Tag: Scottish National Party (SNP)

• Saturday, May 9th 2015 - 09:06 UTC

  Tory majority government, but looking to Scottish independentists' landslide

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives won a stunning victory in Britain's election on Friday, which cut short the careers of his top three rivals and put the country's European Union future in doubt.

• Saturday, May 9th 2015 - 08:57 UTC

  Nicola Sturgeon 'tectonic plates of Scottish politics” promises to fight austerity imposed by Tory government

  

  Scottish nationalist leader Nicola Sturgeon on Friday held out the possibility of a new independence referendum – but not immediately – after her party's crushing victory north of the border in a British national election.

• Friday, May 8th 2015 - 06:59 UTC

  Conservatives on course to a major victory, as SNP wipes out Labor in Scotland

  

  The Conservatives are on course to be the largest party with David Cameron hopeful of gaining a majority in the UK general election. Labor faces being wiped out by the SNP in Scotland and is failing to make the gains it needs in England to stand a chance of forming a government.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2015 - 05:43 UTC

  Europe at center of debate in UK electoral campaign that anticipates no clear winner

  

  Several lawmakers from British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives will join the anti-EU UK Independence Party if he renews a coalition with the pro-EU Liberal Democrats, UKIP’s leader Nigel Farage forecasted.

• Wednesday, February 18th 2015 - 22:07 UTC

  Scotland declares digital independence: from now on: “gov.scot”

  

  On Tuesday, the Scottish Government shifted its internet presence from 'scotland.gov.uk' to 'gov.scot', redirecting the old domain to its new home. The move has been heralded for years by the Scottish National Party (SNP).

• Friday, January 23rd 2015 - 05:57 UTC

  Cameron announces draft bill that will transfer more powers to Scotland

  

  The British government has begun a historic transfer of powers to Scotland, keeping a pledge it had given to persuade Scots to reject independence as renewed nationalist support surges.

• Friday, May 2nd 2014 - 08:42 UTC

  If EU dumps independent Scotland, 12 countries would be barred from its fishing waters

  

  Scottish First Minister warned that 12 countries could be barred from his country’s waters and would not even be allowed to pass through to reach Norwegian waters if an independent Scotland was refused European Union (EU) membership.

• Tuesday, February 18th 2014 - 20:30 UTC

  Scotland independence leads to debate on the pound and EU membership

  

  Separatist leader Alex Salmond insisted that Scotland would keep the pound if it left the UK and accused British politicians of bluffing by ruling out a currency union in a campaign of fear that would provoke a backlash from Scots.

• Saturday, January 18th 2014 - 06:26 UTC

  Hague tells Scotland that the “UK is stronger and safer together”

  

  Foreign Secretary William Hague has said the United Kingdom is “stronger and safer together” as he outlined the case for Scotland to reject voting for independence. Mr. Hague spoke of shared values between Britain and Scotland and said that remaining united would give the UK greater international “clout” and allow it to be “better able to make a difference in the world”.