European Union

Brendan Simms: Europe - The Struggle For Supremacy, 1453 To The Present (Allen Lane)
Sunday 26 May 2013

Scholars sometimes write about terminus a quo and terminus ad quem, by which they mean dates after which and before which respectively something must have happened, or simply the beginning and end of a period under discussion.

Indy Scotland 'would need to guarantee savings'
Sunday 26 May 2013

AN independent Scotland would need its own guarantee system to protect people's savings in the event of another banking collapse, the chief executive of the UK-wide protection scheme said yesterday.

Topic of the week Scotland and Europe History binds Scots closer to Europe
Sunday 26 May 2013

On the question of the EU, there are divisions between Scotland and England which are widening by the day (So what happened to the European dream?, Essay of the week, May 19).

Agenda: Focus on economic growth
Saturday 25 May 2013

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visit to London confirmed what many other economic observers have said for some time: the UK Government's austerity policies have gone too far.

Europe flag outside Holyrood flies with 12 stars once again
Friday 24 May 2013

THE Flag of Europe outside the Scottish Parliament has been replaced after it was spotted flying with just 11 stars.