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COP26 – Scotland’s place at the top table
As the COP26 summit draws to a close, there is much debate about what has and hasn’t been achieved in the fight against climate change....
Nov 12, 2021
Obama warns of the impact of nationalism
Earlier today, President Barack Obama told the COP26 summit in Glasgow, that the “rise of nationalism and tribal impulses around the...
Nov 8, 2021


Is the SNP helping to tackle climate change?
With COP26 underway, focus has turned to the performance of governments across the world when it comes to protecting the environment and...
Nov 6, 2021


SNP's Net-Zero Minister wants a separate Scotland to drill for more Oil
The SNP’s Net Zero Secretary Michael Matheson has said a separate Scotland would continue to allow the exploration and new drilling for...
Nov 3, 2021


Pamela Nash: Our most important single market by some distance is the UK.
This article first appeared in The Scotsman on 22/20/2021. There is a consensus within Scottish politics that growing our nation’s...
Oct 22, 2021


Jim Gallagher: Exports Matter
Exports matter. They are how a country makes its living in the world, enabling it to pay for the things it needs to import to survive or...
Oct 21, 2021


New Export Data Shows 60% of Scotland's Trade is with rest of UK
The Scottish Government’s official export data has highlighted the vital importance of remaining part of the UK for Scotland’s economy....
Oct 21, 2021


Indyref2 within two years? No thanks, say most Scots.
By Alastair Cameron, Director, Scotland in Union After a quiet summer for political polls in Scotland, we had something of a deluge in...
Oct 9, 2021


Patrick Harkness on World Space Week 2021
Patrick is Professor of Exploration Technology at University of Glasgow (writing here in a personal capacity). This month marks the 50th...
Oct 8, 2021


Pamela Nash on World Space Week 2021
Our chief executive Pamela Nash was Vice Chair of the UK Parliamentary Space Committee 2010-15, and UK Representative to the European...
Oct 8, 2021
Issues with Scottish covid app stem from hoarding power at Holyrood
Written by Alastair Cameron, director of Scotland in Union. Most people will be aware of the recent botched launch of Scotland’s covid...
Oct 8, 2021
SNP put Grievance ahead of Governance
The SNP government has been accused of ‘irresponsible gameplaying’ after the Supreme Court ruled that two parliamentary Bills were not...
Oct 6, 2021
The Question of the Question
Three professors have published a blog on the LSE website highlighting the importance of the wording of the question when it comes to...
Oct 5, 2021
New Poll: Referendum should not take place any time soon
A new opinion poll has found that most people in Scotland oppose independence and a snap second referendum. The poll for Politico by...
Sep 20, 2021


New Poll: Reality of Separation Alarms Voters
People in Scotland are far less likely to support independence if public spending is cut, a hard border is introduced with England, or...
Sep 14, 2021


New Poll: SNP and Greens have the wrong priorities
The SNP and Greens have been accused of having the ‘wrong priorities’ after a new poll revealed that only 12% of Scots think independence...
Sep 9, 2021


Majority of Scots oppose Nicola Sturgeon's Indyref2 timetable
NEW POLL: A majority of voters in Scotland oppose Nicola Sturgeon’s timetable for a second independence referendum, a major new opinion...
Sep 9, 2021
Pamela Nash: Being part of the UK enables us to spend more on public services every year
This article first appeared in The Scotsman online 20/08/2021 - see here. This was once again confirmed this week in the latest...
Aug 20, 2021
Prof Ronald MacDonald: GERS highlights sheer folly of SNP's independence plans
This article first appeared in The Herald on 18/08/2021- see here. This year’s dramatic GERS fiscal deficit figure of 22.4% of GDP again...
Aug 19, 2021


GERS figures show nearly £100 billion spent in Scotland
The latest official Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures have revealed nearly £100 billion was spent on vital...
Aug 18, 2021
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