Alex Salmond's plan to hold a referendum on Scottish independence in autumn 2014 has reignited a debate which has been with us for centuries. Last week the Scottish first minister came to London to put his proposals to the English asking, "Is there a market for Scottish Independence in England?"....

Following the Autumn Statement last Tuesday big headlines came from a few little numbers - the UK's revised growth forecasts from the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR). All were reduced, with the 2011 forecast down from 1.7% to 0.9%, 2012 from 2.5% to 0.7% and growth for the following three...

A cold winter, a warm spring, a royal wedding, Olympic ticket sales, the Japanese tsunami and the eurozone crisis. It might sound like you'd struggle to find a common ground with that list. However, each of these events has been named and shamed by the government this year as a...