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Clearing the Smoke, Part III: Monkeys Throwing Nuts

For this last part of my threefold contribution I will try to clarify what exactly is meant by populism, nationalism and independence. In my previous contributions, I have been rather harsh on both populism and nationalism, and...

by Gilles Pittoors

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Nationalism is Misappropriated by Separatism

That Scotland constitutes a nation in its own right is not up for dispute; the Scottish nation is a political fact. There can be no doubt that Scotland, as separate from the rest of Britain, thinks of itself as sharing a common...

by Benjamin Brindley

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John Kay Talks Scottish Independence at the University of Glasgow

IPF Team Member Rebecca Collier attended a talk by leading economist John Kay at the University of Glasgow. On the 21st of February, the University of Glasgow was fortunate to welcome John Kay a leading economist in the Unite...

by Rebecca Collier

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Kashmir- ‘Trouble in a bloody Paradise’

Snowy white mountains, lush green hills, endless rivers and streams- a scenic depiction of a so called heaven on earth. But the dark clouds and shadows which emerge over the valleys of Kashmir are little less than of bloodshed,...

by Zahid Mahmood

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