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Jacob Freedland Scottish Reporter |
The referendum on Scottish independence was described as a once-in-a-generation event.
However, just 12 years on, Scotland’s future within Britain is once again on the table as an exclusive MRP poll shows the SNP is on course for a majority in next month’s Holyrood elections, with forecasts predicting that the party will win 67 seats.
Such a scenario, John Swinney, the party leader, has said, would give the SNP a mandate to press Westminster on a second referendum because of the precedent set by the 2011 election, when Lord Cameron granted Alex Salmond the 2014 vote on the issue.
The findings, released by The Telegraph as part of our Divided Britain series, will strike fear into the hearts of unionists.
Although Labour ministers have ruled out another vote on the Union, concerns remain that Sir Keir Starmer is too weak to stand up to the First Minister’s demands.
Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leader, will echo that warning to pro-Britain voters at a rally in Edinburgh today, saying only her party can block Swinney from pressing ahead with another “divisive” vote on the issue.
There was a time when the issue of Scottish independence was seen as dead and buried. Now it appears ready to roar back to life.
This exclusive polling is available only to subscribers.
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Experts say the scale and speed of displacement in Sudan has been unprecedented |
Three years into Sudan’s civil war, the scale of the catastrophe is still not fully understood – and is getting worse. Lilia Sebouai and Meike Eijsberg examine the data behind what the UN calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis: a conflict defined by mass killing, famine, displacement and the collapse of a state. The numbers are fragmentary, often contested, but the direction of travel is unmistakable. For subscribers only ➤ |
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The Telegraph takes an in-depth look at the finances of Dale Vince, the Ecotricity boss and Labour donor |
Dale Vince thinks companies should be run more like NGOs than money-making machines. So why is he paying himself millions? The Telegraph takes an in-depth look at the finances of the Ecotricity boss and Labour Party donor. Jonathan Ford reports. Continue reading ➤ |
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Of all the Beatles, George Harrison (left) was closest to Dylan |
Each of them had something the other wanted. Bob Dylan yearned for the Beatles’ mass appeal, while they wanted his lyrical prowess, but for a long time before meeting the artists procrastinated like jealous “lions circling each other”. A new book reveals what happened when they finally did meet, and the creative rapport that followed. Continue reading ➤ |
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For project manager Jim, his wife’s chronic lateness was an endless source of annoyance. While he sat in the car, fuming, she “wafted in on a cloud of perfume”, half an hour late. Eventually, he divorced her. For the punctual person, chronic lateness often looks like arrogance, but scientists have discovered a surprising neurological reason why some people are incapable of being on time. Continue reading ➤ |
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Did you know that we enter old age at 66, or that adolescence lasts until the age of 33? That’s according to the inner workings of our brains, revealed by scans from Cambridge University. Neuroscientists have mapped the way the brain evolves over a lifetime and advise on how best to protect it at every age. Continue reading ➤ Below is another helpful article for you this morning:
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Nikhil Mohindra found that the Portuguese footballer was as competitive on a court as on a pitch |
As a member of the British padel team, I’m used to friendly knockabouts with celebrities – with the likes of ex-Chelsea captain John Terry, grime star Stormzy, and even members of the Royal family. However, when I was invited to Dubai for a week of padel sparring with Cristiano Ronaldo, I saw another side of one of the world’s most competitive athletes.
Where Ronaldo is involved, nothing is left to chance. On day one, the man they call CR7 turned up with a hefty entourage, who lugged treatment tables, massage guns and red-light therapy devices into the Nas Sports Complex. I was amazed by the intensity of Ronaldo’s warm-ups and cool-downs, as well as dietary precision that extends to waking up in the middle of the night for an extra protein shake.
As for the padel itself, just being on court with Ronaldo was enough for me – I was even happy when he accidentally hit me in the body with a smash. The honours were pretty much even by the end of the week, but if we’re talking about an unforgettable experience, I felt like I was the clear winner.
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Early birdsEvery weekday, Orlando Bird, our loyal reader correspondent, shares an off-piste topic that has brought out the best of your opinions and stories. Orlando writes...
The weather has been up to its usual April tricks, but a letter from Charles Carter gave reason to hope that spring might be – well, if not quite springing, then at least attempting to heave itself up from the sofa.
“It was a joyous moment”, he reported last week, “when I went out to our barn to see our first swallow resting on one of the beams. It was covered in red dust, suggesting that it had travelled north with the warm weather. What a plucky creature. Welcome home.”
I felt my spirits lift, reading that. Alas, for others, these birds are proving elusive.
“How I envy Charles,” replied Jane Tourle. “At one time we had swallows returning to the nests they had built in our garage. Each year we would help by carrying out a little maintenance. One had an annexe because of overcrowding. I kept a diary tracking their arrival. They knew when the time was right to come and also when to leave. Now there are none. We still have their nests in the garage.”
Lesley Thompson added: “Our swallows stopped returning to their precarious nest above our porch light. The fledglings used to fall out, so we put a foam mattress underneath to break their fall. However, we had to remove it when our cats started positioning themselves on the mattress with their mouths open. The swallows returned and thrilled us for years. Then suddenly they didn’t. We are poorer without them.”
However, Peter J Newton, brought good news for swallow-seekers, or those in Derbyshire, at least. “Last Thursday, while on duty as a National Trust house experience volunteer in the cellars at Calke Abbey, I witnessed the first two of the season returning to their nests in the rafters. Over the next few months, hundreds of thousands of our visitors will experience joy as they watch the chicks being fed, often for the first time in their lives. For me, the swallows’ return is always a great moment.” Have they returned to your neck of the woods yet? Send your responses here and the best of the bunch will feature in a future edition of this newsletter.
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Yesterday’s Panagram was FIREPOWER. Come back tomorrow for the solution to today’s puzzle. |
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