THIS week marks not one but two significant anniversaries for us in the independence movement. Both give a reminder that even whilst we reflect on the past, we have a brighter future to look forward to ...
Down at Westminster, the SNP MPs continue to work hard standing up for the interests of the people of Scotland
ARMS exports are a controversial area and one in which the UK consistently fails to scrutinise effectively. An independent Scotland can choose a different path.
AS the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) celebrates its
AN independent Scotland’s membership of the EU will put rocket boosters on our economy, instead of being hamstrung by the UK’s stagnating decline.
SCOTLAND’S agriculture and fisheries sectors play a vital role in our rural and coastal communities, and a wider role in giving us our sense of what Scotland is all about – getting back into the European Union will go a long way to reverse the damage that successive UK governments have inflicted on them.
A BIG part of the next EU mandate after the June elections will involve the accession of several countries that are along its borders. Their experiences offer lessons for us in the independence movement but also show that we are in a much better position to accede. In fact,
LAST week saw the European Union adopt its mandate for negotiations with Switzerland “to modernise and deepen bilateral relations” – and offers a telling insight into what it is like trying to keep the perks of the EU club without paying the membership fee.
THE starting gun was fired last week on the upcoming European Parliament elections – the results will have implications not only for the EU’s own evolution but for our own prospects in the independence movement.
THE latest Building A New Scotland publication by the Scottish Government shows that the independence movement has done its homework when it comes to foreign policy and security...
