Scottish independence poll 2019

Scotland would come back to UK after independence says expert SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Michelle Ballantyne, the former leader of Reform UK Scotland, told GB News that Nicola Sturgeon would be forced to "be back at the table" with the UK even if Scotland broke away. The former MSP warned that independence would backfire on Nicola Sturgeon and could doom the SNP. She remarked that the need for cooperation and trade between England and Scotland, in particular, would "make a mockery of wanting to break away in the first place". Related articles UK hurtling towards 'cataclysmic' collapse 'worse than 2008' Jacob Rees-Mogg exposes real reason Tory MPs took down Boris Speaking to host Dawn … [Read more...] about Sturgeon’s nightmare: SNP could be forced to crawl back to UK if it won independence

Jamie Bryson: Fabric of the Union 'dismantled' by Protocol SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Scottish unionists have been warned that the Brexit Protocol row may have a wider impact on the constitutional standing of the United Kingdom, not just in Northern Ireland. Brexiteer and Northern Irish loyalist campaigner Jamie Bryson has been a vocal opponent of the new trading arrangements placed on the province following the passing of the Withdrawal Bill. Bryson has warned the imposition of a customs border between Northern Ireland and Great Britain has sparked a crisis that has serious implications on both sides of the Irish sea. Related articles EU ready to issue final Brexit ultimatum over border row … [Read more...] about ‘Very fabric of Union dismantled!’ Dire warning for Scottish unionists amid NI Brexit row

IndyRef2: Poll puts support for Scottish Independence at 55% SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Michelle Ballantyne went on GB News to discuss the issues she believes Scotland will face if the country becomes independent. Ms Ballantyne is the former MSP and leader of the Scottish Reform UK party, which was formerly known as the Brexit Party . Related articles Choking smog cloud to cover UK as new weather warnings issued Hotel owner shares biggest housekeeping mistakes in £6,000 suite Presenter Dawn Neesom asked: “If the SNP do get their way, what do you think it means for the UK if Scotland does leave?” Ms Ballantyne spoke about how Britain would be perceived by the rest of the world. She … [Read more...] about GB News: EU to use Sturgeon’s IndyRef2 plot to make relations ‘more difficult’ with UK

Politicians in the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been “playing political games” instead of making people’s lives better, Liz Truss has claimed. Hitting out at the SNP, Welsh Labour and Sinn Fein, the Foreign Secretary pledged to put an end to “constitutional division”. With the SNP pushing for a second Scottish independence referendum and power-sharing suspended at Stormont over a row about the Northern Ireland Protocol, preserving the Union will be a key challenge for the next prime minister. Setting out her stall, Ms Truss said: “Having grown up in Paisley before going to a comprehensive school in Leeds, I consider myself a child of the Union. When I say I will deliver for our country, I mean all of it. “As prime minister, I would also hold the role of Minister for the Union and seek to strengthen it,” she added, She claimed that “for too long, people in parts of our United Kingdom have been let down by their devolved … [Read more...] about Liz Truss: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should stop playing political games

Jeremy Kyle brands Sturgeon 'horrible woman up North' SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The First Minister , who earlier this week wrote to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to request an "emergency meeting" over the cost of living crisis , has in the past been heavily scrutinised over why she never had kids. Related articles Nicola Sturgeon brutally exposes Liz Truss with ruthless dig EU to use IndyRef2 plot to make relations 'more difficult' with UK While she revealed in 2016 she had suffered a miscarriage five years earlier, she went into further detail about her views on motherhood on Saturday. Mr Sturgeon, 52, said she felt it important to address the topic because as a woman, … [Read more...] about ‘Cold-hearted b****es’ Nicola Sturgeon makes bizarre claim about women without children

Former Democratic Representative Beto O'Rourke hopes to oust Texas' incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott in the upcoming November 8 midterm, but with less than three months until Election Day the liberal candidate looks to be fighting an uphill battle. O'Rourke, who previously served in Congress for Texas' 16th District from 2013 through 2019, significantly grew his national profile when he unsuccessfully challenged incumbent GOP Senator Ted Cruz in 2018. After that, the Texas Democrat launched an unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic Party 's 2020 presidential nomination, dropping out well before the caucuses and primaries began. The liberal candidate has broken Texas fundraising records in his bid to unseat Abbott, who has already served two terms as governor. O'Rourke raked in a whopping $27.6 million in four months, according to his campaign's announcement from July 15. However, Abbott brought in nearly $25 million during the same time period, with polls … [Read more...] about Beto O’Rourke’s chances of beating Abbott with under 3 months to election

TVNZ The day before being re-elected as a Timaru District councillor, Steve Wills suffered a stroke. Steve Wills is determined to get back to work, and a spin class, after suffering a stroke on Friday. Speaking from Timaru Hospital on Monday, the newly re-elected Timaru District councillor, 55, said he was "very fortunate" that at the time of the life-changing medical event there were specialists available and he could get the right help. He was rushed to hospital after he fell ill during the spin class his wife Mandy Wills was instructing at Timaru's CBay gymnasium. The following day, on Saturday, he was re-elected for his third term as a Timaru District councillor - the second highest polling candidate in the 2019 election with 7279 votes. READ MORE: Timaru's new mayor Nigel Bowen 'elated' to be in top position Timaru District councillor thanks voters from hospital bed after suffering stroke New independent chairman for Timaru council holdings company … [Read more...] about Timaru District councillor Steve Wills making progress following stroke

Published 2 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing The world pipe band champions of 2022 have been crowned after two days of competition in the sunshine in Glasgow. Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band were named winners, seeing off competition from runners-up Inveraray and District Pipe Band and Scottish Power who finished third. Over 40,000 people watched the spectacle as kilt-clad competitors flooded Glasgow Green. The event marked the first Worlds competition since 2019. The crowd watched 146 bands and thousands of pipers and drummers compete over the two days. The nations represented in this year's line-up included Austria, Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, Israel, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and the USA. For the first time, a pipe band from Argentina competed. Glasgow, a Unesco City of Music, first hosted the World Pipe Band Championships in … [Read more...] about In pictures: Pipe band world champions 2022 are crowned

EU and UK need to ‘work together’ says Gina Miller SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info However, the 57-year-old UK businesswoman has also said Britain must be closely aligned with the bloc - while urging fellow campaigners to channel their energies into “more immediate concerns”. Mrs Miller incurred the wrath of Brexiteers across the nation after launching legal challenges against the Government on two separate occasions. Related articles Ukraine fightback: Four reasons Putin is struggling in horror war Putin fury as NATO plots to take control of vital waterway Six years ago, the High Court ruled the Government must legislate to invoke Article 50, which is the mechanism by which a member state … [Read more...] about Brexiteers REJOICE! Gina Miller GIVES UP on Britain rejoining EU as ‘a non-starter’

Timaru's deputy mayor said his decision not to seek re-election in this year’s local body elections was “massive’’ and one he did not make lightly. Steve Wills’ name was a surprise omission from the list of candidates nominated for the Timaru District Council when nominations closed at midday on Friday. While the three-term councillor told The Timaru Herald in May he intended to stand again , on Friday he said after talking to his family he had decided to stand down from the council after “a lot of reflection’’. The day before the 2019 elections, Wills suffered a stroke and was rushed to hospital after he fell ill during the spin class his wife Mandy Wills was instructing at Timaru's CBay gymnasium . READ MORE: Timaru District Mayor Damon Odey pulls pin Lack of interest poses threat to democracy, local government specialist says Enthusiasm for health and South Canterbury brings Small into SCDHB reckoning The following day, on Saturday, he was re-elected for … [Read more...] about Timaru’s deputy mayor Steve Wills a surprise omission from local body election nominations