Sentences with phrase «scottish independence campaign»

The Queen appears to have given in to calls to intervene in the Scottish independence campaign, urging Scots to «think very carefully» about their vote on Thursday.

As both sides of the Scottish independence campaign use the day before the referendum to push for votes, churches across the country will open their doors for prayers.

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LONDON — In a blow to the Scottish independence campaign, top financial groups including the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group say they will move their headquarters to England if Scots vote to break away from the United Kingdom.

Not exact matches

The Scottish independence referendum campaign grew in passion and determination towards 18 September.

Alex Salmond has been hit by a triple - whammy of bad news in the Scottish referendum campaign, with serious questions being raised about North Sea oil, his plans for currency union and Scots» access to the BBC after independence.

As the Scottish independence referendum campaign enters its final stages, both sides will still be hoping that they can persuade as many voters as possible that their side is right.

While many senior Labour politicians have realised that the Scottish independence referendum campaign had seriously harmful political ramifications for the Labour Party, I believe that they drew the wrong inference for why such harm occurred.

During the 2014 independence referendum campaign football was again mooted as a way to foster support for the union with the Better Together cup floated as a stunt that would see Scottish and English legends play a high profile game.

All throughout this long, long Scottish independence referendum campaign, nothing has really succeeded in shutting up the incessant trolling of the «cybernats».

Alex Salmond goes into the last month of campaigning for the Scottish independence referendum with a spring in his step, after two polls show a boost in support for the «Yes» camp

Scottish nationalists are preparing a lengthy campaign for independence after their party's annual conference in Inverness.

Gap between the «yes» and «no» campaigns in the Scottish referendum narrows to seven points, amid signs of momentum in the independence camp

The referendum campaign greatly increased support for independence, which is highly correlated with SNP voting in the General Election, as well as further dividing the Scottish party system, which was already split by attitudes towards independence.

As Scottish independence became a realistic possibility, the, at times divisive, campaign had the effect of galvanizing supporters of the nationalist party, which was seen as synonymous with the «yes» campaign.

Furthermore, those who support the SNP identify far more strongly with the party now following the referendum than backers of other parties because September's nail - biting campaign only served to reinforce the belief that Scottish independence is a realistic possibility.

Perceptions of «Scottishness» and «Britishness» will prove critical as nationalists and unionists plan their looming Scottish independence referendum campaign.

In the Scottish independence referendum, the no campaign remains in the lead but the gap is narrowing.

Miliband campaigned in the Scottish independence referendum with the cross-party Better Together campaign, supporting Scotland's membership of the United Kingdom.

Late in the campaign, amid polls showing a potential Yes vote for Scottish independence and panic among the Westminster political class, it was he who got each of the main UK parties to sign up to the now infamous «Vow» promising further devolution.

During the latter stages of the campaign there were further allegations by some independence supporters that the BBC — the UK's national broadcaster — was biased against Scottish independence.

Alex Salmond expresses «surprise» at Barack Obama's intervention in the Scottish independence debate, as analysts tried to establish what effect, if any, the president's remarks will have on the campaign

Ed Miliband will appeal to Scottish voters» desire for «social justice» in his biggest intervention yet in the independence referendum campaign.

Logic and argument have been left behind on the final day of campaigning in the Scottish independence referendum.

While a final decision on whether to renew Trident has been put off until 2016, the issue promises to resurface periodically between then and now — not least of all in next year's general election campaign and this year's referendum on Scottish independence.

The rows came as opinion polls showed support for Scottish independence continues to fall, ahead of a referendum campaign agreed by Salmond and David Cameron this week.

Unionists of all major parties have ignored the possibility of a «yes» vote (hence there has been precious little planning for the independence settlement) and the UK government removing Scottish suffrage would not do the «no» campaign any favours.

All the coolest celebrities support the «Yes» campaign in the Scottish independence referendum.

The «No» campaign could win by a landslide in the Scottish independence referendum next month, with a new poll giving it a 22 % lead

Alex Salmond has expressed «surprise» at Barack Obama's intervention in the Scottish independence debate, as analysts tried to establish what effect, if any, the president's remarks will have on the campaign.

But this time there is at least one thing that is different from those campaigns of the 1990s, and that is the referendum on Scottish independence in September, some eight months or so before the due date of the next UK general election.

The unionist cause got a boost from David Bowie at the Brit Awards last night, in the latest celebrity endorsement for the Scottish independence referendum's «no» campaign.

When Nick Clegg elbowed aside Scottish secretary Michael Moore, whose self - effacing, sweet reason out - smarted Alex Salmond in the Edinburgh Agreement negotiations, it was because he reckoned his replacement, the genially feisty Alistair Carmichael, would be a better match for the SNP leader in next year's Independence campaign.

Much the same is true over both Scottish independence and EU membership and for the same reason: a defeated campaign that holds a grievance borne out of perceived unfairness will only regard that loss as a tactical setback and will look to overturn the settlement once the opportunity arises.

After keeping a dignified silence for years, Andy Murray shocked fans by announcing his support of the Yes campaign for Scottish Independence hours before polling stations opened yesterday morning.

The Electoral Commission found that the Better Together campaign had under - declared its Scottish independence referendum expenses by # 57,000, and issued a fine of # 2,000.

Scottish Labour said: «The SNP's campaign to date has been detail light, so it's hard to see how they would show Scots that independence could make them better off.»

The campaign for Scottish independence has «virtually no chance» of success, according to one of the most influential pollsters in the world.

Westminster's leaders, facing a sudden and unexpected crisis in the Scottish independence referendum campaign, seem to have set out to prove their point.

This one - two punch, on the SNP's electoral and emotional sweet - spots, poses an existential threat for Salmond's campaign for Scottish independence.

But the referendum could not have been avoided after the SNP defied all expectations and won a majority in the Scottish Parliament on a platform of a referendum and a campaign for independence.

Although the rest of the United Kingdom did not have a vote on Scottish independence, the proposal of a currency union by the Yes campaign was rejected by the British government and the Bank of England.

It was asserted by Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson and others in the «No» campaign that only a vote against independence would safeguard Scotland's place in the EU.

Even back during the 2014 Scottish independence referendum campaign, there were clear indications that Farage backed the creation of a devolved English parliament.

The Panelbase survey was commissioned by the Scottish National party (SNP) and leads with two questions which could be seen to tilt opinion towards supporting independence, but its results suggest that critics may be unwise to have already written off the «yes» campaign.

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Labour for Independence, a small but energetic campaign set up for last year's Scottish referendum, has been fined # 1,500 by the Electoral Commission for failing to submit any accounts.

For the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence, the Scottish Labour Party joined with the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats to form the pro-union Better Together campaign against Scottish independence.

Mr Burnham said Labour had to learn lessons from the Scottish independence referendum campaign.

Salmond also said he still believed Scottish independence was the ultimate destination and the referendum lost by the yes campaign in September was just a stop along the way.