The remoteness of Faslane and Coulport
It appears that some unionist politicians have got the impression that Faslane (the nuclear submarine base) and Coulport (the storage
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Nobility in an independent Scotland
The SNP and Yes Scotland don’t intend to abolish the monarchy immediately after independence. Hopefully a referendum on creating a
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The Kingdom of England, Wales and Northern Ireland
In an old blog post last year, I discussed the names the rUK might adapt after independence: The United Kingdom
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rUK passports for Scots
Theresa May and Better Together are today talking about denying “British” passports to Scots after independence. It’s a somewhat strange
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Two options
Better Together politicians have frequently argued that the rUK will be the successor state, inheriting the EU membership terms and
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Using the pound sterling after independence
Scotland currently has a very strange currency set-up — we’re technically speaking using the pound sterling, just as England, but
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