Scotland has oil, it’s small and can adopt the same regulatory measures as Singapore or Switzerland. That’s everything it needs to eventually join the list of the richest nations of the world, Dominic Frisby, author of ‘Life After the State’, told RT. “Scotland has the oil, it’s small, its population is less than 5 million and it has the same record. It has the opportunity to install the... 

A senior political analyst has suggested British Prime Minister David Cameron should resign if he really plans to retain Scotland in the UK. In an interview with Press TV on Saturday, Ian Williams, Foreign Policy in Focus, London said Cameron’s resignation “would do wonders to get pro-union sentiment in the north.” “The best thing he could do would be to resign and call another election and... 

Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nigel Farage The leader of Britain’s Eurosceptic right-wing political party, the UK Independence Party (UKIP), says the UK government should lift a ban on handguns that has been in place for almost two decades, calling the current ban on handguns “ludicrous.” “I think proper gun licensing is something we’ve done in this country responsibly and... 

A police helicopter crashed into the roof of a crowded pub in Glasgow on Friday night. There are reports of multiple injuries and fatalities are feared. ‘Major incident’ has been declared at the site. Jim Murphy, the shadow international development secretary, told BBC that a “pile of people” were clambering out of the Clutha Bar on the banks of the River Clyde. About 40 fire brigades... 

Latest Census results show that nearly two thirds of Scots identify themselves as “Scottish only”. Nearly two thirds of Scotland’s population identify themselves as “Scottish only”, latest Census results show. According to results of the 2011 survey on national identity released on Thursday, 62.4 percent of Scotland’s 5.3 million residents feel they are “Scottish only”,... 

A “Yes to Scotland” rally has been held in the capital city of Edinburgh, bringing thousands of blue and white Scottish flags onto the streets demanding independence from the United Kingdom, media reports said. Pro-independence campaigners from across Scotland began their March on Saturday through Edinburgh’s High Street onto the city’s Calton Hill with the Scottish first minister telling... 

There are many people in the world, who may feel dissatisfied about the existence of laws. However, few of them dare to challenge the consistency of laws, their relevance and need to restore justice, punish evil, or prevent crime. However, in some countries there are legal provisions that are difficult to explain from the standpoint of common sense. In Europe, there are a lot of ridiculous laws. For... 

Barack Obama urged an end to segregated schools in Northern Ireland, warning Protestant and Catholic children should study together to bring long-lasting peace.The US President used a speech to thousands of young people in Belfast to urge them that the ‘fate of peace’ is up to their generation. The Catholic media is up in arms over comments President Obama made during a speech while in Northern... 

Spy program part of Orwellian plan to have children report on their mother & father. The Scottish government has ordered midwives in hospitals to spy on potentially racist parents as part of an Orwellian program that will also encourage children to report their parents to social workers by giving them a rating out of ten. “The project is part of the sinister Big Brother-style system of state... 

While the world grows increasingly weary of government scams, and police brutality is the only violent statistic seeming to increase, the Scottish government seeks to force ‘state issued guardians’ on young children and parents, to ensure they grow up to be good little wage slaves. Or as they claim, ‘to stop child abuse’ Many governments get away with considering parents who don’t cooperate... 

General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland, Edinburgh The Church of Scotland says Israel has no right to the occupied Palestinian lands. In a new report titled “The Inheritance of Abraham? A Report on the ‘Promised Land,’” the church said Israel’s claim to the occupied territories could be invalidated by its treatment of Palestinian people. The report will be voted on by the 700 church... 

Researchers say the governments in Britain and Scotland are willfully underestimating the number of families living in poverty, local media reported. A report backed by the Economic and Social Research Council found that ministers both at Holyrood and Westminster have failed to “effectively define” deprivation. Academics at Edinburgh University believe there is a “weakness” in the way central... 

Cameron (left) faced Salmond (right) across the negotiating table table, watched by Scottish Secretary Michael Moore (second left) and Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Details of Scotland’s ‘most important political decision in 300 years’ to be confirmed in Edinburgh. Scots will on Monday be given 100 weeks to make the “most important political decision in 300 years”... 

Divers from St Andrews University, find remains of Doggerland, the underwater country dubbed ‘Britain’s Atlantis’ ‘Britain’s Atlantis’ – a hidden underwater world swallowed by the North Sea – has been discovered by divers working with science teams from the University of St Andrews. Doggerland, a huge area of dry land that stretched from Scotland to Denmark... 

David Cameron has said he would consider further powers for Scotland, but only after a referendum. David Cameron made his boldest move yet in the campaign to stop Scotland voting for independence by offering the country more freedom from Westminster if it votes no in the coming referendum. Speaking to business leaders in the capital, Edinburgh, the prime minister said the referendum did not have to...