Scottish independence
The real reason Nicola Sturgeon is campaigning against Brexit
Nicola Sturgeon, who claimed this week that ‘Scotland is rich enough, strong enough and big enough’ to take its place…
How not to handle an independence referendum
If David Cameron seeks any testament to his handling of Britain’s difficulties with Scottish separatism, the mess that Spain is…
The SNP surge at Westminster might just accidentally save the Union
There are few quicker ways to annoy an MP than to suggest that they are on holiday when the House…
Nicola Sturgeon protests too much about Alistair Carmichael
I couldn’t believe it when Nicola Sturgeon called for the resignation of Alistair Carmichael, the former Scottish Secretary, over his…
How Spain got blamed for the Spanish flu — and where to find Ebola on a map
Plagued by stigma The World Health Organisation told doctors to stop naming diseases after people, places and animals so as…
If you thought politics was boring, you should check out today’s political theatre
How has political theatre fared during the coalition? Not very well, writes Lloyd Evans
The ancient roots of Alex’s Salmond’s demagoguery
Alex Salmond spent two years campaigning for independence for Scotland on the grounds of ‘social justice’. Now, claiming that the…
Yes or no, I’ll never feel the same about the Scots
I doubt I’m alone among English readers of this magazine in having felt uncomfortable with our last issue. ‘Please stay…
Portrait of the week
Home England suddenly began to take the prospect of Scottish independence seriously after a poll of 1,084 people by YouGov…
Why is nationalism OK when prefixed by the word ‘Scottish’ but not ‘British?’
My second favourite religious joke is an old Jewish joke (which I read in the Harvard Review, so I assume…
Julian Assange is a narcissist and a nut — and if America comes for him we should take his side
Poor Julian Assange. Call me a contrarian but I’m genuinely starting to feel sorry for the guy. He’s just made…
Alex Salmond has already lost — if the Edinburgh Festival is anything to go by
Lloyd Evans tours the Edinburgh Festival in search of clues about the outcome of the referendum
Secret oil fields! Skewed polls! The Yes campaign is losing the plot
The success of the campaign to save the Union can be heard in the increasingly hysterical tone of independence supporters
Dan Snow's diary: Making World Cup history
Could there be a more timely advert for the Better Together campaign than on the field of sport? What the…
If Alex Salmond is cutting bureaucracy, why does he have so many quangos?
Escape committees An LSE/Institute for Government report estimated the cost of Scottish independence at £2.7 billion, a sum arrived at…
How to lose Scotland
For centuries, the possibility of Scottish independence seemed so remote as to be laughable. Until recently the nationalists seemed quixotic,…
Alex Salmond is within striking distance of victory. Why hasn’t England noticed?
Alex Salmond is on course to win. Why hasn’t England noticed?
Charles Moore's notes: Why Ireland fears Scottish independence
In Dublin, where I am writing this column, people are watching the Scottish referendum campaign more closely than in London.…
James Forsyth: Insurgents are remaking British politics
Next year will decide the fate of the United Kingdom. The Scottish independence referendum on the 18th of September could…
Charles Moore: What would we call what's left of the country if Scotland leaves? Obviously Former UK (FUK) won't do...
Boris Johnson’s Margaret Thatcher Lecture to the Centre for Policy Studies attracted attention for its remarks about IQ, but the…
Alex Salmond's economic policies would drive an independent Scotland into the ground
Within the white paper on economic policy in an independent Scotland that was published by Alex Salmond’s government this week…
How to make money from the Scottish referendum
An investor’s guide to the Scottish referendum
Kirsty Wark’s diary: On the Caledonian sleeper, the new Donna Tartt, and a week of Edinburgh shows
There isn’t a Scottish politician in living memory who hasn’t been on the Caledonian Sleeper. I always imagined Donald Dewar…
