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Perhaps it is one of those subjects that becomes slightly awkward when you have spent years talking about moving Scotland away from oil and gas while workers in the North East watch jobs, investment and confidence disappear from an industry that has supported Scottish communities for generations. Because while Scotland is repeatedly lectured about the…
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Sometimes I genuinely wonder whether people in Britain still watch the news critically, or whether we have simply become accustomed to being fed whatever story the broadcasters have decided should dominate our attention that day. Turn on breakfast television and the pattern is becoming painfully familiar. A political controversy appears, the presenters become excited about…
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๐บ๐ธ๐ต๐ช๐บThere is a question sitting underneath the latest argument between America and Europe that politicians on both sides of the Atlantic would probably rather avoid: how long is the American taxpayer expected to keep underwriting European security when Europe increasingly wants to decide for itself when solidarity with America is convenient? This is bigger than…

