Scottish independence has long been a political fantasy. Before the elections, the SNP allowed for conflicting visions of an independent future. Now, whatever the referendum result, we must listen and engage with each-other's hopes for Scotland
How should we talk about Scotland and the coming referendum on independence? A non-partisan debate is needed that includes all the nations, acknowledges the English question, and exists outside of the Westminster circle. But how will this be achieved?
Those who campaigned for a 'Yes' vote in the recent referendum have lost a battle but the larger cause of democracy in Britain still cries out. What should they do?
The legal profession is changing, yet the elite of QCs, steeped in medieval ritual, maintain their restrictive practices. Geoffrey Bindman, who recently became a silk, argues that the link to the Queen is a sham, while the Bar's dominance of the system is deeply problematic On becoming a silk: the
Among the few establishment figures who resisted Tony Blair's corruption of British politics was the country's senior law lord. We salute his role.
We present the penultimate episode from a brutal novel by an acclaimed British author
What do we need to be happy? The satisfaction of our basic needs? Independence? A positive lifestyle? Yes, says Matt Grist, but we must look beyond the individual towards deeper, narrative forms of happiness
