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Keith Howell: There will be no 'special case' treatment for Scotland
Desperate to jump on the comments of a former president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, as a signal that an independent...
Sep 17, 2019
Excerpt from Rt. Hon Sir John Major KG CH Speech to CBI Scotland Annual Dinner 5th September 2019
My fear is that Brexit will unsettle the unity of our UK. The Union is not England writ large. It belongs to Scotland too, and has...
Sep 6, 2019
The SNP has been accused of trying to 'con voters’.
The SNP has been accused of trying to 'con voters’ after highlighting the importance of exports to the EU – but failing to mention the...
Sep 5, 2019


NEW POLL SHOWS MAJORITY BACK REMAINING IN UK
A new opinion poll has shown that a majority of Scots back remaining in the UK despite the SNP’s relentless campaign for more...
Sep 4, 2019


This is an irresponsible and reckless threat from Nicola Sturgeon.
Nicola Sturgeon has announced in the Programme for Government that she ‘intends’ to seek the power to hold a divisive second independence...
Sep 3, 2019


Keith Howell: UK break-up is not 'inevitable'.
Ruth Davidson handled her resignation with honesty, dignity and sure-footed aplomb, just as she has dealt with most matters during her...
Sep 2, 2019
SNP PLAN TO DITCH POUND WILL COST AT LEAST £100BN
A new report for the think tank Our Scottish Future has outlined the devastating financial impact of the SNP’s plan to ditch the pound....
Aug 30, 2019
Spanish MEP: Independent Scotland finances 'very, very, very far' from EU requirements
Spanish MEP Esteban Gonzalez Pons, a leading figure in the European People’s Party, has said the size of an independent Scotland’s...
Aug 26, 2019
SNP's Keith Brown MSP proposes 'austerity on steroids'.
SNP deputy leader Keith Brown has claimed an independent Scotland would more than halve the country’s deficit from 7 to 3 per cent in...
Aug 23, 2019
New research studies show we're stronger in UK
Two new research papers from Nuffield College, Oxford University, have been published following the release of this year’s GERS figures....
Aug 22, 2019


GERS figures prove we are stronger in the UK
The latest official Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures have demonstrated ‘beyond doubt’ that Scotland is stronger...
Aug 21, 2019


GERS FIGURES: SNP MUST ACCEPT REALITY OF INDEPENDENCE
Comment ahead of the publication of the Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures, due to be published this morning at...
Aug 20, 2019
Pamela Nash: These are testing times for the UK.
This article first appeared in The Scotsman newspaper (20/08/2019). In recent weeks, the question of Scotland’s constitutional future has...
Aug 20, 2019
RBS CHIEF – WE WOULD MOVE HQ TO LONDON IF SCOTLAND IS INDEPENDENT
RBS would move its HQ to London if Scotland becomes independent because the bank would be too big for the Scottish economy, outgoing...
Aug 6, 2019
Prime Minister in Scotland
Commenting on the Prime Minister being in Scotland today, and on his announcement of new Growth Deals for Falkirk, the Islands and Argyll...
Jul 29, 2019
John Smith: Proud to be together in this great United Kingdom
We are a small island and our nations United have made us one of the most successful trading entities in the world. To be together is to...
Jul 25, 2019
SNP duo revive independence back door bid
SNP politicians Angus MacNeil and Christopher McEleny have resurrected a bid for Scotland to leave the UK without a second referendum...
Jul 24, 2019
Time will tell what type of Prime Minister Boris Johnson will become
Article by our chief executive Pamela Nash, which first appeared in The Scotsman newspaper (24/07/2019). Time will tell what type of...
Jul 24, 2019
Ronald Duncan: First Minister of a divided nation
On September 19th 2014, in his resignation speech Alex Salmond failed to call for the country to unite and move on from the divisions of...
Jul 24, 2019
Cybernats not happy at Jo's win...
Just 24 hours before Boris’s victory, we had another leadership contest conclude, with experienced Scottish politician Jo Swinson MP...
Jul 23, 2019
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