There is nothing to stop the Queen from speaking but it’s unlikely that she would, given that she sees “the referendum as a matter entirely for the Scottish people to decide” (sounds familiar). In 1977, when Scotland and Wales were voting on devolved national…
The YES vote is now ahead in the polls by 51 to 49 excluding undecideds (YES at 44 if they are included). The new poll identifies a record high of 47 percent support among women almost wiping out the gender gap between male and…
Here’s Rachel Ormston writing on the What Scotland Thinks blog: “The ‘gender gap’ in support for independence has become one of the best known features of Scotland’s political landscape in the run up to the referendum. Women have long been…
A new Scottish poll out today shows a significant four point shift towards YES, narrowing the NO lead from 22 points to 14. YES is at 42 percent (+4); NO 48 percent (-3); Don’t Know or Won’t Vote 10 percent (-1)….
Things are getting exciting with the YES vote suddenly increasing although polls are still showing it below 50 percent. A turnout of 80 percent – or more – is expected (non-compulsory voting for all Scottish residents; you can’t vote if you live…
ABC sports journalist Angela Pippos, was funny and engaging; federal Labor MP for Hotham since 2013, Clare O’Neil did a number on the British royals while historian and author Dr Clare Wright quoted the republican passion of Dublin-born actress Clara Seekamp c1819-1908, temporary editor of the Ballarat…
Letter in todays SMH from Naomi Brown, North Perth WA: “I will join Team Australia when the club president is an Australian, not a British person living in a palace”.
One month from the referendum for Scottish independence, follow Women for Independence – a group making space for women’s voices to ensure their concerns, hopes and aspirations for an independent Scotland are considered and promoted. It is an open and diverse network of women who support independence working with others…
Australian PM Tony Abbott manages to say that people who support Scottish independence are friends of neither justice nor freedom. He contends – offering the strange notion that it would be better “for the world” – that Scotland should stay in the United Kingdom to shore up…
A poll of women voters in Scotland (1,000 respondents) finds that only 40 percent intend to vote YES. This compares with July (40); June (41); May (38) and April (36). The most crucial factor in voting for both women and men…
