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    John Curtice, Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University, said: "The SNP is a curious mix. In Alex Salmond’s speech there was much talk of social democracy; if you listened to John Swinney there was a lot of talk of promoting business." For a party that prides itself on being in tune with public opinion, the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds risked turning what was meant to be a quasi-judicial decision into a cause for party political triumphalism. Full Article at Times Online
    The SNP is a curious mix. In Alex Salmond’s speech there was much talk of social democracy; if you listened to John Swinney there was a lot of talk of promoting business.
    SOURCE: Times Online 1 month ago
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Why the SNP’s march to independence is wandering off course
  1. I don’t think Gandhi would have glorified in the release of a mass murderer and sought triumphalism from what was meant to be a sombre event.
    SOURCE: Times Online 1 month ago

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