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Published in: Shine A LightAgainst poverty and nuclear weapons. For kindness and an independent ScotlandIndependence could liberate Scotland to lead change that benefits all who live in these islands.
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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: openDemocracyUKScotland Divided! Poverty, class and nationIn the rush to build a fairer Scotland, we must start by acknowledging our own deep inequalities.
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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: openDemocracyUKWhat does the rise of Ukip mean for Scottish and British politics?A new national pastime now exists thanks to the existence and rise of Ukip. But even if they win the Euro elections...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIf you care about climate and international development, vote for EuropeOur ability to influence climate change and global development would be seriously curtailed by leaving the EU, not...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKSocialism should trump Nationalism in the Scots debateThose on the left should recognise that there is much to be lost from independence, and should be particularly wary...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Civil rights: playing the territorial card
Sub-state institutions may claim that they need self-government in order to maintain their distinct progressive...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Scottish side of historyThe world is moving towards more, smaller states. That's a good thing: the Scottish referendum as seen from Tuscany,...
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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.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCan Gordon Brown, Ed Miliband and Labour save the union?The intervention of Gordon Brown into the independence debate raises important questions for the Labour party.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK40 reasons to support Scottish independence: 12, 13, 14: the coming British crashRemaining in the union doesn't mean a stable future, it means shackling Scotland to an economy that's heading...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKYes - the radical case for independence: introductionHere, we publish the introduction to the new book "Yes - the radical case for Scottish independence".
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Published in: openDemocracyUK40 reasons to support Scottish independence: 9, 10, 11: The West Lothian question & problems with devo-max9, 10 and 11 of 40 reasons to support Scottish independence - the West Lothian Question needs an answer, devo-max...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK40 reasons to support Scottish independence - reasons 7 & 8: interdependence and federalismNumbers 7 and 8 of 40 arguments for independence: a chance for genuine international co-operation and a potential...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDrop the cynicism – Cornwall’s national minority status should be welcomedNews that the British government has accepted Cornwall as a national minority may be a cynical attempt to win a...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK40 reasons to support Scottish independence, 4-6: Westminster, Britain and Better TogetherReasons 4, 5 and 6 of "40 reasons to support Scottish independence" - Westminster, Britain, and Better Together.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK40 reasons to support Scottish independence - reasons 1-3The first three of forty reasons to support Scottish independence - geography, numbers, and sociology...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKOld nation, new ageWhen it comes to countries in the modern world, is bigger really better?
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