Road to Referendum

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Road to Referendum

Author(s): Iain Macwhirter (Author)

  • Publisher: Cargo Publishing
  • Publication Date: 30 May 2013
  • Edition: 1st
  • Language: English
  • Print length: 324 pages
  • ISBN-10: 1908885211
  • ISBN-13: 9781908885210

Book Description

In 2014, Scotland will decide. This is the story of the road to referendum and the journey beyond. In this groundbreaking book to accompany the major new three-part television series by STV, theHerald‘s Iain Macwhirter tells the story of how Scots have reached the crossroads of independence, taking us back through Scottish history to explain how this unique event came about. Charting the rise of nationalism and the changes in the UK, Macwhirter’s expert analysis takes us behind the scenes of the political world and reveals what the movers and shakers of this extraordinary political scene really think. Accessible and perfect for experts and those unfamiliar with Scottish history alike, this landmark book from one of the UK’s most insightful political writers is essential reading for anyone who cares about where the UK may go next.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A truly important book, particularly at this moment. It offers a huge sweep of history and deals with recent Scottish politics in formidable, but never tedious detail. –Andrew Marr

Iain Macwhirter offers a highly readable and personal account of Scottish history drawing on wide reading and a career during which he has followed these debates more closely and consistently than any other journalist. He enlivens old stories with new perspectives, challenges established wisdom and raises awkward questions for protagonists and antagonists in equal measure on either side of today s debate. –Professor James Mitchell, University of Edinburgh

Iain Macwhirter is shrewd, insightful and with few rivals in the business of understanding – and explaining – the changing politics of Scotland. –Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian

Iain Macwhirter offers a highly readable and personal account of Scottish history drawing on wide reading and a career during which he has followed these debates more closely and consistently than any other journalist. He enlivens old stories with new perspectives, challenges established wisdom and raises awkward questions for protagonists and antagonists in equal measure on either side of today s debate. –Professor James Mitchell, University of Edinburgh

Iain Macwhirter is shrewd, insightful and with few rivals in the business of understanding – and explaining – the changing politics of Scotland. –Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian

About the Author

Iain Macwhirter is an award-winning political commentator for the Herald and the Sunday Herald. He has written for many journals, includingPublic Finance magazine and the New Statesman.

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