Primal Scream star Bobby Gillespie declares support for Scottish independence

Forward As One group, asking the court to declare Holyrood has the power to legislate for another vote.But after a two-day hearing in January, Lady Carmichael dismissed the case – ruling it was “plainly raised prematurely”, with the question of another referendum “also hypothetical, and may never come to pass”.Aidan O’Neill QC, for Keatings, reiterated the importance of an urgent disposal at a further hearing on Friday, which would allow an appeal to be heard in April.He referred to a statement

disunity among nationalists, Kenny MacAskill said many potential voters "are neither in a party nor want to be".The MP for East Lothian called for other pro-independence organisations to be "respected not directed" if a second referendum was eventually to take place.Nationalists are split over both the timing and the best way to secure a legally-binding vote on the constitution.

link!And the targeted support and creative freelancers hardship fund will support individuals by processing applications for the remaining £9 million.Mr Gray said: “The Scottish Government has recognised the extreme hardship the creative sector has had to endure, and this funding will go some way to help artists and events companies in my constituency keep going.“I will wait to see if the Chancellor will follow this lead when he announces his upcoming Budget as creative people in the rest of the

is on course for a majority of seats at May's Holyrood election while support for independence has also climbed over the last 12 months.Carwyn Jones, who led Welsh Labour from 2009 until 2018, said this popularity was partly a response to the "English nationalist" outlook of the UK Government led by Johnson.He said it would be "very difficult to oppose" for the Prime Minister to oppose an IndyRef2 if the Nationalists won a majority as expected.And the former Welsh Assembly leader warned that

Scottish Government administered child benefit that is intended to help with day-to-day living costs.

Karen Gillan was the world’s favourite Scottish celebrity last year. The actress came out on top according to an analysis of global online search trends throughout 2020.

Dundee mum was slide tackled in the snow by her own son after the two got into a blistering argument in the middle of the street.The duo were filmed screaming at each other on Harefield Road on Tuesday 9 February by a resident who heard the commotion.It’s unclear what exactly caused the spat, although the woman was heard shouting angrily about money she is owed.The exchange was filmed by a local man, who captured the explosive scene from his window.As the clip begins, the pair can be heard

Yes vote ahead, but the gap with unionists has tightened. The Savanta ComRes poll, published by The Scotsman, put support for independence at 47%, compared with 42% for staying in the UK and 10% undecided.

Andrew Dunlop - who served as an advisor to David Cameron during his disastrous term in Downing Street - said it would be "responsible" for the UK Government to reject all demands for an IndyRef2 to take place.

continuing membership of the defence alliance if a majority of Scots vote Yes at a future referendum.NATO remains a divisive issue among pro-independence campaigners, with the Scottish Greens among those who are firmly against joining.The Scottish Independence Convention (SIC) - an umbrella organisation that aims to bring together members of all pro-indy parties - has published a series of papers on how a future Scotland would work outside of the UK.Its latest report examines the issue of

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Roz Foyer said the “likely” election of a majority of pro-indy MSPs made the case for another vote “unanswerable”, but insisted multiple options could be offered.She said further devolution could give MSPs the power to set a higher minimum wage and use inheritance tax to cut inequality.The SNP Government is demanding a second referendum, but the pro-UK parties have refused.However, a growing number of voices believe Scots should be offered a variety of options in a referendum, rather than a

London School of Economics (LSE) predicted the economic damage caused by the break-up of the UK would be two or three times worse than Brexit, given the amount of trade between Scotland and the rest of the country.The financial boffins also said that rejoining the EU would make little difference in the short term to the finances of an independent Scotland.But SNP ministers said there was "no reason whatsoever" that Scotland could not emulate the success of independent countries of similar

telly drama Jamestown has told how he took drastic measures to achieve the rippling physique he displays in the show.Stuart Martin admits he was terrified when he realised he was going to be walking around in a loin cloth in front of millions of viewers as he was so out of shape.The 33-year-old, from Ayr, said: “A couple of months before we started filming, I thought, ‘I’ve got to get to the gym.’ I had been a resting actor, enjoying my life at home, and I was about 15st.“I was chatting to a

Jeremy Clarkson has said he would laugh at the “catastrophic consequences” of Scotland becoming an independent country.The 60-year-old also said the upside of separation would be the absence of “Caledonian Communists standing in our queues at Heathrow”.Clarkson used his Sunday Times column to poke fun at the desire for self-rule, which he said “is very much in vogue at the moment”.Taken to its limit, he joked that one day, his home territory of The Cotswolds could be recognised by the UN as an

Ian Murray, the Shadow Scottish Secretary, said that without a Labour alternative the constitutional debate was being “paralysed by the question of do you like Nicola or do you hate Boris.” With polls showing that as many as 71 per cent of Scots under 34 back independence, the Edinburgh South MP said he was surprised the figures were not higher because of the polarised nature of the debate.

Four hardline nationalists can be seen in an online video debating whether there will be "a confrontation between Scotland and England" as a result of the constitutional debate over independence.

Alex Salmond during an interview with the Irish Times on Thursday.

the First Minister described as “non-essential”, the Prime Minister dismissed demands for a referendum as “completely irrelevant to the concerns of most people”.In an interview for the media pool the Tory leader defended his visit to meet army and health professionals involved in the vaccine roll-out across Scotland.He said: “I’m here in my capacity as Prime Minister of the whole country to thank hard-working officials and public servants across the whole of Britain who are doing fantastic