Alex Salmond

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Scotland’s Independent Story isn’t over: A Review of Yes/No: Inside the Indyref
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As British politics enters a mixture of meltdown and an endgame, convulsed by Brexit, everywhere in political discourse there is an obsession with …
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Scottish Parliament
Confirmed: ‘BBC journalists thought it was their job to make Yes campaign look foolish’
thenational.scot - National Newsdesk
THE SNP has called on the BBC to address its “persistent failings” in its coverage after a former reporter for the broadcaster revealed alleged bias …
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Royal Bank of Scotland
Secret indyref poll in 2014 'put Yes 4% ahead'
BBC News - BBC World
A secret opinion poll just days before the 2014 Scottish independence referendum caused "panic" among No campaigners, a new documentary claims. It said the internal poll carried out for the UK government
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Scottish Government
Failed court case against Alex Salmond cost taxpayers nearly £120,000
dailyrecord.co.uk - Andy Philip
The legal fees are not connected to the criminal charges Salmond is contesting in court. The failed court case against Alex Salmond has cost taxpayers …
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Scottish Government
Ministers reveal legal bill for defending botched Alex Salmond probe
heraldscotland.com - Tom Gordon
The government said the “net cost of legal fees was £118,523”, which will be met from the budget for Organisational and Development Operations. The …
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Scottish Government
Alex Salmond: Legal bill for botched Scottish Government inquiry will be 'many times' £118,523 declared
The Telegraph - By Simon Johnson
Alex Salmond has warned taxpayers their final legal bill for the Scottish Government's botched investigation into him will be "many times" the six-figure sum ministers declared. The Scottish Government
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Scottish Government
Cost to Scottish Government of Alex Salmond legal challenge revealed
scotsman.com - Chris Marshall
The Scottish Government spent more than £118,500 on legal fees defending itself against Alex Salmond at the Court of Session, it has emerged. In …
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Scottish Government
Alex Salmond: Scottish Government reveals cost of court case
inews.co.uk - Chris Green
In brief Freedom of Information request shows that bill came to £118,523, but figure does not include Mr Salmond's costs • Judge at Court of Session …
Scottish Government
Scottish Government spent £100k on Alex Salmond's legal fees
thenational.scot - National Newsdesk
THE Scottish Government spent more than £100,000 on legal costs in a civil court case brought by former First Minister Alex Salmond. The former SNP …
Mark Carney
TV REVIEW: Revealed - how the war between the BBC's Nick Robinson and Yes was born
heraldscotland.com - Alison Rowat
If you are Paul Mitchell, the maker of Yes/No: Inside the Indyref, you know that heaven is to be found in the detail. So it was that we found out how …
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Bank of England
BBC presenter altered key currency coverage during indyref to be 'less nuanced'
thenational.scot - Andrew Learmonth
TODAY programme presenter Nick Robinson has revealed that he demanded the BBC make its coverage of the economics of independence less nuanced during …
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Scottish Politics
Alex Salmond admits IndyRef debate blunder with spacemen attacks on Alistair Darling
dailyrecord.co.uk - Steve Hendry
The former SNP leader was speaking on upcoming documentary 'Yes/No: Inside the Indyref' which airs on BBC Scotland on Tuesday. Alex Salmond has …
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Labour Party
Alex Salmond admits jokes on indyref TV debate backfired
scotsman.com - Gina Davidson
Former First Minister Alex Salmond has admitted that his decision to quiz Alistair Darling on “attacks from outer space” in the first TV debate …
Jeremy Hunt
Unspun: the political diary
heraldscotland.com - Ellen Thomas
EQUALLY waspish was SNP Brexit Secretary Mike Russell as he noised up Tory MSPs for slavishly backing Theresa May’s Brexit deal. “We now know that …
The Guardian
Diane Abbott
Karen Bradley apologises for 'deeply insensitive' comment about military not committing crimes during Troubles
The Guardian
Diane Abbott, the shadow home secretary, has described Amber Rudd’s decision to call her coloured “outdated, offensive and revealing”. Diane Abbott (@HackneyAbbott)The term "coloured", is an outdated,
Brexit
Foreign Secretary questioned on Brexit at Glasgow University
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Jeremy Hunt could not placate the fears of Glasgow University staff and students about the danger posed by Brexit to UK universities, in a talk at …
Scottish Parliament
SNP must face up to the harsh realities of independence
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WHAT happened to the SNP? Devolution happened. In 1999, 35 elected SNP members joined the political establishment and became a party …
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Labour Party
Alex Salmond hits out at ‘hapless’ Jeremy Hunt after attack on his RT show
inews.co.uk - Chris Green
In brief Jeremy Hunt says Alex Salmond's show creates impression SNP 'doesn't know difference between good and evil' • Salmond hits back at Foreign …
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Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Hunt: Alex Salmond's RT show risks impression he does not know difference between good and evil
The Telegraph - By Simon Johnson
Alex Salmond's Kremlin-funded talk show could create the impression the former First Minister and the SNP do "not understand the difference between good and evil", the Foreign Secretary has said. Jeremy
Labour Party
Alex Salmond chat show 'calls into question SNP's understanding of good and evil'
heraldscotland.com - Alistair Grant
Mr Hunt spoke out after a speech in Glasgow in which he warned cyber-attacks could turn elections into “tainted exercises” unless action is taken. He …
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Labour Party
SNP ‘risk credibility’ due to Alex Salmond’s RT show, claims Jeremy Hunt
scotsman.com - Press Association Reporter
Alex Salmond’s RT chat show could create the impression the former first minister and the SNP do “not understand the difference between good and …
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Scottish Parliament
Filmmaker shines spotlight on Scotland's indyref
bbc.co.uk
It was one of the most monumental events in recent Scottish history and it continues to influence political discussions across the country.
Dunkirk
Switching To The Socio-Eco Lane
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Rob Brown laments the SNP’s 12-year seduction of car drivers and spotlights a radical practical alternative. Living in Kinross’s conservation area, …
David Cameron
Cameron refuses to appear on 2014 indyref documentary
thenational.scot - National Newsdesk
FORMER Prime Minister David Cameron has been accused of “running scared of the inevitable future of Scotland as an independent nation” after he …
Jeremy Corbyn
Press freedom risks being edged out as politics heads to the extremes
heraldscotland.com - Alan Roden
The dinner in Vietnam between Donald Trump and his one-time adversary was another extraordinary moment in this extraordinary relationship, but what …
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Gordon Brown
Jim Murphy wanted Labour indyref in 2008 but was blocked by Gordon Brown
scotsman.com - Gina Davidson
Former Scottish secretary Jim Murphy wanted an independence referendum to be called in 2008, but the idea was vetoed by then prime minister Gordon …
Scottish Government
Scottish Government Burns Trump In ‘Reverse Emoluments’ Case
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Reprinted with permission from Alternet. In Scotland, President Donald Trump battled the government over a wind power development that, he complained, …
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Scotland
SNP set to back plan for new currency in an independent Scotland
The Telegraph - By Auslan Cramb
Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of “losing touch” after it emerged that an independent Scotland could aim to establish its own currency within the first few years after leaving the UK. Under a new policy
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Plans for Scottish currency branded a ‘desperate act’
scotsman.com - Scotsman Reporter
The SNP has been accused of an “act of desperation” after unveiling plans to establish a stand-alone Scottish currency after independence. A motion …
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Sturgeon signals support for new currency in independent Scotland
dailyrecord.co.uk - Andy Philip
The move is a clear shift away from Alex Salmond's plan to keep using the pound in a currency union with the UK. Nicola Sturgeon yesterday signalled …