5 Reasons To Care About Scottish Independence (Particularly if you are English)
This year, Scotland may break away from Britain. Now David Cameron has called on English, Welsh and Northern Irish nationals to urge the Scots to stay. He’s right that the referendum matters to...
View Article12 Reasons Why England Can’t Ignore Scotland’s #Indyref
On Monday Novara Wire published this article by Nicola Seth-Smith. Seth-Smith sought to highlight why those in England should care about this year’s referendum on Scottish independence and some of the...
View Article8 Reflections on the #IndyRef TV Debates
The vote is just three weeks away and with the televised debates over, pundits are clamouring to make their predictions on #IndyRef. Has the Fringe consolidated the pro-Scotland sentiment? Or have...
View Article#YesScotland: 5 Ways to Continue the Fight
The day after the referendum, walking to university after two hours’ sleep, I was glum. I’d campaigned for independence and I’d been disappointed. Edinburgh was full of rainy pathetic fallacy and I...
View Article4 Reflections on the #IndyRef Rigging Accusations
In a perhaps predictable development, many have been calling foul over the results of the Scottish independence referendum, with the most recent claims ranging from quite serious allegations (switching...
View ArticleWho Are the Orange Order?
So the Union is safe and the independence question is laid to bed… or not, as the case may be. But as a result of the Scottish independence referendum an old force has reared its head in a more blatant...
View ArticleWhy the Movement for Scottish Independence Has to Remain Radical
On 18 September 2014 Scotland voted to reject independence and remain part of the United Kingdom. The referendum witnessed the birth of a huge grassroots movement involving well-attended meetings held...
View ArticleThe Radical Independence Movement and Momentum Need Each Other
The election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader for a second time, along with the emergence of Momentum, marks a victory of principles and vision over the anti-ideological technocrats that challenged...
View ArticleThe Real Threat to the Union is English Nationalism
Right now, steadily building momentum, are several issues of seismic potential for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Most prominently, yesterday Scottish premier Nicola Sturgeon...
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