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Catalonia is following Scotland towards independence referendum in 2014
Catalonia took a step towards independence last month, announcing plans for a referendum on the region’s status within Spain. The Declaration of Sovereignty of the Catalan People, passed by the Catalan parliament, marks the start of a “National Transition” for reconsidering Catalonia’s constitutional arrangement.
By George Angus West | Notebook | Wednesday, 20 February 2013 at 2:12 pm
Plans to replace the Trident nuclear weapons system
Recent issues surrounding the Astute class submarines of the Royal Navy have wide implications for Scotland. Firstly, twenty-five miles west of Glasgow, in Argyle and Bute, four Vanguard class submarines store the entirety of Britain’s nuclear capacity. The submarines were built and introduced in the 1990s, following the end of the Cold War; their launch [...]
By George Angus West | Eagle Eye | Monday, 26 November 2012 at 2:44 pm
How Salmond Could Win
I must apologise to my thoughtful and courteous respondent in the Scottish National Party, Kevin Pringle, for the delay in correcting my error in my post last week, which he pointed out.
I said that the last time an opinion poll in Scotland showed support for independence greater than opposition to it was in April 2008. He drew [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Tuesday, 13 November 2012 at 7:02 pm
The Man Who Saved the Union
I have written about Michael Moore, Secretary of State for Scotland, in The Independent on Sunday today. He was once such an anonymous Cabinet minister that he featured in this Times photograph (right) illustrating a story about civil service job cuts.
But I think that he might come to be regarded as the most successful Liberal [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Sunday, 4 November 2012 at 12:01 pm
“There are good arguments for joining the euro”
There was some interest on Twitter when I posted a line from Alex Salmond’s interview on BBC1’s Politics Show today.
So I thought I should put up a longer extract, so that readers can make a fairer assessment of the context of the First Minister’s words. He did go on to say “But”, after all, and as [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Sunday, 6 November 2011 at 8:07 pm
ComRes poll: Alex Salmond’s week
Labour maintain a narrow lead in the first ComRes poll after the main party conferences, for tomorrow’s Independent on Sunday and Sunday Mirror:
Conservative 37% (-1)
Labour 39% (+1)
Lib Dem 10% (-1)
Others [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Saturday, 15 October 2011 at 7:29 pm
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