Alex Thomson
Is St George now trying to slay the Sturgeon dragon?
I write from Inverness on St George’s Day at a time when Westminster, London and England have rarely seemed so distant and foreign to so many – and that cuts both ways.
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Alex Thomson
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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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Cathy Newman
Scottish politician seeks independent woman for voting commitment
Many more women have been elected to political office in Scotland than at Westminster, but female voters remain sceptical about independence.