Eight essays outlining the case for and against independence and published in the Scotland on Sunday earlier this year are compiled in this handy pdf pamphlet for your iPad

The Scottish Parliament votes in favour of independence but, watching from the media gallery, David Torrance witnessed not an historic occasion but the usual tired old lines.

As a House of Commons Select Committee launches an inquiry into the need for a UK constitutional convention, David Torrance ponders its possible role in the referendum "no" campaign.

Join scotsman.com's political team from 12:30pm on Wednesday for live analysis of the 2012 Budget.  

With all this talk of Scotland leaving the "United Kingdom" but remaining part of a "united kingdom", David Torrance is beginning to wonder if anyone understands the history of the country we currently inhabit.

So the referendum game is afoot, but how strong is each side's hand in this "giant game of constitutional poker"?

Struan Stevenson: We should be wary of credit rating agenciesLike weather forecasters, the major credit rating agencies (CRAs) claim to have the ability to tell us what the future may hold.

An apparent Tory lurch back to the right-wing policies of the 1980s could be good news for Labour, writes Andrew Whitaker