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EFTA is not a stepping stone to EU membership

15/03/2017 thomas 4 Comments

Before the UK joined the EU (or rather the EEC as it was called at the time), it was a

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This time it’s personal

14/03/201715/03/2017 thomas 2 Comments

I was a keen and eager participant in the first independence referendum campaign, and I was as devastated as everybody

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Delaying the new independence referendum will help the Unionists

11/03/2017 thomas 0 Comments

There are two groups of people who want to postpone a new Scottish independence referendum till after Brexit: Yes–Leave voters

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UK vs EU

10/03/201714/03/2017 thomas 5 Comments

People who voted Yes and then Leave (the Yellow Tribe, as I’ve described them in the past) often talk of

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Scottish independence can still happen before Brexit

21/02/201721/02/2017 thomas 12 Comments

During the first independence referendum campaign, the Scottish Government announced that Scotland would become independent 553 days after the referendum

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Only the Whigs can save England now

31/01/201714/08/2017 thomas 2 Comments

I don’t normally blog about English politics, but the political turmoil south of the border is creating havoc up here,

EFTA EU Norway ScotRef

Aiming for a Norwegian solution for Scotland would be disastrous

30/01/2017 thomas 2 Comments

Some people within the SNP are apparently thinking about aiming for EFTA membership instead of being a full member of

Arc of Prosperity

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