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4 ways a second Scottish independence campaign would be different

This time, Project Fear cuts both ways. 

By David Clark
  • 4 ways a second Scottish independence campaign would be different

    This time, Project Fear cuts both ways. 

    By David Clark
    21 March
  • Alistair Carmichael: Westminster politicians should stay out of IndyRef2

    The former Scottish secretary says the next pro-UK campaign must be very different from the last. 

    By Patrick Maguire
    17 March
  • What next for the SNP voters who voted Brexit?

    If given a choice of independence from the UK or the EU, some may choose the former. 

    By Julia Rampen
    17 March
  • Theresa May is too easily swayed by her backbenchers

    The Budget climbdown reveals how unstable this government is. 

    By John Woodcock
    17 March
  • Winning business: changing markets

    By Kerry Agiasotis
    17 March
  • Margaret Hodge: Hammond’s threat to turn Britain into a tax haven after Brexit is “fake”

    The government shows “naivety” to think that threatening to become “the tax haven of Europe” will result in a better exit deal with the EU, says the former chair of the public accounts committee.

    By Caroline Crampton
    17 March
  • Why Brexiteers need to update their reading of colonial history

    Delusions about the British Empire do not a UK-India free trade agreement make. 

    By Bhanuj Kappal
    17 March
  • In denying Nicola Sturgeon a referendum, Theresa May is gambling on a good Brexit deal

    Theresa May's decision may age as badly as her decision not to go for an early election. 

    By Stephen Bush
    16 March
  • We've learned what happens when you put Theresa May and Philip Hammond under pressure. It's not good

    Even a popular measure has blown up in the government's face. Bigger problems may lie ahead.

    By Stephen Bush
    15 March
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    Financial contributions to the European Union work for the British economy. Passing them through Parliament will be tricky.

    By Stephen Bush
    14 March

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