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Former chancellor Lord Lamont suggests Shetland could go it alone if Scotland becomes independent

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Deadline News Journalist - April 10, 2017

FORMER chancellor Lord Lamont has suggested that the Shetland Islands could become an independent region if Scotland votes to leave the UK. Shetland-born Lamont believes...

Scots estate buyers fear independence vote far more than Brexit

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Deadline News Journalist - January 25, 2017

BUYERS of Scottish estates are far more fearful of another independence referendum than Brexit, according to new research. The estate market in Scotland experienced its...

Former SNP leader tells indyref2 campaigners to “shut up”

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Deadline News Journalist - October 18, 2015

FORMER SNP leader Gordon Wilson has told nationalists to “shut up” about holding a second referendum. Wilson - who retired from the post in 1990...

Reporter Blog: Aggressive and confrontational stewards at pro-independence rally

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Peter Laing - September 21, 2015

Deadline News photographer Wullie Marr writes about his treatment at the hands of aggressive anti-press stewards at a recent pro-independence rally in Glasgow. The Hope Over Fear...

Scottish independence “unlikely” says expert on Quebec’s Independence bids

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Deadline News Journalist - September 13, 2015

SCOTTISH independence is an “unlikely” prospect - according to a an expert on Quebec’s two independence referendums. Professor Andrew Lecours - of the University of...

Violence may not lead to independence, research reveals

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Deadline News Journalist - July 14, 2015

COUNTRIES that have a past of peaceful struggles are more likely to gain independence, new research has revealed. A study carried out at the University...

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