David Cameron smiles as Boris Johnson gives Tory delegates «permission to purr» over
the Scottish referendum result.
Speaking to the BBC's Andrew Marr Show about
the Scottish referendum result, the Labour leader said there was a «real danger that the political class is learning the wrong lessons» from the campaign by focusing on constitutional issues.
Prime Minister David Cameron said «millions of English voices» must now be heard as he addressed the nation in the wake of
the Scottish referendum result
The Labour party conference in Manchester on 21 — 24 September occurred days after
the Scottish referendum result.
The Scottish referendum result suggests a much more nuanced picture.
Not exact matches
How European markets might react to the possibility of «Brexit,» which is shorthand for «British exit from the European Union,» both in the run - up to the UK election and its aftermath, remains unclear, although given that UK assets suffered as the
result of the
referendum on
Scottish independence became less predictable such volatility could conceivably reoccur.
If vote intentions in the
referendum aren't a
result of objective evaluations of the pros and cons of
Scottish independence, where do these opinions come from?
[17] The
Scottish government insisted in 2010 that they could legislate for a
referendum, as it would be an «advisory
referendum on extending the powers of the
Scottish Parliament», [16] whose
result would «have no legal effect on the Union».
While the 55 % -45 %
referendum vote preserved the territorial integrity of the UK, David Cameron's linkage of English Votes for English Laws to plans for further devolution to Scotland, just minutes after the announcement of the
result, undoubtedly played into
Scottish nationalist hands.
The
Scottish National Party has held office at devolved level since 2007; and the surprisingly close
result in the
referendum of September 2014 has given its cause added momentum.
Following the 2011 elections to the
Scottish Parliament, and the
resulting SNP majority, the
Scottish Government announced its intent to hold an independence
referendum in 2014.
The dramatic fall in support is likely to be a
result of the debate around a consultation on a
referendum on
Scottish independence.
Cameron's own position doesn't seem to be under much risk as a
result of the EU elections or the
Scottish referendum.
Leader of the Better Together campaign Alistair Darling said he did not believe the
results of polls ahead of voting on the
Scottish referendum.
Back in 2014 Sky News filmed him telling Mike Bloomberg, the former Mayor of New York, the Queen «purred down the line» when he phoned her to let her know the
result of the
Scottish independence
Referendum.
The drumbeat of war for a second
Scottish independence
referendum, largely the
result of May's refusal to consider
Scottish pleas to stay in the single market, grew deafening.
Eight thousand more people think there ought to be a recount of the
Scottish independence
referendum result.
Is another
Scottish independence
referendum the likely
result of the general election?
He also called Alex Salmond's bluff, rescuing the Union with a
Scottish referendum that
resulted in a resounding 70 - 30 vote against independence.
Recent events
resulting from the
Scottish independence
referendum — particularly the Prime Minister's plans to exclude
Scottish MPs from voting in English domestic legislation — threaten to elevate our constitutional incoherence to hitherto unprecedented levels.
Post September, the electorate will need to get used to a
Scottish parliament that has a greater say in how it raises its revenues, regardless of the
referendum result.
It shows the ideology of
Scottish voters in terms of how happy they were with the
referendum result.
What's more, at a time when the
referendum result is being interpreted as a sign of growing discontent with a seemingly out - of - touch political elite, they echo the down - to - earth style of
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
The BBC's deputy political editor, James Landale explains how the
result of the
Scottish independence
referendum may affect Britain's constitution.
Newsnight's Kirsty Wark speaks to Sir Tam Dalyell about the significance of the West Lothian question in light of the
Scottish independence
referendum result.
The Governments have agreed that the
referendum should have a clear legal base; be legislated for by the
Scottish Parliament; be conducted so as to command the confidence of parliaments, government and people; and deliver a fair test and decisive expression of the views of people in Scotland and a
result that everyone will respect...
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has assured voters in tomorrow's
Scottish referendum of a «common - sense agreement on a common currency» in the event of a «Yes»
result.