Gavin Yates (Edinburgh, GYMedia): The SNP will not win an independence vote before the next general election. There, said it. End of. The interesting thing is that Alex Salmond is
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): When Gordon Brown began his premiership by opening up a wide-ranging consideration of the constitution, many of his colleagues and advisors questioned his judgement. But Brown
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): It's hard to find the Scotland White Paper. The link to the page where you can download a pdf version of Chosing Scotland'
Security tightened in Thai district
Thai security forces have strengthened their presence in the restive southern province of Songhkla. Separatist violence in the mainly Muslim south of the country has
Guy Aitchison (Bristol, OK): Alex Salmond today launched the SNP government's White Paper on Independence which he hopes will begin a "national conversation" on Scotland'
Rove to quit White House
Karl Rove, a chief Republican strategist known within the confines of the White House as "The Architect", is set to quit his role
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Conservative Party candidate for Richmond Zac Goldsmith can be watched on YouTube thanks to a middle-distance interview with him by UnlockDemocracy. You can see it via
Philip Hosking (Cornwall, The Cornish Democrat): You may have noticed the recent Scotsman article on the new citizenship test that people wishing to gain UK citizenship must take. Designed to
Gavin Yates (Edinburgh, GYmedia): As Neal Ascherson points out on OK, the first 80 days of the SNP administration has got off to a positive start. He also posts about
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): If you are at all interested in the fate of Britain read this post - and DON'T stop when you come to a short
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): The entertaining EU Referendum continues its good work reporting on the growing network of calls for a referendum on the new EU Treaty. They are also
Neal Ascherson (London and Argyll, author): The latest opinion poll shows the SNP with an unprecedented lead over Labour in Scotland by 48 to 32 per cent. At the same
