UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has called on Western countries, including the UK, to be more accepting of refugees from Syria’s ongoing civil war.
A teenage soldier has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after a nail bomb was discovered at his house.
Although opening up these questions to voters feels dangerous to those standing against a British exit from Europe or a Scottish exit from the UK, it would be more dangerous yet to ignore calls for change.
Alex Salmond has launched the SNP’s blueprint for Scottish independence, a 670-page document described as a “mission statement” for Scotland’s future.
One of the most worrying aspects of the Eurozone crisis has been its effect on democracy. Sonia Alonso argues that while the crisis has weakened democracy in several countries, particularly with regard to the implementation of austerity policies against public opposition, this should not be understood as the imposition of technocratic policymaking from Brussels. She writes that national governments have a tendency to downplay their responsibility for European decisions, with national actors in both core and periphery Eurozone members having more scope to shape policy-making than they present to their electorates.