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Ten years on from Scotland’s independence referendum
Neither supporters nor opponents of independence have much to crow about. A YouGov poll suggests that, excluding those who do not know, 44% of Scots would vote to leave the UK today, almost the same as the 45% who voted that way ten years ago.
Douglas Ross: SNP fanatics won’t let Scotland heal, ten years after referendum
Ten years after the independence referendum, Scotland cannot leave behind its “toxic legacy of division” until the “fanatical” SNP is removed from power, Douglas Ross has said. The Scottish Tory leader said his “overriding emotion remains relief at the outcome” of the vote on Sept 18 2014,
Swinney faces questions on anniversary of Scotland voting No to independence
John Swinney is answering questions on the tenth anniversary of Scotland voting No in 2014’s independence referendum. The First Minister will take MSPs’ questions after they sparred on Wednesday in the Scottish Parliament on the nation’s future in the UK.
Scotland's 2014 independence referendum in pictures 10 years on from historic vote
Glaswegians went to the polls alongside the rest of the country to vote on whether Scotland should become an independent country. We looked back at that historic day, ten years on, with a gallery of some of its most fascinating moments.
Starmer’s first weeks in power show Scotland needs independence, says Swinney
Sir Keir Starmer’s administration has already “completely demolished” Labour’s claim that Scotland does not need independence, John Swinney said on Wednesday as he tried to revive the SNP’s push for separation.
The State of Independence: The long shadow of Scotland's 2014 referendum
Residents of Inverclyde were split 50.1 per cent to 49.9 per cent. At 67.2 per cent, Orkney showed the strongest support for the union, followed by the Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway, while ‘Yes city’ Dundee recorded the highest support for independence at 57.4 per cent. West Dunbartonshire and Glasgow followed.
Scotland's independence referendum ten years on
Emotions were running high in the run-up to the 2014 independence vote as Scotland's future dominated the international news agenda.
What John Swinney and SNP are unlikely to admit 10 years on from independence vote
As the 10th anniversary of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum is marked, here's what staying in the Union has meant for Scotland and the UK as a whole.
Scottish leader backs case for independence 10 years after failed poll
Scotland's leader John Swinney said Wednesday that the country's pro-separatist movement must build on the "overwhelmingly positive legacy" of the 2014 independence referendum to secure a split from the UK.
Scotland closer to independence now than in 2014, insists Swinney
Scotland is closer to independence than it was in 2014, the First Minister has insisted. SNP leader John Swinney made the claim at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the historic ballot - which saw 55% of voters reject independence and support remaining part of the UK.
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Ten years on, the Scottish referendum has exposed the fallacy of devolution
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Johnson, Scottish independence referendum a “once in a generation” vote; Sturgeon, “we'll be back soon”
On Hogmanay, Nicola Sturgeon said Europe should “keep a light on” as Scotland will be “back soon”. Boris Johnson has reiterated his position that a Scottish independence referendum should ...
Starmer: Scotland's financial mess is SNP's responsibility
The "financial mess" in Scotland is the responsibility of the SNP, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Prime Minister was quizzed by regional journalists in Westminster on whether voters in Scotland would ...
Starmer says ‘heavy duty’ on Labour to deliver change for Scotland
Sir Keir Starmer has said there is a “heavy duty” on his Labour Government to deliver change for Scotland. Almost a decade on ...
Independence referendum was 'undoing' of the SNP, says Better Together campaign boss
Blair McDougall said the nationalists were ‘the dogs that caught the car’ The independence referendum was the "undoing" of ...
Sturgeon ‘as confident as ever’ that Scotland will become independent
Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she is “as confident as ever” that Scotland will become independent. Speaking ...
Ten years ago Scotland rejected the SNP's bid to break up Britain.
Support for the Union has increased since the decisive No vote in the independence referendum, a ten-year anniversary poll ...