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Why is Nicola Sturgeon gambling on a Scottish independence referendum no one wants? – The New Statesman

17 June 2022/in Nicola Sturgeon, Politics Matters, Scottish devolution, Scottish Government, Scottish Greens, Scottish Independence, SNP, The New Statesman, United Kingdom /by sm_admin

Nicola Sturgeon’s indyref dream in tatters as economist warns independent Scotland will start with £180bn debt – Daily Express

16 June 2022/in Daily Express, Economic Matters, Indyref 2, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP /by sm_admin

It’s time for Westminster to take on the SNP – The Spectator

16 June 2022/in Nicola Sturgeon, Politics Matters, Scottish devolution, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP, United Kingdom /by sm_admin

Letters to the Scottish press special, 15/06/22: IndyRef2 – Here We Go Again

15 June 2022/in Allan Sutherland, Dennis Grattan, Gerald Edwards, Indyref 2, Letters, Nicola Sturgeon, Richard Allison, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP /by sm_admin

Letters to the press, 14/06/22: “Sir John Kay – sometime economics adviser to Alex Salmond – tells us in a new book that a separate Scotland “would begin independent life carrying a pro-rata share of UK debt in the region of £180 billion”. Scotland would also need to borrow, he adds, to cover its budget deficit of between £10bn and £20bn, every year. This raises a few points…”

14 June 2022/in Allan Sutherland, Gerald Edwards, Indyref 2, Jill Stephenson, Letters, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence /by sm_admin

SNP urged to ‘come clean’ about second independence referendum – The Guardian

9 June 2022/in Indyref 2, Politics Matters, Scottish devolution, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP, The Guardian /by sm_admin

Letters to the press, 24/05/22: “We’re missing the point on Nicola Sturgeon’s retraction from her “Closing the attainment gap” aim. She has realised that being poorly educated and thoughtless is a major attribute to fortifying the numbers of her followers. So perhaps her next promise will be to close all private schools, so increasing the chances to achieve a zero attainment gap at a mediocre level, providing more fodder for the Indyref2 machine”

24 May 2022/in Indyref 2, Letters, Richard Allison, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP, The Scotsman /by sm_admin

What Scotland can learn from Irish independence: it won’t control interest rates and inequality will widen – The Conversation

20 May 2022/in Economic Matters, Nicola Sturgeon, Pensions, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP, United Kingdom /by sm_admin

Letters to the press, 20/05/22: When former principal teacher of social subjects Jenny Gilruth became transport minister in January she said it was an opportunity to “help Scotland become a world leader in achieving our goal to become net-zero by 2045″. I’m not sure if she was meaning carbon emissions or ScotRail journeys.”

20 May 2022/in Allan Sutherland, Daily Record, Dennis Grattan, Gerald Edwards, Indyref 2, Jill Stephenson, Letters, Robert Scott, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP, The Scotsman, William Ballantine /by sm_admin

The Case for Scottish Independence Is Weaker Than Ever – The National Interest

19 May 2022/in Defence Matters, Nicola Sturgeon, Politics Matters, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP, United Kingdom /by sm_admin

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