The grassroots groups driving the yes campaign’s success
If the yes camp wins next Thursday it will be, in large part, because in addition to the SNP, this “non-party” broad coalition has inspired people.
If the yes camp wins next Thursday it will be, in large part, because in addition to the SNP, this “non-party” broad coalition has inspired people.
I don’t know whether I will bump in to the Westminster party leaders in Scotland today — but this is what I would ask if I did.
Humza Yousef, the SNP Minister for external affairs and Jenny Marra, the Labour Shadow Youth Employment spokesperson in the Scottish Parliament, debate independence with 16 and 17-year-olds.
Eight days before Scotland votes on independence, David Cameron warns that this is different to a general election where you can give the “effing Tories” a kicking.
There are only days to go before the referendum, and the pace shows no signs of slowing. Even when it involves climbing to the top of Arthur’s Seat.
You find quite a few late-surge yes supporters saying they wish that devo max had been on the ballot paper.
Gordon Brown’s “new powers for Scotland” may not be the last throw of the dice for the no campaign – but the proposal is undoubtedly a gambit.
The US launches four airstrikes against Islamic State forces to protect Iraq’s Haditha dam, escalating its intervention in the conflict.
Taking away extremists’ British citizenship is one measure the government proposed to combat terrorism, much to the concern of lawyers and humanitarian groups. But why does it want to?
It began as an offshoot of Al-Qaeda barely 18 months ago. Now Islamic State are more successful than Al-Qaeda ever were, with over 10,000 men under their command – and a self -declared caliphate in which to fight.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby deplores the lack of a global strategy from world leaders for what he said could not be understood as a local problem.
The US will not be intimidated by Islamic State militants, President Obama says, after the White House confirmed that a video showing the beheading of a US journalist was authentic.
The timing of the release of the latest Islamic State video, showing Steven Sotloff’s murder, suggests the lives of other western hostages could be at risk.
The UK is said to be pressing for the closure of the SWIFT bank-clearance service, which would be a big move.
It only takes one wannabe British jihadist to slip through the net so the government’s new anti-terror proposals must grapple with what measures can stop the flow.