New poll shows support for Scottish independence is now at 54 per cent as fears rise over drive to split up the UK A new Survation survey puts support for Scottish independence at 54 per cent Poll also predicts SNP will win the largest share of the vote at Holyrood elections New numbers likely to … Read more
Scottish voters’ ‘loathing’ for Boris Johnson is behind surge in support for independence: PM is disliked even more than Theresa May or David Cameron, pollsters reveal Poll by JL Partners found 56 per cent would now vote in favour of independence Results are almost a mirror opposite of the Scottish referendum results in 2014 79 … Read more
Support for Scottish independence soars to record high in new poll as 58 per cent now back move to split up the UK and most want a new referendum within the next five years Analysis by Ipsos Mori for STV about Scottish attitudes to independence 58 per cent say they would vote Yes, while 42 … Read more
Boris Johnson has signed off a new ‘traffic light’ system of curbs for England after wrangling between ministers and scientists, with Northern hotspots facing the the harshest Tier Three level.
Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle – three cities which have continued to see infection rises despite local lockdowns – will all be plunged into the Tier Three lockdown, reports The Sun.
‘Small number’ of Covid cases are confirmed in Parliament as SNP MP Margaret Ferrier still refuses to resign after 800-mile round trip with symptoms A number of positive coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Parliament Commons authorities refusing to confirm how many or if any MPs are affected Comes in the wake of SNP Margaret … Read more
SNP’s Margaret Ferrier sparks coronavirus alert in Westminster after travelling 400 miles to the Commons before testing positive for Covid-19 By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 18:08 BST, 1 October 2020 | Updated: 18:20 BST, 1 October 2020 An SNP MP tonight sparked a coronavirus alert in the heart of Westminster after admitting … Read more
‘A new low’: Furious row as ex-SNP deputy leader Angus Robertson says deaths of elderly Scots are a ‘net gain’ for independence movement because young people are more supportive of breaking up the UK By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 11:55 BST, 21 September 2020 | Updated: 11:55 BST, 21 September 2020 Angus … Read more
The Shetland Islands vote to pursue independence from Scotland – so can Nicola Sturgeon turn them down without torpedoing her own bid for referendum? Council members argued decision-making had become increasingly centralised They said public funding for the islands had been cut under SNP Government Voted in favour of exploring options of ‘financial and political self-determination’ … Read more
More used to talking about war than fighting one, TV historian Neil Oliver says lately he has felt like he’s in ‘the Ypres Salient in the First World War’, fighting skirmish after skirmish. The area in Belgium was the scene of some of the Western Front’s fiercest battles and, recently, the 53-year-old presenter has found … Read more
Fury at ‘petty’ Nicola Sturgeon after she demands ‘Britain’ and ‘UK’ are dropped from branding of £120m national festival Planning under way for national festival in 2022 to celebrate ‘our precious union’ Scottish government has called for ‘UK’ and ‘Britain’ to be axed from branding The £120million festival was announced by then-PM Theresa May in … Read more
‘Why can’t it just be f***ing normal?’ Radio listeners tuning in for Nicola Sturgeon’s coronavirus update hear blundering technician saying the F-word 15 TIMES as he struggles with broadcast Frustrated Tay FM staff member let rip during First Minister’s coronavirus update He had been trying to transmit broadcast from Holyrood, Scotland, earlier today The radio … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon‘s interference in UK-wide quarantine measures, meaning tens of thousands more Britons face a fortnight self-isolating, is the latest example of the Scottish First Minister elbowing in at the top table. As many as half a million face a rush back across the Channel tonight or resigning themselves to being holed up for two … Read more