Stephen Noon says that whatever the result of the independence referendum, Scotland and the rest of the UK will be closely intertwined
	    		
	    		Stephen Noon says that whatever the result of the independence referendum, Scotland and the rest of the UK will be closely intertwined
	    		Carwyn Jones, First Minister for Wales, One Year to Go Until the Referendum Conference, Cardiff Bay, Tuesday 17th September
	    		Iain Macwhirter says the most extraordinary thing about next year’s independence referendum is that it is happening at all
	    		Gerry Hassan unpicks a gender divide that has accentuated safety first attitudes to Scottish independence
	    		David Melding says both unionists and nationalists face contradictions when confronting membership of Britain and the European Union
	    		Gerry Hassan objects to the strident tone in which the case for the union is being deployed north of the border
	    		John Osmond asks whether a British federation is more than just a hypothetical possibility
	    		Joyce McMillan listened to the Prime Minister’s speech in Edinburgh last week and reckons he is the most effective Unionist in Scotland
	    		Alan Trench puts First Minister Carwyn Jones’ proposal for a constitutional convention for the UK under the microscope