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The Guardian

Scotland's tough call: stay in the UK, or stay in the EU?
The Guardian
The Scots are accustomed to having their views ignored in the British political system. In 18 general elections since the second world war, the Conservatives have had a majority in Scotland only once (1955), yet they have formed the government nine times.
Independent Scotland open to Cyprus-style bank risks, says BritainChicago Tribune
Independent Scotland 'might not be able to guarantee savers' deposits'The Independent
'Difficult' for Scotland to protect savings after independencestv.tv
Wall Street Journal -Bloomberg -Scotsman
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BBC News

Church of Scotland General Assembly in gay ministers debate
BBC News
The issue of gay ministers will top the agenda at the Church of Scotland's General Assembly, four years after the first openly homosexual minister was appointed by the Kirk. The move caused divisions in the church and resulted in two congregations and ...
Scotland to vote on gay clergyITV News
Church of Scotland bid to bridge gay minister divideScotland on Sunday
Former Moderator says Church of Scotland is facing crisis of leadershipChristianToday
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Telegraph.co.uk

Nathan Hines backs Clermont Auvergne coach Vern Cotter for Scotland role
Telegraph.co.uk
Hines, 36, who played 77 times for Scotland before retiring after the last World Cup, moved to Clermont two years ago. While stressing that he knew nothing about any negotiations, Hines said that Cotter would make an ideal candidate to look after the ...
Vern Cotter could answer Scotland's questionsScotsman

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Scotsman

Scotland's weather: Marble-sized hailstones on way
Scotsman
Today's tempestuous weather is a stark contrast to the high temperatures experienced by parts of Scotland yesterday, with the highest recorded as 22.5C in the village of Kinbrace, in Strathnaver, Sutherland. Met Office forecaster Dave Clark said ...

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Herald Scotland

Nigel Farage's Visit To Scotland And Ukip's 'Pish' Mocked In Steve Byrne's ...
Huffington Post UK
UKIP leader Nigel Farage (centre) is escorted by police officers as he leaves the Cannons Gait pub as protestors heckle him during his visit to Edinburgh as part of a plan to build on electoral gains in England and start winning in Scotland.
UKIP face fresh right-wing rowHerald Scotland

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Should Scotland have more single-sex schools?
Should Scotland have more single-sex schools?

Independent Scotland open to Cyprus-style bank risks, says Britain
By William James LONDON (Reuters) - An independent Scotland would have a vastly oversized financial sector that would leave it vulnerable to a Cyprus-style banking crisis, Britain's finance ministry says. Before a referendum due in September 2014 on whether Scotland should split from the United Kingdom, the British government is analyzing the impact of independence on Scotland, which has a ...

An Independent Scotland More Vulnerable to Financial Shocks - UK Treasury
An independent Scotland would have an exceptionally large banking sector, compared with the size of the rest of its economy, making it vulnerable to financial shocks and putting Scottish taxpayers at significant risk in the event of the country being hit by another banking crisis, the U.K. Treasury said Sunday.

U.K. Treasury Says Banks Too Big to Save in Independent Scotland
An independent Scotland would have a banking system too big to save in the event of a crisis, the U.K. Treasury said in a study into the economic implications of the nation breaking away from the rest of the country.

Scotland?s weather: Marble-sized hailstones on way
PARTS of Scotland could be battered by marble-sized hailstones as thunderstorms and heavy showers sweep across the country today, weather experts have warned.

Scotland the behaved
Heath Scotland has made it to 250 games. He talks about the highs and one very public low.        

Independent Scotland 'might not be able to guarantee savers' deposits'
An independent Scotland might find itself unable to guarantee the deposits of savers in the event of another financial crisis, the Treasury warns today.        

'Independent Scotland open to bank risks'
LONDON: An independent Scotland would have a oversized financial sector that would leave it vulnerable to a Cyprus-style banking crisis, Britain's finance ministry says. Before a referendum due in September 2014 on whether Scotland should split from the United Kingdom (UK), the British government is analysing the impact of independence on Scotland, which has a population of about five million. A ...

Independent Scotland at risk from bank crash
AN independent Scotland would be more reliant on the banking sector than ­Cyprus or Iceland, making it vulnerable to a new financial crisis, a UK Treasury paper will warn this week.

I was whacked three times: Scotland
Heath Scotland talks for first time about incident in which he hit a man at a Mulwala pub.