Scottish independence is not a go-it-alone creed, but a call for a new, collaborative society, speakers at the Radical Independence conference have said.

Yes for Children, a national coalition, is urging a 'yes' vote in the Irish children's referendum vote to be held on Saturday 10 November 2012.

Scottish party leaders are being asked to say whether they will allow all party members to choose sides freely in Scotland's independence debate.

Reformers say that the case for voting, parliamentary and political reform in Britain remains strong, despite the setback in the AV referendum on 5 May