Tag: Scotland

• Friday, October 18th 2019 - 10:30 UTC

  Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon after another independence referendum in 2020

  

  Scotland must hold another independence referendum in 2020 and will soon request the powers needed to hold it legally, Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon said. Scots rejected independence in a referendum in 2014 but the SNP says that Britain's vote to leave the European Union fundamentally changes its constitutional arrangements and means that the independence question should be revisited.

• Monday, October 7th 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  “Be in no doubt - independence is coming,” thousands march in Edinburgh

  

  Tens of thousands of Scottish independence supporters marched in Edinburgh on Saturday, as calls grow for a fresh vote on Scotland breaking away from the United Kingdom with Brexit scheduled for within weeks.

• Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 11:41 UTC

  Johnson's decision to temporary suspend parliament “unlawful”, rules Scotland's highest court

  

  Scotland's highest court of appeal ruled on Wednesday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend parliament for five weeks is unlawful, the lawmaker who led the challenge said.

• Friday, September 6th 2019 - 07:50 UTC

  A “sheared” Johnson campaigns in Scotland; Monday he will insist again with a snap election

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson heads to Scotland on Friday in campaign mode despite failing to call an early election after MPs this week thwarted his hardline Brexit strategy.

• Sunday, August 18th 2019 - 10:19 UTC

  Thousands join Scotland pro independence march in Aberdeen City

  

  Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Aberdeen in a pro-independence march. The All Under One Banner (AUOB) event went ahead on Saturday after a wrangle about the costs involved in policing the event.

• Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  From Scotland, PM May will call for the strengthening unity and bonds of UK

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May will urge her successor on Thursday to strengthen the bonds between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in a veiled criticism of those in her party who are widely thought to prefer Brexit to the union.

• Saturday, May 11th 2019 - 09:15 UTC

  Scotland's eleven billionaires are worth an estimated £17.245bn

  

  Billionaires linked to Scotland have increased their wealth in the past year, according to the Sunday Times Rich List, to be published on Sunday. The 11 billionaires were worth an estimated combined £17.245bn, an increase of £1.038bn in the past year.

• Monday, May 6th 2019 - 08:27 UTC

  Tens of thousands march in Glasgow supporting Scottish independence

  

  Tens of thousands of people took part in a march through Glasgow in support of Scottish independence. The All Under One Banner march left Kelvingrove Park at 13:30 BST and made its way through the city centre before ending with a rally at Glasgow Green.

• Friday, May 3rd 2019 - 08:21 UTC

  Proposals for a world class whisky tourist attraction in Edinburgh at the former House of Fraser

  

  Proposals to open a “world-class” whisky tourist destination in one of Edinburgh's most prominent empty buildings is set to go ahead. Drinks giant Diageo's plans for the former House of Fraser building at the west end of Princes Street are expected to be passed next week. They have been recommended for approval by council planning officers.

• Monday, April 29th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Sturgeon declares a “climate emergency” and insists with a second referendum on Scottish independence

  

  Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has declared a “climate emergency” in her speech to the SNP conference. The SNP leader told delegates in Edinburgh she was inspired after meeting young climate campaigners who had gone on strike from school.