Prime Minister promises passion in Manchester
David Cameron will dedicate a significant chunk of his leader’s speech at Conservative conference this week to an emotional call for Scotland to stay in the UK.
Politics
McBride magics up New Labour ghosts
Spin doctor Damian McBride’s memoir is not so much a book as a magic spell.
Nationalists hint retirement plans could be ditched
An independent Scotland could abandon plans to increase the state retirement age in a move which would cost up to £6 billion.
Miliband takes a hard line on HS2 rail rebel Darling
Labour leader Ed Miliband has warned that former chancellor Alistair Darling will not join the shadow cabinet unless he stops criticising high-speed rail.
Independence rally told ‘We shall win’
Alex Salmond yesterday claimed a Yes vote will be the ‘people’s victory’ in a rally in front of independence supporters in Edinburgh.
Independence referendum war of words heats up with a year to go
Yes camp claim only 25% of Scots will definitely vote against independence
Like England, a no score draw suits Miliband
Labour leader plays it safe ahead of crucial party conference.
Lib Dems look to 2015 as Glasgow party gets started
The Liberal Democrats are looking forward to their cheeriest confer-ence in years. And not just because, for the first time, they’re holding it in the welcoming city of Glasgow.
Immigration: the next big question on independence
Will Scotland run out of people to pay taxes?
Shirley Williams admits: ‘Bedroom tax is a mistake’
A senior Lib Dem has branded the bedroom tax a mistake as Labour looks set to axe the controversial policy if it wins the next General Election.
SNP fire the first salvo in military charm offensive
Members of a newly formed Scottish Defence Force would be allowed to start their own ‘trade union’ to have a greater say in the running of an independent Scotland’s military.