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Books – Project Fear promises to lift the lid on #indyref
On the first anniversary of the Scottish independence referendum, a new tell-all book will lift the lid on the tactics and tensions behind Better...
Tuesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Dream Walking with Hares: an exhibition of gilded works on wood by Sally Bruce Richards (The Bruce Gallery, Isle of Mull). Open preview tonight...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 8TH DECEMBER 2014
For Crying Out Loud: special screenings for carers and their babies under 12 months old - maximum of 2 adults per...
Edinburgh South West MP resigns
There might have been little interest outside the capital in the fact that an Edinburgh MP had resigned. But Shadow Chancellor Alistair Darling just...
Five things you need to know today Edinburgh!
Harlaw Hydro
Take One Action Festival
Strictly Prancing - tickets left for tonight
Colony of Artists
Farmers' Markets
The council leader Andrew Burns has written in his latest...
Scotland this morning – Councillor Jim Orr
Councillor Jim Orr is Independent Councillor for Southside/Newington.
This morning I hope I am waking up to a Scotland which has voted Yes. For too...
Scottish Independence Referendum – speaking to Lord Steel and Sir Menzies Campbell
The good thing about being at the Edinburgh count is that there are some pretty influential figures here as this is where the national...
Thursday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Moonhop - The Raverendum: live music, whisky, dancing and rare vinyl, featuring Moonhop DJs Whisky Stephen (& the FOUND team), live set from FOUND (Lomond Campbell and...
Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Here and There: Claire from the Scottish Book Trust will lead a discussion about newcomers' experience of Scotland in comparison to their home countries. An opportunity for migrants...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
Well we all know what's on in Scotland this week....but there's plenty available to take your mind off it....
MONDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER 2014
All Quiet On...
Scottish Independence Referendum – largest electorate ever
A total of 4,285,323 people have registered to vote in the Scottish Independence Referendum on Thursday 18 September, making it the largest electorate ever...
Edinburgh’s postal voters urged to vote now
The council tell us that more than 76% of Edinburgh’s postal voters have already had their say in the Scottish Independence Referendum.
Of the 81,648...
Scottish Independence Referendum – another day another poll or two
A survey of architects in Scotland shows that an overwhelming number of them will be voting Yes next Thursday.
Close to two thirds of the...
Scottish Independence Referendum – today’s views
Green Yes, the Scottish Green Party's campaign for a Yes vote in the independence referendum, is highlighting the panic within the No campaign as...
Scottish Independence Referendum – Scotland – a presence among equals
by Alyn Smith SNP MEP
Recently people took to social media in large numbers to express why they are voting for Independence on 18 September...
Scottish Independence Referendum – Referendum Reservations
Jonathan Hearn is Professor of Political and Historical Sociology at University of Edinburgh
So far I have been relatively quiet about my personal views in regard...
Scottish Independence Referendum – Look to the hills!
A little bit of California arrived in Caledonia as a giant Yes, similar to the Holywood Hills sign, was emblazoned on the Pentland Hills.
The...
Scottish Independence Referendum – the Yes and No of it
The start-up costs for an independent Scotland would run to nearly £2.5bn with another £2bn costs because of the need for new currency arrangements,...
Scottish Independence Referendum – the chat from both sides
A Yes vote in next month’s referendum is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to restore ‘real democracy’ in Scotland, Yes Scotland Advisory Board chairman Dennis Canavan...
Scottish Independence Referendum – Vote Yes for Scotland’s Future
Contributed Article
On the 18th September we are all being asked to make one of the biggest decisions of our lives. The decision we take...
The Festival of Politics: “To See Ourselves As Others See Us”
Two key things were immediately apparent as yesterday's Festival of Politics panel discussion got under way.
Firstly, Shetland was actually on the map—the day prior, at a...
The Festival of Politics kicks off with a fiscal focus
If "Balancing The Books" were a Fringe event, you'd walk in and find face-painted jesters gleefully and precariously posturing paperbacks on their noses, foreheads...
Counterpoint: a new exhibition at the Talbot Rice Gallery
A bowling alley, bee hives and some politically-dependent cannons: these are just some of the pieces included in the Talbot Rice Gallery's new show,...
What’s on in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 14TH JULY 2014
Dog Tales: the Dogs Trust are hosting this storytelling session about safety around dogs and responsible dog ownership. For ages 5-10....
Scottish Independence Referendum – teenagers to debate with politicians
16 and 17 year olds are being given the right to vote in the Scottish Independence Referendum, so it is fitting that they are...
Scottish Independence Referendum – 100 Days to go
There are now only 100 days to go before the people of Scotland go to the polls to decide the independence referendum, and this...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 2 JUNE 2014
Anthony Penrose: Backstage at the Lee Miller Archives. A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the
Cuckoo’s Independence poll shows swing to Yes
Cuckoo's Bakery in Dundas Street have been running their own poll by offering referendum cupcakes in red, white or blue icing to reflect a...
Landmark book on independence published
National Academies call for clear, open and meaningful information on Scottish independence debate as they launch landmark book
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) and...
Opinion – The momentum swing towards Yes
At the outset of this campaign people were commenting that they did not know who to believe. Now the point more often commented on...
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