Gary Gibbon
‘Hitlerian’ venue for low-key Scottish independence deal
Gary Gibbon notes David Cameron and Alex Salmond are meeting at an unremarkable Edinburgh venue to pave the way for an historic vote on Scottish independence.
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Is Scottish independence on the line-up at the Fringe?
It’s 13 months until Scotland decides whether to stick with Britain or become an Independent country. So what better place than the Edinburgh festival to gauge how the Scots are feeling?
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Scottish independence: ‘no guarantees’ on currency union
In a speech in Glasgow, Chancellor George Osborne says an independent Scotland would be forced to adopt new currency arrangements that would be a “very deep dive into uncharted waters”.
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Scottish independence: ‘No’ campaign launches
The campaign to keep Scotland in the UK, headed by former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling, launched in Edinburgh today – but it faces an uphill funding battle.
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Gary Gibbon
Cameron talks humble pie on Scottish independence
At David Cameron’s speech in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. Anti-cuts protestors chants waft by from the street. But up here on the 5th floor of an Edinburgh hotel David Cameron is, he says, speaking in a spirit of “humble pie.”
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Mervyn King will weigh in on Scottish independence – but not yet
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King remains tight lipped over the prospect of becoming the lender of last resort to an independent Scotland.
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Salmond pledges 2014 Scottish independence vote
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond defies Westminster by revealing plans to hold a referendum on independence in 2014, more than a year later than David Cameron’s proposed vote.
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Gary Gibbon
Battle of wills begins on Scottish independence
A battle of wills started today as the cabinet discussed plans to rein in Alex Salmond, try to reassert and amend London powers to call a referendum, and start calling the shots, writes Gary Gibbon.
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‘Scottish Conservatives will prioritise local issues rather than obsessing about independence’, says Douglas Ross
We spoke to the outgoing leader of the Scottish Conservatives Douglas Ross, and began by asking him his reaction to the latest polls and the scale of rejection of Conservative politics.
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Scottish National Party votes for independence push at next general election
The SNP will call for independence talks with the UK Government if it wins a majority of Scottish seats at the next general election.
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Scottish Parliament on course for pro-independence majority
Our Scotland Correspondent Ciaran Jenkins joined us from Glasgow to tell us the latest on the Scottish elections results.
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Scottish Tory leader says union will remain despite independence referendum fears
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross spoke to our Westminster Correspondent Gary Gibbon about his confidence that Scotland will remain part of the United Kingdom despite the Prime Minister claiming devolution has been a “disaster” and recent polls showing support for independence.
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Scottish Parliament symbolic vote in favour of second independence referendum
At almost exactly the same time as the European Parliament was voting on Brexit, the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh was holding, a so-far symbolic vote, on having another referendum.
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UK and Scottish governments at odds over independence costs
Scottish people could lose £1,400 if they vote for independence, Treasury Minister Danny Alexander warns. But Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond accuses the UK government of “scaremongering”.
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Former Scottish first minister and SNP leader Alex Salmond dies
He was a giant of Scottish politics; charismatic, and for some, divisive – Alex Salmond helped turn the SNP into a party of power.
