Paul Mason
Deutsche’s ‘Wall Street Crash’ prediction goes über alles the airwaves
Deutsche Bank’s warning over an independent Scotland’s finances is all over the headlines. How seriously should we take it?
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‘They’ve got to give Scotland more powers’
At a Better Together rally, the comedian Eddie Izzard describes why he wants Scotland to stay with the United Kingdom, joined by Dan Snow, of the campaign.
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#indyref: spoken in English
In the run up to the Scottish referendum, Channel 4 News begins a series on Englishness. Here, Emmanuel Nwaohai performs a spoken word piece, made by Word on the Curb.
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World leaders back Iraq in fight against IS
World leaders back military measures to help defeat Islamic State fighters in Iraq – but make no mention of the tougher diplomatic challenge in Syria.
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Indy Scot or not? Follow c4news on WhatsApp and Snapchat
It’s the biggest vote in a generation: should Scotland go independent? Make sure you’re in the loop on the night of the vote with all the news, pics and video from c4news on Snapchat and WhatsApp.
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Gary Gibbon
Paisley’s death revives memories of sectarian Scotland
Ian Paisley’s death comes the day before an Orange Order march in Edinburgh. Coupled with Nigel Farage’s visit to Scotland tonight, it’s not the grid the Better Together campaign would want.
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Paul Mason
Scottish #Indyref and the ‘Renton test’
The Renton test is simple: can your argument sway someone like the junkie Mark Renton in Trainspotting? His tirade to the deserted hillside is now etched into Scottish folk memory.
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‘Project Fear becoming Project Panic’ – #indyref yes leader
Yes campaign leader Blair Jenkins says we are seeing “two faces of David Cameron” – one that says the Scottish referendum is the people’s choice, another in which he co-ordinates “scare stories”.
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‘Bollocks’: Iceland CEO on Jim Sillars warning
Malcolm Walker, chief executive of budget supermarket Iceland, responds in a traditionally Anglo-Saxon manner to warnings of a “day of reckoning” for companies who oppose independence.
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Gary Gibbon
Nearly all Scots registered to vote – a boost for the yes vote?
Registration of voters in Scotland ahead of the referendum has reached an all-time high with 97 per cent of the population registered in potential boost for Yes campaign.
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Gary Gibbon
Salmond snaps back at ‘Black Wednesday’ scares
In Edinburgh for Alex Salmond’s press conference for international media. Judging by the applause and yes badges it’s not just media in the audience.
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Matt Frei
Scotland sets Madrid and Barcelona on path to confrontation
Events in Scotland have inspired pro-independence Catalans. But if Catalonia does become independent, it could effectively mean the end of Spain.
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Paul Mason
How we can measure the seven big #indyref risks
There are a panoply of risks associated to Scottish Independence. The transition risks might be survivable, but goodwill is required from London and Edinburgh if it is going to work.
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Better Together back in front in Scottish #indyref poll
The latest YouGov poll on Scotland’s independence referendum puts the ‘Better Together’ campaign back in the lead – the first time the no campaign has gained ground since the start of August.
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#indyref: the English regions that want devolution too
With the Scots offered further devolution in the hope of averting a yes vote in the independence referendum, some English regions say they want more powers to tax and spend.
