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...You’ve just returned from a lecture tour in the USA and back here at the Open University we heard that you kicked up a storm. What is it about the Scottish Independence Referendum that caught people’s imagination in the United States? Gerry Mooney: Well, can I start by blaming Mel Gibson, yes, and you obviously have an Australian connection, so you’ve probably got some idea why I’m criticising Mel Gibson, because ......

...open up. Indeed, far from coming together the two tribes seem further away from each other than ever. The British public seem to think that over the next few years (whatever that means) Brexit will be bad for the UK. In a recent Opinium poll for The Observer, when asked ‘Do you think leaving the EU will ultimately be good or bad for the UK?’ 18% replied ‘very...

...opening, but the open top carriage procession to Cardiff Bay kept some traditions alive. The Queen has opened countless Parliaments during the past half century, but surely none like this. DAFYDD ELIS-THOMAS We invite you all to join with us. You are here in the Chamber of the National Assembly for Wales, to celebrate this historic occasion. NARRATOR The Queen said the...