Adam Ramsay is openDemocracy's special correspondent. You can follow him at @adamramsay. Adam is a member of the Scottish Green Party, sits on the board of Voices for Scotland and advisory committees for the Economic Change Unit and the journal Soundings.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKOne week left to fund our Scottish work: if you don't pay for your news, someone else willWe've learnt in the last week how little we can trust the establishment media. As the Scottish referendum...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA new nation or an old empire?; Trident: (40 reasons to support independence, 20 and 21)Independent countries have more voice in the world, and any additional influence Britain has gained came down the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKUnleash creative energy; save NHS Scotland: (40 reasons to support Scottish independence: 18 & 19)Scottish independence will unleash a creative energy and is needed to protect Scotland's NHS from the impacts of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIf you spend but don't collect taxes, you can't invest (40 reasons to support Scottish independence: 17)Seperating tax collection and spending means that Holyrood can't invest in growing Scotland's tax base.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK40 reasons to support Scottish independence: reason 16: the flotilla effect and why smaller countries are richerSmall European countries tend to be more prosperous than big ones. Their governments can use economic policy more...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK40 reasons to support Scottish independence: reason 15: austerityA no vote isn't a vote for stability. It's a vote to be part of the new, brutal Britain Osborne is building.