Scotland

This week two issues have dominated the headlines. The first is the Scottish referendum that could completely change British politics. The second is the murder of a British hostage in Iraq and how we respond to it.

Next week Scotland will vote whether to leave the UK and reverse the decision made in 1707 to become an independent nation again. The latest polls suggest that they might just do that, though the polls are still close and 18% remain undecided. Quebec faced a similar decision in 1995 to separate from Canada. Two weeks before their vote the polls were also close but on the day the ‘don’t […]