‘Give me liberty or £500’ is no rallying cry
Readers from outside the UK must wonder whether the debate over Scottish independence is actually a serious one, writes John Kay
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Holyrood and Westminster are locked in fierce debate over the timing and nature of a referendum on Scottish independence that threatens the 305-year-old union with England
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Scottish launch Yes campaign
Drive dominated by nationalists ahead of planned 2014 referendum faces an uphill struggle, according to latest opinion poll
Glasgow jittery over local election
A Labour loss would give further ammunition to the party’s critics who claim that Ed Miliband has failed to reinvigorate its most traditional supporters
Salmond advocates lower corporation tax
The Scottish first minister told the IoD that a 3 percentage point lower corporation tax rate could create 27,000 jobs and more revenues
Holyrood to be given new financial powers
The Scottish government will gain further authority over tax and borrowing under a deal struck with London to approve the Scotland Bill
SNP prepares to take on union campaign
Politicians are split on the best line of attack against calls for Scottish independence
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Tartanry and tyranny
For those of mixed Scottish-English parentage, being asked to choose whether to lose the union is uncomfortable, writes John Lloyd
The answer to Scottish separatism is a federal union
Salmond’s insistence on a referendum provides a unique opportunity to modernise the constitutional landscape, writes Philip Stephens
Scotland can go it alone and stay triple A
We all have to get used to the idea that Scotland will have the same relationship with the BoE as the rest of the UK, writes John Swinney
The pound is a poison pill for an independent Scotland
Money is accepted when people accept it, and a currency union exists when people believe that it does, writes John Kay
Untied kingdom
A referendum on independence is in prospect, but it is economics that will determine the ultimate destiny of the British isles’ constituent nations, writes Brian Groom
Scotland’s choice
The peoples of the British Isles are not exclusive communities but have intermingled extensively over the centuries
Scotland needs to judge the costs of independence
The Scots needs to understand that breaking free would deprive them of the benefits of pooling resources, writes Martin Wolf
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