Gerry Hassan's new book, Caledonian Dreaming, the quest for a different Scotland, encourages a grounded hope in Scotland, and is a must read for all interested in the country's future.
The fall in the price of the pound indicates quite how much Scotland props up the UK economy.
Whatever the result of the Scottish referendum, the British State has been shaken to its core, and its power must be dispersed - including giving Wales the right to self determination.
The referendum in Scotland has led to a mass engagement in politics, but the vote on the 18th of September isn't the end, it's the start.
On a short trip to pre-referendum Scotland, it's possible to find senior figures in the yes campaign in small town halls across the country, making the case for a social democratic Scotland.
A visit to Britain's oil capital reveals grinding poverty amidst a sea of wealth.
The seven national capital cities of the geological British and Irish archipelago project very different images of their idologies through their public art...
The renewal of the “independent British nuclear deterrent” has met remarkably little debate in the UK. Except in Scotland, that is.
At a public meeting in Portobello, a grumpy George Galloway couldn't get his basic facts right...
A yes vote in Scotland would barely impact on UK general elections, but it would blow a hole in the British constitution and the ubiquitous nationalism which protects it.
Lord Birt suggests a yes vote in Scotland would be a threat to the BBC. It needn't be.
Economically, is staying in a changing UK as much a risk as becoming an independent country?
