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Published in: 50.50: AnalysisCan the UK survive Westminster’s attack on trans rights in Scotland?LGBTIQ activists across the UK are rethinking their place in the union after Sunak blocked new Scottish legislation
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Published in: Home: OpinionDenying Scotland a referendum would prove that Britain really is brokenWhile Britain’s democracy is an antiquated theme park, in Scotland, sovereignty lies with the people, not the Crown
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Published in: Home: OpinionIt’s not the break-up of Britain… yetElection results show that the ground is shifting in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. But the future of the UK...
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Published in: Home: OpinionWhile ‘beergate’ dominates headlines, UK politics quietly changes foreverThe pundits of London’s metropolitan media are focused on Keir Starmer’s curry. But they’re all missing the bigger story
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisDeciding Britain’s Future: Tom Nairn, Gordon Brown, Marxism and NationalismAn account of the origins and influence of the most important book on British politics for 50 years
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionEnglish people must fight for Scotland’s democratic rights – or sacrifice their ownIf we let Boris Johnson ignore the mandate for a second referendum, he’ll come for our civil liberties next
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionIt’s not enough to vote for an independence referendum, you need to campaign for itSupporters of a Scottish independence referendum can’t just wait for governments to act
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThis was Scotland’s most boring election, and its most importantAnd for those Scottish voters who have previously only flirted with independence, England’s results will strengthen the idea
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisHow Scottish independence stopped being scaryIn 2016, Scotland’s Conservatives successfully spread panic about an independence referendum. Five years on, the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCritical voices in critical times: the partition of India – lessons learned, an interview with Rajmohan GandhiRajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi distills the vital lessons from the past, the complicated legacy of...
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Published in: ourBeebIndependence Day for the BBC?In an uncertain ‘Brexit Britain’, we must ensure that the BBC remains a public broadcaster, as free as possible from...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaProspects for a future KurdistanA future independent Kurdish state faces many political, economic, and administrative challenges, but its success...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhy not Kurdistan?As the Iraqi crisis haunts the Kurds, double standards in the principle of self-determination come to the fore.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA select #IndyRef glossary (for voters, bloggers, writers and tweeters)"When it comes to 18 September we need to know whereof we speak. It helps us to see through the hyperbole and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIn the hipster's den: the playful politics of #indyrefAt a gathering of artists for independence, a new generation of Scots activists gathers over a pint, and learns...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe art of living together and the art of dying
Scotland needs to grow its democratic culture - and the independence debate is helping it do just that.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK13 things about this week's Scottish independence shenanigans
With the vast radical independence conference this weekend and the Scottish government's white paper coming out...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Radical Independence Conference convinced me last yearAfter living there for three years, Alys has been persuaded to campaign for an independent - and radically different...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe unions of the United Kingdom are changingThe independence referendum in Scotland means a new relationship for all four countries currently in the UK, and the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA memo to Jim Naughtie on his return to ScotlandThe broadcaster Jim Naughtie is returning to his native Scotland after working in England for decades in order to...
