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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy Better Together are slowly losing the argument and Scotland
The Better Together campaign is in real trouble
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy I'll move to Scotland after I graduate if it votes yes
One Durham University student explains why he'll be moving north if it's a yes vote in Scotland.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe many legislatures under Westminster's wing
There are around 18 legislatures responsible to Westminster, spread across the world and with a whole plethora of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKSceptical Scotland needs to be listened to and respected
We need to respect the real concerns of the different peoples of Scotland.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKScotland - towards a new foreign policy
The former Labour leader in Scotland and former NATO Secretary General says independence would be good for 'the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Scotland, independence and the EU elections
The European election is the last major political set piece event in the UK before Scotland votes on its...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKUnderstand the left case for independence before you dismiss it
The authors of "Yes - the radical case for Scottish independence" respond to Robert Lamb's criticism of left...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK"a good global citizen": Alex Salmond's speech on Scotland's role in the world
Alex Salmond gave a speech this week at the opening of Glasgow Caledonian University's new campus in New York. He...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAppeal: donate to Scotland's conversation with the world
Today we launch an appeal to fund our Scottish referendum series – because the indendence debate needs independent...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKScottish independence and the ‘democratic’ left
It's not democratic to draw a line round those who agree with you more and declare independence, it's cowardly.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKScotland’s constitution and the strange non-death of ‘Civic Scotland’
If Scotland is to have a new constitution, let's it be written in a way which empowers the people, not the Civic...
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Published in: openSecurityThe Scottish referendum: a chance to challenge our nuclear assumptions?
The removal of nuclear weapons from Scottish soil may be a “red-line” issue for the SNP today, but as the complexity...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKOur problems are shared, and we can face them together
It's not just Scotland - most British people aren't represented by this government either, we should work together...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKScottish Labour's challenge - a positive case for the union or a positive case for the party?
Scottish Labour have to make a positive case for the Union, not just a positive case for the Union run by Labour. At...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKScotland isn't different, it's Britain that's bizarre
Britain is in a state of self denial, sitting at the bottom of European league tables, but convinced it still rules...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe strange story of Scottish Labour, unloved and misunderstood
Scottish Labour isn't the selfish beast some make it out to be, but it has lost its way in a devolved Scotland.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Scottish Yes parties are the political winners from the referendum, and other lessons from last week's polls
Polls last week show how damaged the Better Together parties have been by their negative campaigns in Scotland,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPodcast: 2014 matters: debt and economic justice in Scotland and the world
What would Scottish independence mean for debt and economic justice? A panel came together in Aberdeen to discuss...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe big question: who ‘lost’ Scotland?
Whatever the result of the referendum, the idea of independence has been normalised, with even Better Together...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBBC and STV are falling short in Scotland’s great debate
As the referendum approaches in Scotland, both BBC Scotland and STV are failing to facilitate the national debate as...