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Published in: openDemocracyUKAlex Salmond, Rupert Murdoch and the pitfalls of crony capitalismUp until now, the SNP has been seen as as a decent government, less in thrall to the corporate classes than...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCan the Scottish Nationalists embrace post-nationalism, the only route to independence?Scotland's governing party looks forward to independence. But what does this mean in our time? A form of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhat do you do when democracy fails you? The crisis of Scottish Labour
Scottish Labour has finally woken up, roused by a speech from the Shadow Foreign Secretary. The old Labour hymns are...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA Different Pulse of Politics: It’s Time for a Radical SNP Vision for Scotland
With its opponents in disarray the Scottish Nationalist Party has a glorious opportunity to take a fresh approach to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAfter the deluge: the meaning of ‘the public’ and the power of self-determination
The recent Compass initiative on the lack of responsibility of Britain's elites is timely, but we need to have a...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Conservatives, the Union, Scotland and the British StateThe defence of the union in true Tory tradition has begun, with a speech by former Prime Minister John Major:...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe start of a pan-British debate on the union?Is a serious, pan-British debate starting on the future of the union and the rise of the SNP in Scotland?...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKUK needs a Convention for a renewed federal union: an argument from WalesWelsh Assembly Member David Melding argues that ‘Little Britain’, as a truncated union of England and Wales, would...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Death of Positive Unionism: 10 reasons why there will be a single Scots referendum voteTo hold two referendums on Scottish independence would be without grounding or precedent, and dangerous for politics...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhere is the positive Scottish nationalism?The Scottish First Minister is claiming that the independence of the country's legal system is under threat, while...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKFestival of Britain 2011: microcosm of a troubled UnionAs Scotland faces the prospect of a vote on independence, the Festival of Britain 2011 is underway in central...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCan we help our friends in the South? A Scotsman asks his compatriots to be generousThe success of the SNP on 5 May has triggered bad tempered and pained responses south of the border and a sense of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe BBC's silence on Scotland and the politics of Little BritainThe SNP majority win in Scotland is of momentous importance to the United Kingdom. Yet the BBC's post-election...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKConflicting fantasies of Scottish independence - and building a realityScottish independence has long been a political fantasy. Before the elections, the SNP allowed for conflicting...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHow do we talk about Scotland?How should we talk about Scotland and the coming referendum on independence? A non-partisan debate is needed that...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe emotions of Britishness and being English, a response to David MitchellDavid Mitchell has said that the prospect of Scottish independence makes him worried about his British national...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA Beginner’s Guide to Scottish Independence and BritainMany in England don't understand the country they live in let alone Scotland. Here is a helping hand.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKScotland's opportunity is about more than 'independence'Something profound and genuinely radical is taking place in Scotland.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTo protect the Union, England and the centre-left must start fighting nowFollowing the SNP's unexpected triumph, full or fiscal independence for Scotland are suddenly real possibilities....
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA hundred days of occupation: the "Free Hetherington" at Glasgow UniversityOn February 1st, a building owned by Glasgow University was occupied in protest against attempts to model the...
