Jon Snow
The going of Alex Salmond
We might have been sitting in an undertaker’s waiting room. Something was afoot. You could have cut the air with a knife.
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Alex Salmond: movement to independence is ‘irresistible’
Alex Salmond tells Channel 4 News that the movement to independence is “irresistible” as it is backed by the younger generation – and adds that older scots were “scared” into voting no.
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Jon Snow
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Paul Mason
The two camps of Yes Scotland: nationalists and radicals
Alex Salmond’s dramatic move – after a night of drama in Scotland and a day of confusion in Westminster – adds another variable to the outcome of the constitutional crisis.
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Gary Gibbon
Salmond resignation makes no camp’s win all the sweeter
Opponents of Scottish independence will feel they have brought down Alex Salmond, who has announced his resignation.
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Michael Crick
A year of extraordinary votes
Alex Salmond and Nigel Farage have seized the chance. Both are charismatic, cheeky-chappy personalities and outsider politicians who’ve brilliantly exploited public disgust with old politics.
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Paul Mason
Ten conclusions from the #indyref
There’s enough results in to say a victory for no looks highly likely, so here are some initial thoughts…
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William Hague: our constitution is unbalanced
Commons leader William Hague tells Channel 4 News the constitution needs to be rebalanced to give English votes to English MPs.
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Alex Salmond to resign after referendum defeat
Alex Salmond announces his resignation as Scotland’s first minister and SNP leader after failing to achieve a yes vote in the independence referendum.
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After Scotland’s referendum, what now for Wales?
Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones accuses David Cameron of almost “sleepwalking to disaster” in his call for “a new union”.
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#indyref: Scotland votes no in historic referendum
Scotland votes no in a historic independence referendum – by a margin of 55 per cent to 45 per cent – meaning the union will stay together.
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One day to go until #indyref: latest polls too close to call
New polls suggest that the Scottish referendum battle remains too close to call as both sides gear up for a frantic last day of campaigning.
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FactCheck Scotland: has the Scottish government protected the NHS?
The Scottish government says it’s protected Scotland’s NHS from Tory cuts. FactCheck gives the yes campaign’s claims a check-up.
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#indyref – Brown attacks SNP’s NHS claims
Gordon Brown claims the SNP has misled the public over its NHS plans – but Nicola Sturgeon says it is hard to protect “the things that matter” when Scotland is at the mercy of Westminster cuts.
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Gary Gibbon
Tories ponder what next if it’s a ‘no’
David Cameron’s future is very shaky if there’s a yes vote on Thursday. But he could survive a no vote – and it might even enhance his position.
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The final countdown: yes/no battle for votes in Scotland
Alex Salmond and David Cameron lock horns just days before Scotland’s independence referendum, with the prime minister warning that a yes vote would “break up our family of nations”.
