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Independent Scotland would keep the pound and the queen, says Salmond
By Belinda Goldsmith An independent Scotland would keep the British pound, the queen and remain in the European Union but have its own defence force and collect its own taxes, First Minister Alex...
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UNFICYP: a living fossil of the Cold War
By James Ker-Lindsay THIS WEEK saw the fiftieth anniversary of a true milestone in the history of the Cyprus problem – the establishment of UNFICYP, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus....
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UK’s anti-EU party big winner in local elections
By Andrew Osborn and Guy Faulconbridge Britain’s anti-EU party UKIP made strong gains in local elections in England, siphoning support from Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives as it...
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Scotland can expect one heckuva hangover after vote
By Bill Coles Scotland will soon be suffering from a monumental hangover. There will be a lot of hurt heads, a lot of tears and, without a doubt, an immense amount of anger that will last who knows how...
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Scotland’s dangerous romance
By John Lloyd Readers of a romantic bent, perhaps Scots or descendants of Scots, may think that it would be cool for Scotland to vote for independence from the United Kingdom next Thursday. If so, here...
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Europe needs a strong, undivided UK
By Timothy Spyrou WHEN the Scottish National Party claims that Scotland’s interests aren’t properly represented in the EU, I am puzzled. Britain has two financial service clusters, an oddity for any...
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Scots reject independence, vote to stay in the United Kingdom
By Alistair Smout and Angus MacSwan Scotland has chosen to stay in the United Kingdom, spurning independence in a historic referendum that had worried allies and investors, results showed on Friday...
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Old boys, new world: The upper class is losing its mojo in the UK
By John Lloyd England, wrote George Orwell in 1941, “is the most class-ridden country under the sun. It is a land of snobbery and privilege, ruled largely by the old and silly.” Many still believe...
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Why do women believe in God?
By Gwynne Dyer Did you hear about the agnostic dyslexic insomniac? She lay awake all night wondering if there was a Dog. But she’s a pretty rare bird. According to a large survey carried out in the...
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Not in my backyard: Austria fights European Union’s nuclear ambitions
By Andreas Molin In October, the European Union approved a controversial subsidy deal to allow billions of pounds of state aid for Hinkley Point C, a new nuclear reactor planned for the United Kingdom....
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Queen Elizabeth might have to leave crumbling Buckingham Palace
By Michael Holden Britain’s Queen Elizabeth might have to move out of Buckingham Palace for an extended period under plans being considered to allow builders to carry out millions of pounds of repairs...
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Former PMs Blair and Major warn Brexit would threaten UK unity (Update 2)
Tony Blair and John Major warned on Thursday a vote to leave the European Union on June 23 would jeopardise the unity of the United Kingdom by undermining peace in Northern Ireland and bolstering the...
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UK drifts towards unending Brexit nightmare
By Peter Apps It is, I’m afraid, not over yet. Not even close. This weekend, Britain barely looked like it had a government. Or an opposition. Certainly not a strategy. Over the last few days, many –...
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Our View: UK authorities need to act fast on racist attacks
THERE was a time not that long ago when political correctness, in the UK especially, was so pervasive it was almost a joke with some people getting offended at the drop of a hat and others being...
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Theresa May prefers to keep the Union
THE FIRST point Theresa May made in her opening remarks as Prime Minister after seeing the Queen was that she is the leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party and as if to drive the point home she...
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Nothing of the night about Blair
What with the Iraq war report and a new, unelected prime minister, a week really has been a long time in British politics It was a Labour prime minister, Harold Wilson, who said that a week is a long...
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Scotland’s Sturgeon preparing for independence to keep post-Brexit options open
Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon said she would start preparatory work on splitting Scotland from the rest of Britain in order to keep the option of independence available following the June 23 vote to...
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Unrealistic to see UK/EU trade deal in two years – EU representative
It is unrealistic for Britain to expect to negotiate its exit from the European Union and reach a free trade agreement in two years and both will probably need an implementation phase, the head of the...
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UK employers worry that EU workers will leave this year – survey
More than a quarter of employers in Britain say staff members from other European Union countries have considered leaving their firms or the country in 2017 after last year’s Brexit vote, an industry...
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LIVE: Crans-Montana Day 9
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