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This report by two London-based PhD students uses wonky methodology and claims to forecast 30 years in the future

Updated Boris Johnson has repeatedly insisted that Scots don't want a new vote on independence, despite 20 polls in a row putting Yes in the lead BORIS Johnson is the “voice of the majority of the Scottish people” who rejected independence, Downing Street has claimed. The comments came amid turmoil in the No 10 Union unit, with the group's only Scot, former Ochil and South Perthshire MP Luke Graham, ousted from his leadership role after a "brutal" dispute over indyref2. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman confirmed Graham has “left his No 10 position” just two days aft...

EVEN the most cursory glance at Twitter right now is enough to make any Scot desirous of independence shudder. I’m not talking about attacks from the Unionist cabal, if only it were that simple. Any pile on and criticism from such quarters are par for the political course, and anyway such Unionist arguments against Scottish independence have an increasingly hollow ring to them right now and they know it. No, the Unionist fraternity are not those that worry me most at the moment though there should never be room for complacency, no matter how upbeat the latest opinion polls make those am...

Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Boris Johnson has appointed Dominic Cummings’ protege to head up Number 10’s “union unit”, prompting accusations the prime minister is “completely clueless about Scotland”. Oliver Lewis, who was a key member of Vote Leave, has taken over from former Ochil and South Perthshire MP Luke Graham, who was ousted this week after a bitter row over strategy. The decision to remove Mr Graham has received mixed reaction, with some in the Scottish Tory party saying there had not ...

A report from the London School of Economics claimed that independence could cost Scots £2,800 a year THE report from the London School of Economics’ Centre for Economic Performance makes it clear that there is no sensible case for Scottish independence, or at least no realistic economic case ("Independence could leave Scots £2,800 a year worse off, claims report", The Herald, February 3). This report is just the latest in a series, including the SNP's own Inclusive Growth Report, showing a huge hit to our prosperity were we foolish enough to leave the UK. The LSE report shows that Br...