Scotland's growth is being dragged down by the UK, a leading economist has claimed.  Dr David Skilling, an expert in the economics of small advanced economies, who contributed to Andrew Wilson’s Sustainable Growth Commission Report, was speaking ahead of the launch of a research carried out for thinktank Reform Scotland.
http://www.thenational.scot/news/16274079.UK_is_a____drag____on_Scotland___s_GDP_performance__top_economist_warns/?ref=rss

The National can exclusively reveal the beginning of the Scottish Independence Foundation, a new organisation that will help promote the cause of independence by offering financial support to grassroots campaigns and projects.
http://www.thenational.scot/news/16271234.Massive_new_indy_fund_created_to_support_grassroots_Yes_campaigns/?ref=rss

We like to think that devolution has allowed Scotland to carve its own path alongside that of Westminster.  We like to think that there is a mutual respect between our nations.  We like to create all kinds of compromises regarding devolution in order to ensure its survival.  For example, the Sewel Convention says that the UK Government cannot legislate without the consent of the Scottish Parliament on devolved matters – yet this week it happened before our eyes.  The reality of what it means to be ruled by Westminster is set out clearly in Section 28, subsection 7 of the Scotland Act which states: “(7) This section does not affect the power of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to make laws for Scotland.”
http://www.thenational.scot/comment/columnists/16294699.Mhairi_Black__Every_promise_we_were_made_in_2014_has_now_been_broken/?ref=rss