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Scottish independence would raise living standards, Humza Yousaf to say in first economy speech
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Scottish independence would raise living standards, Humza Yousaf to say in ...
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First Minister Humza Yousaf said Scottish independence would raise living standards and productivity. i.stv.tv/48sE3AS
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NEW: Scottish comedian Janey Godley has said that trolls from a 'certain section of Scotland' have accused her of faking cancer on social media ... Show more
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Ex-UK Treasury chief Alistair Darling, who steered nation through credit crunch, dies
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Ex-UK Treasury chief Alistair Darling, who steered nation through credit ...
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SNP is now known by the public as the party of incompetence: If the recent past is indeed any guide to what comes next then the SNP’s prospects are surely bleak.
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SNP is now known by the public as the party of incompetence
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Nicola Sturgeon is holding a press conference on Scottish independence

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Scotland could rejoin EU 'smoothly' - independence paper: The Scottish government has set out its plans for EU membership in an independent Scotland.
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Scotland could rejoin EU 'smoothly' - independence paper
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Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland getting 'worst of both worlds' within UK: The UK Government’s decision to block gender reform legislation in Scotland has demonstrated ...
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Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland getting 'worst of both worlds' within UK
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Scotland's leader says dream of independence alive despite his party's troubles: Scotland's leader Humza Yousaf is confident his dream of independence will come ...
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Scotland's leader says dream of independence alive despite his party's ...
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Claims Scottish Government bonds plan will not be success ‘nonsense’: CLAIMS that Scotland would not be able to successfully issue bonds are “nonsense” and ...
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Claims Scottish Government bonds plan will not be success ‘nonsense’
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CalMac 'on assumption' delayed ferries won't be ready in winter 2025: Scottish Government-owned CalMac is planning for the future on an assumption neither ...
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CalMac 'on assumption' delayed ferries won't be ready in winter 2025
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Scottish currency approach is a gift to UK Government and No vote: IN this series of articles, members of the Scottish Currency Group outline the case for a ...
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Scottish currency approach is a gift to UK Government and No vote
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Scottish independence 'only realistic route for country to rejoin EU': SCOTTISH independence is the "only realistic route" for the country to rejoin ...
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Scottish independence 'only realistic route for country to rejoin EU'
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Sturgeon promises 'Scottish pound' and no passports to visit England - but admits 'border arrangements' needed for trade if Scotland ...
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Sturgeon promises 'Scottish pound' and no passports to visit ...
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Mini budget crisis spurs belief in Scotland better off outside UK: THE turmoil that sprang from Liz Truss’s mini-budget boosted faith in the economic case for ...
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Mini budget crisis spurs belief in Scotland better off outside UK
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Review: Union with David Olusoga is history as it should be: DRUMMONDS Bank sits on one corner of Trafalgar Square. Down one street is Buckingham Palace ...
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Review: Union with David Olusoga is history as it should be
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Sturgeon accused of using ‘dangerous language’ about Tories : Scottish first minister said she ‘detested’ Conservatives and wanted a Labour government in London
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Sturgeon accused of using ‘dangerous language’ about Tories
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First Minister hails wellbeing economy ahead of Jimmy Reid lecture: THE First Minister has hailed the importance of the wellbeing economy to the ...
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First Minister hails wellbeing economy ahead of Jimmy Reid lecture
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Nicola Sturgeon has declared Scotland would win major shipbuilding contracts even if it became an independent country, as she was told the independence ... Show more

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All who support Yes would ideally like to see a ‘double majority’: THE BBC’s Reporting Scotland has apparently adopted the tactic of denigrating NHS Scotland ...
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All who support Yes would ideally like to see a ‘double majority’
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We need a majority of SNP MPs so they can stage a walkout: IN response to Brian Lawson (Letters, Sep 26), yes, I feel that there is a misconception and as most ...
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We need a majority of SNP MPs so they can stage a walkout
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Donations to Yes Crowdfunder to be doubled by Business for Scotland: A major fundraising effort by the engine of the grassroots Scottish independence campaign ...
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Donations to Yes Crowdfunder to be doubled by Business for Scotland
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Scottish independence: Indy will not rely on 'back-of-fag-packet' planning like Brexit, says key minister
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Scottish independence: Indy will not rely on 'back-of-fag-packet' planning ...
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'Certainty' independent Scotland's deficit lower than GERS suggests: IT is an “absolute certainty” the deficit of a newly independent Scotland would be “much ...
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'Certainty' independent Scotland's deficit lower than GERS suggests
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Commentators give their verdicts on the latest Scottish independence paper: We asked commentators and experts to offer their views on the First Minister's launch ...
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Commentators give their verdicts on the latest Scottish independence paper
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Queen’s death 'unlikely to change support for Scottish independence': Professor Sir John Curtice said the past week's events are unlikely to have ...
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Queen’s death 'unlikely to change support for Scottish ...
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People with Scottish parents could apply for citizenship if Scotland votes for independence
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People with Scottish parents could apply for citizenship if Scotland votes ...
Quick Glance: Scottish Independence Allows Citizenship for People with Scottish Parents
  • An independent Scotland would automatically grant citizenship to people born overseas if one of their parents is Scottish.

  • British citizens also have the right to apply for dual nationality at the point of independence.

  • The paper will also propose easier application for Scottish citizenship for foreigners without family ties.

  • In Ireland, people born abroad are entitled to citizenship if one of their parents was born there.
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John Curtice: Queen’s death unlikely to change support for Scottish independence: The death of the Queen and subsequent commemorations are unlikely to move the ...
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John Curtice: Queen’s death unlikely to change support for Scottish ...
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The SNP is heading for a civil war - can it be stopped?: Leadership election to replace Nicola Sturgeon has plunged party into full-blown crisis.
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The SNP is heading for a civil war - can it be stopped?
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American actor John Cena has taken dozens of Yessers by surprise after going on a pro-independence following spree.

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Scottish independence project analysis warns of UK economic decline: SCOTLAND is “paying the economic price” for staying in the union according to a new analysis ...
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Scottish independence project analysis warns of UK economic decline
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Why is shipbuilding invisible to some in Scotland?: As you read this, Scottish shipyards have orders for 13 frigates. There are some on social media, however ...
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Why is shipbuilding invisible to some in Scotland?
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Call for Octopus Energy to end funding for 'polluting' incinerator: OCTOPUS Energy is facing criticism for funding a new incinerator in Scotland.
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Call for Octopus Energy to end funding for 'polluting' incinerator
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Help chart future of SNP at key meeting, parliamentarians urge members: JOANNA Cherry, Philippa Whitford and Ivan McKee are among the SNP parliamentarians to ...
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Help chart future of SNP at key meeting, parliamentarians urge members
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Launching a currency will be straightforward, but we need to plan: IN this series of articles members of the Scottish Currency Group outline the case for a ...
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Launching a currency will be straightforward, but we need to plan
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GERS Day isn’t great for the Union: For a decade or so, GERS Day has been something of an annual gloatfest for opponents of Scottish independence ...
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GERS Day isn’t great for the Union
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Sturgeon: 'Ferguson ferries contract award not jobs for the boys': MSPs put questions to the First Minister about the ferries contract at a Holyrood ...
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Sturgeon: 'Ferguson ferries contract award not jobs for the ...
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What difference will outcome of the next election really make?: OH how I wish a majority of MPs from parties wanting a referendum on Scottish independence will ...
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What difference will outcome of the next election really make?
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NHS Scotland crisis: Public believe SNP are running public services poorly, poll suggests
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NHS Scotland crisis: Public believe SNP are running public services poorly ...
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Using pound sterling after Scottish independence 'the worst possible option': PLANS to keep using sterling in an independent Scotland are the worst possible ...
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Using pound sterling after Scottish independence 'the worst possible ...
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Tories rage over release of Scottish independence paper on citizenship: UNIONISTS have hit out at the planned launch of a new independence paper this week ...
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Tories rage over release of Scottish independence paper on citizenship
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Scottish independence activist reflects on Yes movement: IN an old crofthouse on Skye, amongst aged copies of Gàidhlig texts, fiddle music, and pipe smoke ...
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Scottish independence activist reflects on Yes movement
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Scottish independence: Humza Yousaf seems unconvinced by his own indy prospectus: The First Minister was in Glasgow to reveal the latest Scottish Government ...
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Scottish independence: Humza Yousaf seems unconvinced by his own indy ...
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Nicola Sturgeon outlines pledges to Scotland in Hogmanay message: FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to strengthen Scotland’s international connections ...
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Nicola Sturgeon outlines pledges to Scotland in Hogmanay message
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Sir Keir Starmer says indyref2 should be postponed regardless of Supreme Court ruling
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Sir Keir Starmer says indyref2 should be postponed regardless of Supreme ...
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Will the SNP ever be able to regain the trust of islanders?: FED-UP islanders are to form a new political party, the Sunday National can reveal.
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Will the SNP ever be able to regain the trust of islanders?
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Scots university welcomes 'forward-thinking' report on economic growth: A UNIVERSITY has welcomed a “forward-thinking” report on developing Scotland’s green ...
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Scots university welcomes 'forward-thinking' report on economic growth
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Scottish firm awarded historic quantum technology investment: A SCOTTISH firm has been awarded a historic £2.34 million in investment to help develop the next ...
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Scottish firm awarded historic quantum technology investment
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BBC Question Time: Scot hits back at Spectator editor Fraser Nelson on indyref2: A QUESTION Time audience member has hit back at the editor of the Spectator ...
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BBC Question Time: Scot hits back at Spectator editor Fraser Nelson on ...
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Second coronation: King Charles honored with Scottish crown jewels.: Protests overshadow solemn ceremony at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh: parts of the ...
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Second coronation: King Charles honored with Scottish crown jewels.
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Mid Scotland: Summer campaign can win others over with show of unity: OUR region, Mid Scotland and Fife, has a divergent economy. We have wealthy land owners and ...
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Mid Scotland: Summer campaign can win others over with show of unity
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Would UK naval shipbuilding continue in Scotland if it left the UK?: Naval shipbuilding in Scotland has become controversial once again.
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Would UK naval shipbuilding continue in Scotland if it left the UK?
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MSP David Torrance's 'best friend' crowned Holyrood Dog of the Year: SNP MSP David Torrance’s “best friend” has been crowned Holyrood’s dog of the year in the ...
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MSP David Torrance's 'best friend' crowned Holyrood Dog of the Year
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Preparations underway for Chain of Freedom independence event: Preparations are underway for an independence demonstration with a difference aiming to create a ...
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Preparations underway for Chain of Freedom independence event
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Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp: Trying to debunk independence made me Yes: A FORMER right half for Northumberland's under-21 hockey team whose interest in Scottish ...
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Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp: Trying to debunk independence made me Yes
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De facto Scottish independence referendum may be only way to democracy: THE Supreme Court judgment may have settled the legal question of whether Scotland has ...
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De facto Scottish independence referendum may be only way to democracy
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Alex Salmond bids to disrupt Labour with pro-independence electoral pact: There is a plot afoot in Scotland which, if successful, would dent Keir Starmer’s bid ...
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Alex Salmond bids to disrupt Labour with pro-independence electoral pact
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GlasgowGPT: New AI chatbot is Scotland's answer to ChatGPT: SCOTLAND’S answer to ChatGPT – GlasgowGPT – is a 28-year-old opinionated Glaswegian from Govanhill ...
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GlasgowGPT: New AI chatbot is Scotland's answer to ChatGPT
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Vivienne Westwood backed independent Scotland to 'lead by example': VIVIENNE Westwood, who has died at the age of 81, was the woman who created the punk look as ...
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Vivienne Westwood backed independent Scotland to 'lead by example'
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MPs jeer as Jeremy Hunt delivers perfect Scottish independence slogan: CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt was forced into a rapid U-turn after he accidentally delivered a ...
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MPs jeer as Jeremy Hunt delivers perfect Scottish independence slogan
Quick Glance: Economic Newsletter
  • School leavers may be trained as doctors without a traditional medical degree.

  • The Tories should never have taken their Ulez challenge to court.

  • Expanding London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) may be a regressive tax that disproportionately affects people of modest means.
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Free tuition in Scotland extended to asylum seeker children: Changes to rules mean unaccompanied children who are asylum seekers, as well as the children of ...
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Free tuition in Scotland extended to asylum seeker children
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Cornell University professor gives currency advice on SNP policy: A LEADING law professor has said that an independent Scotland would need its own currency and ...
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Cornell University professor gives currency advice on SNP policy
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Scottish independence: SNP showing signs of realism about second referendum and the prospect of a hard border with England – John McLellan
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Scottish independence: SNP showing signs of realism about second ...
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The Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) said it was not surprised by the "arrogance" shown by the UK Government

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'Campaigners for Yes movement have their own kind of majesty': On Saturday, as the massed ranks of the British establishment gathered in London to celebrate 1 ...
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'Campaigners for Yes movement have their own kind of majesty'
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Why the SNP could ditch support for the monarchy under Humza Yousaf: Party members could decide it is time for an 'updated view' on the issue in the ...
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Why the SNP could ditch support for the monarchy under Humza Yousaf
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Sturgeon plans to hold second Scottish independence referendum in October 2023: Scotland’s constitution secretary says date provides ample time to pass necessary ...
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Sturgeon plans to hold second Scottish independence referendum in October ...
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Double standards on show over SNP membership and HMS Prince of Wales: THE anti-independence parties have all refused to release their own membership figures.
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Double standards on show over SNP membership and HMS Prince of Wales
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Richard Murphy: Scottish independence now feels further away: THE idea that Scotland might become an independent country does seem to me a little more remote ...
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Richard Murphy: Scottish independence now feels further away
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Nicola Sturgeon could be independence Obi Wan Kenobi, say Angus activists: Following on from her resignation as first minister, activists in Angus hope Nicola ...
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Nicola Sturgeon could be independence Obi Wan Kenobi, say Angus activists
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Scottish leader calls for new independence referendum next year: Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has told lawmakers in Edinburgh that she plans to hold a ...
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Scottish leader calls for new independence referendum next year
Quick Glance: Nicola Sturgeon wants a referendum on Scottish independence in October 2023.
  • Scotland's First Minister has stated her desire for another referendum on Scottish independence on October 19, 2019.

  • Ms Sturgeon, in describing her bid for a "indisputably legal referendum," noted that the ballot would be a consultative referendum, similar to the Brexit vote in 2016.

  • Ms Sturgeon also stated that Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain, the Scottish Government's most senior legal officer, had consented to submit the case to the UK Supreme Court, potentially setting up a legal battle with Westminster.

  • Downing Street stated that Mr Johnson believes it is "not the time to be talking about" a second referendum on Scottish independence.