Category Archives: alternativestoindependence

Closure

On 19th September 2014, a very large group of Scots will have to come to terms with the fact that their side lost. If it’s a Yes, I expect most people from the No campaign to start fighting Scotland’s corner … Continue reading

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Should Denmark join the UK?

British unionists love to praise the Union in such a way that you’d think every small country in the vicinity would want to (re-)join the UK. I presume the arguments would be similar for Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the … Continue reading

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More devolution will never happen

The Scottish Parliament Originally uploaded by mariancraig Sometimes you find interesting articles in unexpected places. For instance, The Sun carried a piece yesterday called “Why promise more devolution when it will never happen?“ In it, Andrew Nicoll argues that Scotland … Continue reading

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One Nation Labour and what it means for a No vote

Ed Miliband with banner Originally uploaded by net_efekt Labour used to campaign for Scottish devolution because they thought it would give them a permanent Scottish power base, but they seem to have realised that it has reduced their influence in … Continue reading

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Scotland should have 109 MPs, not 52

The Tories and the LibDems are reducing the number of seats in the House of Commons from 646 to 600. As part of this, the four nations’ representations will be equalised to the same number of voters per seat (until … Continue reading

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Two options: Independence or Devo-Max

Independence Referendum Originally uploaded by Scottish Government So now David Cameron is promising more powers after a No to Scottish Independence: And let me say something else about devolution. That doesn’t have to be the end of the road. When … Continue reading

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Changing England’s borders

One of the main reasons there are so many people in favour of separate parliaments for Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland is that England is dominating the UK so heavily. Just look at the pie chart on the right … Continue reading

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