That the refusal "erodes the legitimacy of the union, the continuity of the union." For now, though – and I appreciate we have an election to get through, and one where anything can happen – ...

The decision to leave the European Union, which Britain joined half a century ago when it was the European Economic Community, was on a very narrow result. In the Brexit referendum in June 2016, 52 ...

The Chancellor has given her thoughts on a second independence referendum for Scotland, as she spoke on Thursday morning to promote the UK Budget ...

Scotland's First Minister will outline his country's independence plans today after giving Sir Keir Starmer a dressing-down ...

Rachel Reeves says a Labour UK Government will not permit another Scottish independence referendum, even if the SNP wins a majority at Holyrood in 2026.

A second independence referendum will not be held if the SNP wins a majority at next year's Holyrood election, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison accused the ...

A listener complained the programme misrepresented the SNP policy on Scottish independence. The ECU considered whether it met the standards for accuracy set out in the BBC Editorial Guidelines.

Supporters wave Scottish and EU flags during a pro-independence rally in George Square, Glasgow, in 2019. (Wikimedia Commons via Courthouse News) MANCHESTER, England (CN) — Scotland’s main ...

The first Scottish bonds in over 300 years, already known as “kilts,” could help exorcise the ghosts of the past.

"Identity politics" is how former U.S. President Bill Clinton sums up the continuing powerful drive for independence in Scotland. He describes the growing worldwide phenomenon of identification with ...

Anas Sarwar has gone from being a prospective Labour first minister to facing the prospect of defeat by Reform. Sean O’Grady looks at the background to this turn of events, including the uneasy relati ...