indyref – Peter Geoghegan

Scotland bangs the drum for Europe

By peterPosted on 21st August 2016Posted in Politico Europe, ScotlandTagged Brexit, indyref, Scotland, Sturgeon

GLASGOW — As hundreds of people gathered outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh last week, there were flags of every European Union state, in a sea of Scottish Saltires. “Scotland loves Europe,” declared one placard. “Don’t EU want me baby,” read another. “We want to find a way to respect the democratic mandate for the people of Scotland to stay in […]

Britain’s last communist

By peterPosted on 21st February 2015Posted in Politics, ScotlandTagged Communism, Cowdnebeath, indyref, Willie Clarke

Councillor Willie Clarke … Photograph: DC Thomson & Co Ltd Willie Clarke has been called the last communist in Britain. That’s not entirely true – the Communist Party of Britain (founded 1988) ran half a dozen candidates in the 2010 general election – but it is not far off. Clarke is the only self-described communist […]

How would an indyref Yes affect Northern Ireland?

By peterPosted on 2nd February 2014Posted in Northern Ireland, Politics, Scotland, The HeraldTagged Belfast, Independence, indyref, Nesbitt, Sunday Herald, Trimble

Would Northern Ireland “end up like West Pakistan” if Scotland says “yes” in September? Could Scottish independence presage a return to the Troubles? These are just some of the concerns being voiced by Unionist leaders in Northern Ireland ahead of the upcoming referendum. Protestants in Ulster have long celebrated their links with Scotland, so the […]