In mid-August I spoke at the Edinburgh International Book Festival about Scotland and the future of the United Kingdom. My theme was that when the constitutional debate resumes (which it will) after the post-Holyrood election lull, there could, and in my view should, be a debate not just on what independence means, but on what remaining in the Union means. This is a … [Read more...] about Not up to the courts
An unsustainable paradox
Since Scotland’s votes were counted a month ago, there has been much debate about whether the results constituted a ‘mandate’ for an independence referendum. Some debated the significance (or lack of it) of the absence of a single party majority for the Scottish National Party (SNP). Others tried to aggregate the votes of parties into unionist and nationalist blocs (this … [Read more...] about An unsustainable paradox