of most Scots, but in Scotland the Remain vote has been slashed by 13 per cent in just two months. Political figures have increasingly warned if Britain votes to leave
Opinion on the European Union (EU) referendum question may cut across the political divide, but when it comes to the UK’s national boundaries the divide is crystal clear: Scotland backs remaining within the EU while much of England wants out. In May
A controversial pick up artist has announced a visit to Scotland, prompting a national newspaper to demand a “new law that will criminalise hate speech against women” and an MP to table a motion in Westminster “condemning” the events and calling
The leaders of nearly ever major British political party have united in their opposition to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership deal (TTIP) becoming a means for an American business takeover of the NHS. The proposed TTIP deal is billed
Same horse, different rider. The election of new leaders for UK and Scottish Labour has had no impact on the standing of the party in Scotland, where it remains 35 percentage points behind the SNP, according to the latest research from pollster
London (AFP) – Scottish nationalists will propose holding a new referendum on independence from the rest of Britain, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday. Sturgeon said her pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) would set out a timescale for
Genetically modified crops will be officially banned in Scotland under new plans by the Scottish Government. The policy is the latest ‘green’ initiative by the Scottish National Party (SNP), which has already committed the country to generating 100 per cent of
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The SNP is escalating its efforts to disrupt governance in England and irk the Tories. Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the party will continue interfering in English only laws, and an SNP MP said their next target is the English “assisted suicide”
The government has suspended a vote on relaxing the hunting ban in England, which would have brought the law in line with Scotland, after the SNP broke their commitment to not interfere with solely English laws. An official SNP statement
The English votes for English Laws (Evel) proposal was tabled in Parliament yesterday to give English MP’s a collective veto over specific clauses which pertain only to England. This is the first time in 38 years Westminster has moved to begin
378 people have convicted under the Hunting Act over the last ten years, it has been revealed; a figure which equates to one person every fortnight being handed a criminal record for hunting with dogs. Those convicted faced fines of up to
Historian David Starkey has come out fighting after the mainstream media’s confected outrage over his comparison of the Scottish National Party and the Nazi Party of Germany. Despite having originally made the comments in 2012, Starkey faced questions on Sky News today over his
The British media is clamouring to take potshots at right-wing historian David Starkey today, for his not unfair comparison between the Scottish National Party, which won 56 seats at the general election, and the National Socialist German Workers’ (Nazi) Party of Germany,
Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond faces losing his seat if David Cameron succeeds in pushing through his planned reforms of parliamentary boundaries. Other big beasts facing the axe include Cameron’s former leadership rival David Davis as well former cabinet
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. The Scottish National Party MPs who turned up to the Queen’s Speech sporting the White Rose of York, long a Jacobite symbol, are evidence of this. I suppose it’s possible they could just be showing their support
A former Liberal Democrat MP has defended the party’s sole representative in Scotland, Alistair Carmichael, who has been called on to step down, by saying that all politicians lie. Sir Malcolm Bruce, former Deputy leader of the party, was defending the
A prominent German journalist living in the Scottish Highlands has provoked the wrath of his adopted homeland by describing Scottish National Party (SNP) ideology as “modern national socialism light.” Reiner Luyken, who has lived in the Highland village of Achiltibuie for
Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has threatened the Prime Minister David Cameron with a new Scottish independence referendum unless he fails to deliver more powers to the Scottish parliament, of which she just happens to be First Minister. In the
Alex Salmond has already predicted failure for the new Conservative government only days after it was swept to power by the unexpected majority. The new MP for Gordon says Mr Cameron will have trouble legislating his manifesto pledges, especially on
Nicola Sturgeon told party loyalists in Dumfries tonight that the prospect of a hung parliament at Westminster was a major opportunity to push “progressive politics” onto the whole UK. The First Minister pledged that SNP MPs would fight to end
The Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has been warned that her new cohort of MPs could include “unknown firebrands” who could “run riot” in Westminster if elected on Thursday. One of the party’s most senior members even called on
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has attacked the media establishment for portraying his party as racist. He said the Scottish National Party were the real racists responsible for stirring up anti-English sentiment. Speaking during a visit to Hartlepool ahead of the
They claim to be the third biggest political party in the UK. Now with polling continuing to show that a majority government looks unlikely, the SNP could hold huge sway in Westminster if they form even a loose alliance with
Some of Scotland’s biggest political names are on course to lose their seats in two months’ time as a result of an unprecedented surge by the Scottish National Party (SNP). The former Liberal Democrat leader, Charles Kennedy, is currently polling
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has been accused of attempted to silence staff in the Scottish NHS in order to distance themselves from the chaos surrounding emergency health provision. In an email seen by the Telegraph, a member of staff