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Published in: Shine A LightAgainst poverty and nuclear weapons. For kindness and an independent Scotland
Independence 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 nation
In 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 Europe
Our 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 debate
Those 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 history
The 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 richer
Small 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: austerity
A 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 crash
Remaining 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: introduction
Here, 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-max
9, 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 federalism
Numbers 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 welcomed
News 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 Together
Reasons 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 1-3
The first three of forty reasons to support Scottish independence - geography, numbers, and sociology...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKOld nation, new age
When it comes to countries in the modern world, is bigger really better?