Gary Gibbon
Where does the reasonableness leave Scotland’s referendum?
Having lost out on a “devo max” option, Scottish nationalists may not fancy their chances of securing independence in a referendum based on a single question.
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FactCheck: Why oil and debt will decide Scotland’s future
With a year to go until the crunch vote, is the economic case for Scottish independence falling apart?
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FactCheck: can Scotland avoid paying UK debt?
It’s a simple threat from the SNP: if an independent Scotland can’t keep the UK’s currency, it doesn’t have to take on the country’s debts. But is there any legal basis for this?
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FactCheck: should we scrap Trident?
David Cameron says we need the Trident deterrent to protect against new threats like South Korea and safeguard jobs. FactCheck goes nuclear.
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Gary Gibbon
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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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Gary Gibbon
Normal folk and a sick musical joke
“Thank you. I’m not used to that.” Alistair Darling’s opening words of the “no” campaign as he entered the hall to loud applause. Imagine Alex Salmond saying that! And that’s a contrast this campaign hopes will work to their advantage.
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Gary Gibbon
Better Together at ‘Dottyville’
Gary Gibbon predicts positive messages at the launch of the ‘No to independence campaign’ – to buy a licence to go furiously negative as the campaign goes on.
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Gary Gibbon
Music, celebs and launch of ‘yes’ website
Gary Gibbon on the music, celebs and launch of the Scottish independence ‘yes’ website.
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Gary Gibbon
Scotland’s ‘yes’ campaign to launch
Gary Gibbon blogs from Edinburgh on the launch of Scotland’s ‘yes’ campaign to independence.
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Gary Gibbon
Cameron meets Salmond – frustration or forward progress?
David Cameron found his meeting with Alex Salmond ‘frustrating’ say his aides. Mr Salmond says things “have moved on quite substantially” reports Gary Gibbon from Edinburgh.
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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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Gary Gibbon
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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Gary Gibbon
Saturday vote for Scottish referendum?
The consultation is also expected to suggest the referendum is held on a Saturday. That is (I think) unprecendented in the UK. Thursdays are the rule for polling days, going back to the 1930s. Some here wonder what the atmosphere would be like in a polling station open til 10pm on a Saturday night.
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Gary Gibbon
Another independence poll? You can’t be serious!
Gary Gibbon blogs on an exclusive YouGov/Channel 4 News poll which shows most Scots want greater powers but not independence.
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FactCheck: Does Scotland look bonnie to foreign investors?
FactCheck looks at how much foreign investment Scotland attracts, and asks some of the companies investing if they are worried about the prospect of an independent Scotland.