As residents of Scotland vote today on the future of their country, we take a look at how countries around the world are talking about the referendum.
The Scottish nationalists want to win next years independence vote by saying things will not change while those opposing them paint 'separation' as a disaster yet call for the UK to leave the EU in order to... stay the same. What are we to make of it?
Scotland's idea of itself as an archetype of social democracy is the product of a bygone era. The left need to wake up to the fact that independence alone cannot bring a new politics, while the vision of a return to a pre-Thatcherite organisation fails to address the new problems and new potential
To what extent does Britain south of the border understand Scotland and the prospect of independence? A high-profile debate hosted by the Spectator, 'It's time to let Scotland go', revealed the limits of the debate: plenty of humour and bombast, dangerously little real engagement.
The Labour leader's attempt to open a conversation on Englishness should be welcomed. But it stops short of real engagement, while its cack-handed clumsiness tell us much about the party and Miliband as a leader.
As Britain remembers Queen Elizabeth's ascension, how has Scotland changed since 1952? A glance back in time to the archives of The Scotsman newspaper reveals a past with much to say about the nation's present and future.
The campaign is launched today for a Yes vote in the Scottish independence referendum. Here are seven suggestions for an independence agenda that looks beyond the constitutional to embrace the economic, cultural, democratic and international.
The pro-union campaign in Scotland has retreated from making the positive case for the union. But a meaningful debate on Scotland's future requires an understanding of the arguments in its favour, whilst recognising the limits of a binary approach.
The magazine 'The Economist' has declared its position on Scottish independence. Their warning to the Scots: 'it'll cost you'. Their stand-point typifies a market fundamentalist view of Britain that denies the vast potential of a Scotland free of the Union.
The Scottish Nationalist Party has positioned itself as a leader in Europe on green issues. Then why the internal strife between the government and environmentally-conscious Scots?
Being part of the Union makes Scotland stronger, safer, richer and fairer. So says David Cameron, but Scotland is building an alternative vision of itself as a nation, outside the parameters of the neo-liberal model.
The Prime Minister has conceded that there will be a Scottish independence referendum and argued the case for the Union on these terms. This is a historic moment for Britain. openDemocracy asks its readers for their response in an open forum on the future of the Union.
