European Union

Independence 'would push up finance costs'
Tuesday 21 May 2013

MORTGAGES, pensions and insurance are likely to become more expensive for Scots consumers if the country opts to leave the UK, a Treasury report warned.

Hague: Case for EU to arm Syrian rebels 'compelling'
Tuesday 21 May 2013

NO options are off the table if Syria's ruling regime refuses to seriously engage in an inter-national conference to broker peace in the country, Foreign Secretary William Hague has warned.

It is time political leaders began to trust the people
Monday 20 May 2013

When, after Ukip's success in the English local elections, the Tory leadership decided it would be sensible to stop calling them loonies, I hadn't anticipated that they would go on to apply the same description to their own supporters.

Leaving EU 'may boost pro-independence vote'
Monday 20 May 2013

Support for independence could increase if voters think the UK is likely to withdraw from the EU, a new poll has found.

Alexander denies EU backtrack
Monday 20 May 2013

Danny Alexander has denied he is re-writing history over Europe.