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Last week transport secretary Grant Shapps suggested an 80km tunnel to connect Ireland and Wales in an interview with the Financial Times, with reports
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 what life outwith the UK would be like for Scotland. It does not make happy reading and will, no doubt...
IN your report of Downing Street’s announcement that Great British Railways will become the controlling body over track and trains, you note that…
Scotland Secretary Alister Jack arrives at Downing Street for a Cabinet meeting. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images The Queen’s Speech promises more investment directly to Scottish communities, as well as measures to boost global trading opportunities for Scotland’s exporters. In total, the UK Government aims to pass 30 bills which will help us to build back better from the pandemic in Scotland. As the long process of recovery begins, we are committed to levelling up right across the UK, ensuring that no communities are left behind in the months and years ahead. Scotland’s unrivalled reput...
PREMIUM EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 15: First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond and Prime Minister David Cameron sign a referendum agreement at St Andrew's House in Edinburgh on October 15, 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland (Photo by Gordon Terris - Pool/Getty WHEN each of my daughters was born, I created an email address for them. Every so often throughout their lives, I email them with the intention of handing over the password when they fly the nest. I email them on their birthdays, or when they win something, or when we have a major family event, or even just when I manage to capture a pho...