Salmond – Peter Geoghegan

Scotland’s Two Referendums

By peterPosted on 2nd September 2014Posted in independence, ScotlandTagged Darling, debate, Salmond

Last Tuesday night, I watched, along with most of Scotland, two besuited, middle-aged men argue with each other on national television for the best part of two hours. In the main it was pretty unedifying stuff. Alastair Darling refused to accept that Scotland could function as an independent country; Alex Salmond made the frankly bizarre […]

A New Dalriada?

By peterPosted on 11th January 2012Posted in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Politics, Society and CultureTagged 1973, Cameron, Independence, Northern Ireland referendum, Salmond

My thoughts on what Scottish Independence campaign – and independence itself – might mean for Northern Ireland, from Scotsman January 11. ‘Do you want Scotland to remain part of the United Kingdom?’ Doubtless it’s the kind of phrasing David Cameron had in mind when he demanded a ‘fair, clear and decisive question’ on Scottish independence […]

Stormont needs to take a leaf out of Scotland's book to eradicate sectarianism

By peterPosted on 22nd December 2011Posted in Northern Ireland, Politics, ScotlandTagged Salmond, Sectarianism, SNP

From Irish Times comment pages, November 16. OPINION: SCOTLAND’S “SECRET shame” is anything but a clandestine affair these days. Between Uefa’s clampdown on repugnant chanting at Rangers and Celtic’s European nights and First Minister Alex Salmond’s pledge to “eradicate” bigotry, sectarianism in Scotland has never received so much attention. Speaking at the Scottish National Party’s conference […]