Opinion polls suggest that Scotland may just vote for independence this month. Even if they don’t Scotland now has taxing powers and is bound to
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This is from Paul Mason in the Guardian: What we know already is that a significant number of Scottish people have a dream: where statehood,
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One aspect of the passing of the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act by the Scottish parliament last week was that Scotland has something to
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Much of the discussion on  Scottish independence has focused on the future of the pound.  I am not going to decry the importance of money:
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Alistair Darling outwitting Alex Salmond: sometimes you can underestimate the quiet man, whether for good or ill. What worries me now is the break up
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The Scottish parliament has published a report on its devolved taxing powers and how to tackle abuse. It looks like the parliament has adopted a
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The Guardian has reported that: The battle over the Scottish government’s plans for Scotland to share the pound after independence intensified sharply on Wednesday after the governor
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I thought this from an FT email this morning quite amazing: Treasury gives debt pledge on Scotland: The UK Treasury will on Monday assume full responsibility
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This, from the Guardian, is quite shocking: The Treasury has warned that it could refuse to agree a formal currency union with an independent Scotland unless Scottish
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