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 This article appears in the latest issue of the British Politics Review, published by Norway’s British Politics Society, in a special issue on Euroscepticism in the UK.   You wait for ages, and then suddenly two come along at once....

KARL RITTER AP MOTHERWELL, Scotland — Cooling towers, blast furnaces and coking coal. The grit and humor of steelworkers heading to early-morning shifts. That was Motherwell before the steelworks closed and the “Steelopolis” of Scotland became another...

July 12, 2016 By Elisabeth O’Leary EDINBURGH (Reuters) – The Friday morning after Britain voted to leave the European Union, leaders in London had little to say. Prime Minister David Cameron resigned in a short statement. Boris Johnson, the face of...

The votes have been cast, and British citizens have elected to leave the European Union by the narrowest of margins. The overall result was 52% for “Leave” and 48% for “Remain”. England and Wales leaned in the “Leave” direction, while Scotland and Northern...

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on LinkedIn + The case for Scottish independence post-Brexit is growing by the day. Sir Nicholas Macpherson, permanent secretary to the Treasury during the independence referendum campaign...