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Ten years on from Scotland’s independence referendum
Neither supporters nor opponents of independence have much to crow about. A YouGov poll suggests that, excluding those who do not know, 44% of Scots would vote to leave the UK today, almost the same as the 45% who voted that way ten years ago.
Douglas Ross: SNP fanatics won’t let Scotland heal, ten years after referendum
Ten years after the independence referendum, Scotland cannot leave behind its “toxic legacy of division” until the “fanatical” SNP is removed from power, Douglas Ross has said. The Scottish Tory leader said his “overriding emotion remains relief at the outcome” of the vote on Sept 18 2014,
Scotland's 2014 independence referendum in pictures 10 years on from historic vote
Glaswegians went to the polls alongside the rest of the country to vote on whether Scotland should become an independent country. We looked back at that historic day, ten years on, with a gallery of some of its most fascinating moments.
Cole-Hamilton comments as Scotland marks ten years since Independence Referendum
Speaking as Scotland marks ten years since it voted to remain within the United Kingdom, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Starmer’s first weeks in power show Scotland needs independence, says Swinney
Sir Keir Starmer’s administration has already “completely demolished” Labour’s claim that Scotland does not need independence, John Swinney said on Wednesday as he tried to revive the SNP’s push for separation.
Scotland's independence referendum ten years on
Emotions were running high in the run-up to the 2014 independence vote as Scotland's future dominated the international news agenda.
What John Swinney and SNP are unlikely to admit 10 years on from independence vote
As the 10th anniversary of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum is marked, here's what staying in the Union has meant for Scotland and the UK as a whole.
Scotland closer to independence now than in 2014, insists Swinney
Scotland is closer to independence than it was in 2014, the First Minister has insisted. SNP leader John Swinney made the claim at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the historic ballot - which saw 55% of voters reject independence and support remaining part of the UK.
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Irish reunification will happen, Scotland's First Minister believes
Scotland's First Minister and former First Minister, who are in favor of Scottish independence, both believe Irish ...
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Ten years on, the Scottish referendum has exposed the fallacy of devolution
Can Scotland’s politicians rise to the challenge of making the second post-referendum decade one of actual delivery ...
Sturgeon ‘as confident as ever’ that Scotland will become independent
Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she is “as confident as ever” that Scotland will become independent. Speaking ahead of the 10th anniversary of the independence referendum in 2014, Ms ...
Salmond addresses rally to mark referendum anniversary
The Alba party leader was addressing a rally in Glasgow to mark the 10th anniversary of the independence referendum.
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Revised pay offer in Scotland goes to union vote
ASLEF staff at ScotRail and the Caledonian Sleeper, both nationalised by the Scottish government two years ago, have been balloted on a revised pay offer.
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Ten years on from the Scottish independence referendum anything is possible in Scottish politics
So, ten years on the debate on independence is not over and done with, not while Scots continue to vote for the SNP in large ...
Independence referendum was 'undoing' of the SNP, says Better Together campaign boss
Blair McDougall said the nationalists were ‘the dogs that caught the car’ The independence referendum was the "undoing" of ...
Scottish Leader Backs Case For Independence 10 Years After Failed Poll
Scotland's leader John Swinney said Wednesday that the country's pro-separatist movement must build on the "overwhelmingly ...