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So, 2022 looks likely to be the year when the constitutional wrangle is unleashed. Thus far, Ms Sturgeon has shied away from giving any detail about what Scotland under independence would look like, saying the disruption of the pandemic has thrown all the economic numbers up in the air. However, once coronavirus subsides, then voters will increasingly demand a full prospectus; from both sides. Yet the vicissitudes of the pandemic have not stopped some analysts from already predicting wh...

Michael Gove was speaking in front of a meeting of four different Westminster committees THE UK Government will “not be legislating to prevent all future referenda”, Michael Gove has said. The Tory MPs words suggest that Westminster will not legislate to prevent a second Scottish independence referendum in the coming years, as the former head of the Union Unit has recommended. However, it would be impossible for Westminster to legislate “to prevent all future referenda”, as the p...

The Scottish Conservatives team of 31 MSPs is the same size as they had after the 2016 Holyrood election. However, it is yet to be seen how well they will function with Davidson, who played a prominent role during their campaign. On the Tories new shadow front bench team, Murdo Fraser has moved from being shadow finance secretary to shadow Covid recovery secretary. Liz Smith has moved from shadow environment secretary to the finance and economy portfolio. Oliver Mundell is returning to...

BORIS Johnsons top civil servant has said that preserving the Union is now at the "forefront" of UK Government policymaking.

PROFESSOR Sir John Curtice has dismissed claims that there is no mandate for indyref2 – and warned Tories that they risk “undermining the…

Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers? We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions. What should we do with our second vote in 2021? What happens if Westminster says no to indyref2? Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls wh...

Former Tory MP and Union Unit head Luke Graham said a law change could be used to put off indyref2 THE former head of Downing Street’s Union Unit believes the Tories should change the law to prevent Holyrood from holding a second independence referendum until at least 2034. Luke Graham, who was sacked from his role on the Union Unit in February following Boris Johnsons highly criticised trip to Scotland in February, argued a law should be passed preventing referendum repeats for 20 y...

Tory dominance is likely to hasten break-up of the union Johnson’s muscular unionism could end up tearing his ‘precious union’ apart Mon, May 10, 2021, 01:33 Peter Geoghegan Scotlands first minister Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to press ahead with plans for a new referendum on leaving the UK after saying there was no doubt elections to the Scottish parliament would return...

Boris Johnson gears up for ‘do-or-die’ battle to save the Union if Nicola Sturgeon storms to victory Katherine Ferguson 17:39 ET, May 6 2021 BORIS Johnson is gearing up for a ‘do or die’ battle to save the United Kingdom if Nicola Sturgeon storms to victory in the Scottish elections. Millions of Scots went to the polls yesterday for crunch Holyrood elections. �� Read our Elections 2021 live blog for the very latest updates 4 The PM is gearing up for a ‘do or die’ battle to save ...

53% of Scots now support independence, new poll finds Joanna Taylor © Provided by The Independent Nearly three in four Scots believe the country would “fare better” outside the United Kingdom, a new poll has found. Of the 53 per cent of those surveyed who backed independence, 71 per cent also said that Scotland would “fare better without being part of the UK”. More than 1,000 Scottish adults were involved in the research, which was carried out between 18 and 22 Februa...