NEW REPORT: Leaving the UK would hit economy harder than Brexit
Leaving the UK would hit the Scottish economy harder than Brexit and joining the EU would make little difference, according to a new...
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Feb 2, 2021
Export Statistics Scotland, a reminder.
The current pandemic has caused delays in terms of government publications which rely on external data before publication. Around this...
Feb 2, 2021
Left behind: the SNP’s vaccination failings
Last December, a huge sense of relief and hope swept across the country as 90-year-old Margaret Keenan became the first person in the...
Feb 1, 2021
Our Chief Executive Pamela Nash on BBC News
Our Chief Executive Pamela Nash appeared on the BBC News on Thursday 28th January. You can watch that interview in full below:
Jan 31, 2021
SNP CLAIMS INDYREF2 COULD BE HELD BY CHRISTMAS
A divisive second independence referendum could be held by Christmas, SNP Constitution Secretary Mike Russell MSP has suggested. The...
Jan 20, 2021
Trevor Slack: Challenging the SNP’s false Scotland v England narrative
At some point during any debate a narrative emerges which, unless challenged, starts to become accepted as the truth. One such narrative...
Jan 10, 2021
Irresponsible Swinney claims a divisive second referendum is a 'priority'.
SNP Deputy First Minister John Swinney has been branded ‘grossly irresponsible’ after claiming a divisive second referendum is an...
Jan 8, 2021
Joanna Cherry claims Scotland could leave the UK without a referendum
Leading SNP MP Joanna Cherry has claimed that Scotland could leave the UK without a referendum. She cited Ireland as a historic...
Jan 7, 2021
Mike Russell states that the SNP wants a referendum this year
SNP Constitution Secretary Mike Russell MSP told the Australian High Commissioner that a divisive second referendum on leaving the UK...
Dec 21, 2020
78% of voters want the SNP to prioritise COVID-19 recovery over Indyref2 pursuit.
Over three-quarters of people in Scotland do not want a second independence referendum prioritised over recovery from COVID-19, according...
Dec 16, 2020
How well has the SNP Government responded to the Covid-19 Crisis?
INTRODUCTION It is over nine months since the first cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Scotland. Tragically, there have been 6,092 deaths...
Dec 2, 2020
Ross Newton: My journey from Yes to No
Just over six years ago, I walked into my old primary school and decisively voted Yes in the Scottish independence referendum. I remember...
Nov 30, 2020
I voted Yes, but soon felt relieved we stayed in the UK
My background is firmly working class, born & bred in Southern Scotland. My Dad left school at age 15 with no qualifications but a...
Nov 29, 2020
Scotland in Union: the view from England
I recently became involved in Scotland in Union. The thing is, I don’t live in Scotland. I live in Reading. I can also not claim to be...
Nov 28, 2020
We'd be better off if politicians tried to build consensus, not increase division
I don’t like Brexit – but Scexit would be worse A guest blog by Rod McMillan My political journey Coming from Northern Ireland, naturally...
Nov 24, 2020
The SNP's Currency Conundrum
Money is a bit of a mystery to most of us. Not just how to get enough to pay the bills, but what is it exactly, how does it get made, and...
Nov 18, 2020
New report shows that Scotland benefits from being part of the UK
The UK Treasury has released a new report which demonstrates that Scotland benefits from higher public spending as part of the UK. The...
Nov 9, 2020
SCOTS WANT THEIR TWO GOVERNMENTS TO WORK CLOSER TOGETHER
A new opinion poll has revealed that a majority of people in Scotland want the UK and Scottish Governments to work closer together on the...
Oct 23, 2020
Our Chief Executive on BBC Scotland's The Nine Programme 22/10/2020
Last night our Chief Executive Pamela Nash appeared on BBC Scotland's The Nine programme alongside former SNP MSP Andrew Wilson. You can...
Oct 22, 2020
RECKLESS RUSSELL SUGGESTS INDYREF2 COULD BE HELD NEXT YEAR
The SNP's Constitution Secretary Mike Russell MSP has said a divisive second independence referendum could be held next year. He told the...
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