Summary: Scotland faces a demographic challenge , and Yousaf emphasizes the importance of a growing working-age population in the nation. Opponents of independence are accused of attempting to stifle the debate instead of presenting viable proposals for maintaining the union. Yousaf believes that the positive case for independence would secure a comprehensive victory in a referendum held today. The release of policy paper s is aimed at providing comprehensive information to empower the public in making informed decisions about independence . To achieve independence , Yousaf stresses the need for support to exceed 50%, nec...

Summary: Rishi Sunak defends his strategy to tackle inflation in an exclusive interview with ITV News, stressing responsible borrowing . Sunak acknowledges the role of the government in curbing inflation and highlights the potential negative impact of excessive borrowing on long-term economic stability . Sunak discusses the effects of interest rate rises and emphasizes the importance of sustainable pay increases tied to productivity growth. Sunak confirms the government's commitment to the triple lock policy for pensions and expresses his intent to support individuals facing inflation -related pressures. Sunak addresses ca...

Should EU nationals be able to vote in Britain? | Nigel Farage clashes with Sir Vince Cable And joined by Sir Vince Cable, former leader of that party. Vince, for decades your party has argued for proportionality in our voting system, and it's something that I agree with entirely. Where do you stand on the idea that 16-year-olds should be able to vote? Yeah, of course they should vote. Really? I'm not strongly in favour of it. We've argued it for many years, got nothing to do with tactical calculations about how many of them would vote for us. I think what we discovered in Scotland, actually, that their voting patterns weren't greatly different from older people. But the reason why it's right, I mean, it's not merely that, you know, we want young people to be politically engaged, but that when we're becoming older as a society, there's a much heavier we...