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Published in: openDemocracyUKYes or no - the myth of the risk free optionEconomically, is staying in a changing UK as much a risk as becoming an independent country?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKNotes on a smaller islandThe Isle of Man sits between Britain and Ireland, outside the UK but represented by the Foreign Office, its people...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe power and absence of doubt in the nationalist independence cause
The idea of independence has already won. A show of doubt and an acknowledgement of risk would reassure, not deter,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIndependence without borders: foreword to "42 reasons to support Scottish independence"
Adam Ramsay's e-book, 42 reasons to support Scottish independence, is now available from Commonwealth Publishing....
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Published in: openDemocracyUKe-book: 42 reasons to support Scottish independence
The e-book, based on a series here on oD, is launched today - get your copy now.
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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: openDemocracyUKAn independent Scotland would be better for architectureFor Scottish architecture to flourish once again, Scots must regain their independence from the UK in the imminent...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe strange death of liberal England continued
Could the referendum prove a transformative moment for liberal England's understanding of British politics?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhat would a Scotland Yes mean to Northern Ireland?Whether a Yes or No, the decision will cause waves across the Sea of Moyle.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKSolidarity through divergence: Leanne Wood's speech on Scottish independenceThe Plaid Cymru leader spoke this week at an event organised by the Radical Independence Campaign in Glasgow. Here...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKFor everyone else in the UK (40 reasons to support Scottish independence: 40)Scottish independence would release the rest of the UK from post-imperial Britain and create an opportunity to build...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA quick response to Ellie Mae O'Hagan on British nationalism and Welsh language
Yes, we should learn various British languages in schools across Britain, but why stop with Welsh?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKYes: the radical case for Scottish independence - reviewThe radical case for Scottish independence is convincing, and should be considered by the left all across the UK.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIndependence after the crash
Pick at the SNP's currency proposals and you unravel an ultimately reactionary agenda.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKChange vs more of the same (40 reasons to support Scottish independence, 39)Independence offers a rare chance to change a British system built before anything to protect itself.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhat would good democracy look like in Scotland?The Electoral Reform Society Scotland asked people what good democracy would look like...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA letter to Scotland’s new radicals: the opportunities and dangers of the independence debateThe radical left has grown hugely in Scotland, and it is important that they don't get too caught up in their own...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKScottish nationalism or British nationalism? (40 reasons to support Scottish independence: 38)For all the problems with Scottish nationalism, is it as bad as British nationalism?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhat do we do we do about the United Kingdom? And why federalism isn’t the answer
Federalism may sound like a nice idea, but it isn't the answer.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy international interdependence has reduced the costs of secessionAs countries collaborate more and more, there is less and less need to band together in big national units.
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