Independence - Page 9

Spain 'Would Veto Scottish EU Bid'

Spain would veto any attempt by a newly-independent Scotland to join the European Union as it would encourage its own separatist movements, according to former senior EU official. Ruairi Quinn, an Irish politician who was head of the EU’s Economic

Spain 'Would Veto Scottish EU Bid'

Catalonia May Cancel Independence Vote

Spain’s Catalonia region may not hold its planned independence referendum in early November if the country’s top court vetoes the poll. A source inside Catalonia’s ruling Convergence and Union party (CiU) told Spain’s El País newspaper that the Catalan government

Catalonia May Cancel Independence Vote

Charity, dependency, and entitlement

I’ve always been fascinated by the differences between charity and government-provided welfare entitlements.  There are many practical differences, of course, including the eternal left-wing contention that voluntary charity can never adequately provide for the needs of the destitute, so an

An Independent Scotland? Please, God, Let it Happen!

In polite society, the correct opinion to hold about Scottish independence is that the Union must stay together. But I’ve been wondering: might not England thrive, freed from the yoke of those whining, kilted leeches? The more you think about

An Independent Scotland? Please, God, Let it Happen!

Whisky's Worries Mirror Economic Fears in Scotland

ISLAY, Scotland (AP) — Carl Reavey plunged his nose into the glass, inhaled the amber liquid’s scent, then sipped. Slowly. It’s said that Scotch tastes of the place where it is made, so Reavey’s Bruichladdich Black Art single malt would

Whisky's Worries Mirror Economic Fears in Scotland

'The Last Ship': Adam Baldwin Just Wants to Do the Navy Proud

Tonight, Sunday, Aug. 24, TNT airs the season-one finale of its post-apocalyptic military drama The Last Ship, which has already received a season-two pick-up. Executive-produced by action-movie mogul Michael Bay, it stars Eric Dane as U.S. Navy Commander Tom Chandler,

'The Last Ship': Adam Baldwin Just Wants to Do the Navy Proud

Ukraine Celebrates 23 Years of Independence

On August 24, 1991, Ukraine’s parliament adopted The Act of Declaration of Independence, thus freeing the country from the USSR. Twenty-three years later, Ukraine is still fighting against Russia, but the war in the east and tensions with Russia did

Ukraine Celebrates 23 Years of Independence

NATO Chief: Scottish Membership Not a Guarantee

Further questions have been raised over an independent Scotland’s place in the world after the Secretary-General of NATO said there would be no automatic membership for the would-be breakaway state.  The announcement comes after news that Scotland would also not

NATO Chief: Scottish Membership Not a Guarantee

Scotland Claims on National Treasure Fuel Independence Row

Debt, North Sea oil and the pound sterling are just some of the economic issues pitting Edinburgh against London ahead of Scotland’s independence referendum in one month’s time. First Minister Alex Salmond, the nationalist leader, insists Scotland must receive a

Scotland Claims on National Treasure Fuel Independence Row

Tens of Thousands Protest Pakistan's Government

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters rallied Saturday in Pakistan’s capital, defying the pouring rain to demand the prime minister step down in the biggest challenge yet to the country’s government. Imran Khan, a famous cricketer who now

Tens of Thousands Protest Pakistan's Government

FARAGE: BBC Is Planning Yet Another Hit Job on UKIP

The BBC is planning yet another ‘hit job’ the UK Independence Party, it has been claimed this evening, with leader Nigel Farage lashing out against the publicly funded broadcaster over its long-standing bias against UKIP. In a statement issued this

FARAGE: BBC Is Planning Yet Another Hit Job on UKIP

A Second Declaration of Independence

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to assume that their president, hostile to the principles that formed the nation and determined to act with malice toward its inhabitants by suppressing their rights and

A Second Declaration of Independence

In Border Town, Locals Eye Scottish Independence Warily

In England’s most northerly town, local people are looking over the border to Scotland and worrying about what would happen if it votes for independence next month. Berwick-upon-Tweed changed hands between England and Scotland 13 times in medieval border wars

In Border Town, Locals Eye Scottish Independence Warily

India's Modi Accuses Pakistan of Waging Proxy War

SRINAGAR India (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused Pakistan on Tuesday of waging “proxy war” by sending militants to attack India and he used a trip to the disputed Kashmir region to stress that reconciliation between the nuclear-armed

India's Modi Accuses Pakistan of Waging Proxy War