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Scottish Independence / Scottish Politics
by Lawrie McKay · Published September 17, 2014 · Last modified April 15, 2016
So the day is almost upon us. It’s been a long campaign and while many people have made their firm decision, there are still a lot of people who may not have made up their minds. ...
by Lawrie McKay · Published September 13, 2014 · Last modified January 11, 2016
So amidst the rattle of the party heads visit to Scotland there has been the announcement that Lloyds bank and RBS, both predominantly state owned, will move their headquarters to London. These contingency plans have been...
Scotland General / Scottish Independence
by Ruth · Published June 27, 2014 · Last modified January 11, 2016
Patriotism: I have mixed feelings about it. On the negative side I feel it encourages a “we are better than them” attitude, whilst on the positive, the passion that patriotism instils in people is fundamental in...
In the previous instalment of this series, I looked at wealth inequality in the UK and how we ranked the 7th worst in terms of income inequality of all the EU member states. Given that the...
In the previous issues, I’ve looked at how the UK has mismanaged oil revenues in the past 30 years, created a volatile economy that broke during the financial crisis of 2007/8 and failed to make the appropriate changes...
Recommended / Scottish Independence
by R J Hainey · Published April 13, 2014 · Last modified October 16, 2017
Watching some of the recent referendum debates, I have been struck by how the No campaign are framing the choice as being between the stable surety of the Union verses the uncertainty of independence. In this...
So on our page somebody shared this resource along with a set of revelations of an SNP cover up. It turns out to be a leaked letter from John Swinney to the Scottish Government. It purports...
Editor's Choice / Scottish Independence
by autonomyscotland · Published April 5, 2014 · Last modified June 22, 2017
This is copy of an email sent to Margaret Curran MP. Margaret Curran MP Academy House 1346 Shettleston Road Glasgow G32 9AT Dear Margaret Curran, Here at Autonomy Scotland, we really worry about the plight of...
In the previous post we looked at what happened during the financial crash and how the UK has faired since the crash. Unfortunately, it seems that despite recovering to its pre-2008 peak, the economy is in a...
Welcome back to the second entry in this series of posts. In the previous entry I looked at the UKs approach to managing its natural resources. Unfortunately, unlike many other nations who have aimed to invest...
So the time is nearing for the people of Scotland to decide if they want to stay with England, Northern Ireland and Wales or to go it alone in the big bad world with no one...
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