Scotland, possible independence and the EU
By Lawrence Fullick The possible future independence of Scotland is not a simple case of a region of an EU member state gaining independence without any historical rationale. Scottish national …
By Lawrence Fullick The possible future independence of Scotland is not a simple case of a region of an EU member state gaining independence without any historical rationale. Scottish national …
The promise by the prime minister of a new policy on Europe to be outlined in a speech in January rules out most useful comment on the issue between now …
David Cameron and Alex Salmond agreed earlier this month the terms for the referendum on Scottish independence to be held in the autumn of 2014. Federal Union has been asked …
The financial crisis claims another victim. The Californian city of San Bernardino is going bankrupt. Its liabilities are rising but its revenues are not, with the result predicted by Mr …
The government’s plans for reforming the House of Lords are in disarray. A substantial majority – 462 to 124 – in the House of Commons voted for reform but the …
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The Italian Cultural Institute and the Devolution Club invite you to the Seventh Italian-British Constitutional Conversation on “The referendum in the United Kingdom” Monday 21 May 2012 – 6.00 pm …
The referendum in the United Kingdom (21 May 2012) Read More »
Federal Union held its AGM and annual conference on 17 March 2012. The morning session, entitled “Can the European Union be saved?”, looked at the European treaty agreed at the …
Can the union be saved? Report on the Federal Union AGM Read More »
The Federal Union AGM and annual conference will be held in London on Saturday 17 March 2012. It will discuss: – the fate of the European Union after the latest …
Can the union be saved? AGM and annual conference (17 March 2012) Read More »
There is a debate in the House of Commons this afternoon on whether to hold a referendum on EU membership, called by the eurosceptics who, of course, want Britain to …
Murdo Fraser has struck an unusual note in his bid for leadership of the Scottish Conservative party by promising to abolish it. If people in Scotland who were not members …