The leaders of the rival campaigns in Scotland’s independence referendum battle have clashed in the first televised debate ahead of the September 18 poll. So, who came out on top?
Support for Scottish independence has fallen to 35%, while 54% would vote ‘No’, according to the latest YouGov poll for The Times.
George Galloway made a passionate defence of the Union between Scotland and England in a nine minute speech at a debate organised by The Spectator earlier this week.
Chancellor George Osborne is expected to rule out the possibility of a formal currency union between the UK and Scotland, if the Scottish people vote for independence in the referendum on the 18th September.
Based on research conducted by the IFS, David Phillips examines the kinds of tax and spending decisions that may face a newly independent Scotland in its first few years. What is clear is that in or out of the UK, hard fiscal choices are going to have to be made.