Henry Hill: Lee Rigby appropriated by fascist Euro candidates

Also: DUP veto gay marriage a third time; ex-IRA man accuses Adams of giving him orders; and Scottish teachers sack general secretary after three weeks.

Lee Rotherham: My guide to being English in the midst of Scotland’s debate

Everything you need to know about the ’45, the Darien colony disaster, and why Alex Salmond wanted the referendum this year rather than last.

Henry Hill: Tories could lose Scottish MEP to UKIP

Also: Continuity IRA leader shot dead in Belfast; controversy as CBI back Better Together; and Welsh Labour get the knives out.

Will Scotland’s referendum really settle the independence question?

The more one thinks about it, the less decisive the autumn’s poll looks likely to be.

John Stevens: The unity of the Conservatives is now a threat to the unity of the country

The hanging-together of the Tories has become an obstacle to creating a new patriotic consciousness

Henry Hill: Farage challenges Salmond to debate ‘true independence’ – from the EU

Also: Former UUP leader slams compensation award against PSNI; Red Road flats saved by protests; and ‘van bomb’ found in Co Tyrone.

The ruling tribes of British politics – Day 1: UKIP and the SNP

Some of the ruling tribes are on the way to becoming lost tribes, banished forever to the political wilderness

David Mundell MP: By dismissing devolution the SNP retreat into fundamentalism

The SNP want to rip the United Kingdom apart for their own ideological reasons.

Henry Hill: Martin McGuinness toasts the Queen…as IRA victims call for his arrest

Also: Lessons for unionists as Canada emerges from the shadow of separatism; and MoD accused of leaking against the Welsh government.

Scottish independence would be a disaster for Labour, but a death blow to the Conservative Party

Conservative parties are rooted in specific circumstances, particular traditions – if that vital context disappears then so does our purpose

Brian Monteith: Scotland’s No campaign must hold its nerve

Yes supporters have bought their own spin – don’t buy into their tall tales of unionist meltdown.

Henry Hill: Robinson and McGuinness tried to block FoI request…because it will cost them votes

Also: Scotch Whiskey Association blocks minimum pricing; UUP leader backs unionist pact; and Ulster grammar schools maintain lead.

Cllr James Cartlidge: Alistair Darling is right – there should be a UK-wide referendum on a Sterling Zone

The idea was first floated here on ConservativeHome. Now it is gathering momentum.

Andrew Lilico: The wrench upon our identities that Scottish independence would cause

With the No campaign struggling, it’s time for sober reflection. If Scotland became independent, what would become of our laws, our parties and even ourselves?

One in five Party members want Scotland to leave the United Kingdom

Which of course means that four in five do not. All the same, for a fifth to want the Scots to leave is worth noting.