Global Post – Peter Geoghegan

Why David Cameron is finding it difficult convincing Scotland to stay in the UK

By peterPosted on 21st May 2014Posted in Global Post, ScotlandTagged Cameron, Global Post, Independence, Scotland

EDINBURGH, Scotland — When David Cameron was here last week to call on Scots to reject independence from the United Kingdom, he did it by promising more powers for the devolved Scottish parliament. Scots could have the “best of both worlds,” the prime minister argued. Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom would be […]

Catalans form human chain for independence

By peterPosted on 8th October 2013Posted in Catalonia, Global Post, independenceTagged Catalonia, Global Post, human chain

BARCELONA, Spain — People in Catalonia formed a 250-mile human chain across this Spanish region in the latest push to create an independent state. At least 400,000 people took part in the event on part in Catalonia’s national day. On Tuesday evening, a crowd walked slowly through the narrow streets around Sants, a neighborhood west of Barcelona, […]