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    Shadow Scottish secretary David Mundell said: "This is a British general election for a British prime minister and a British government. The SNP is irrelevant, and Alex Salmond is not even standing." His opponents last night also seized on his reference to Gandhi. Full Article at The Scotsman
    This is a British general election for a British prime minister and a British government. The SNP is irrelevant, and Alex Salmond is not even standing.
    – David Mundell SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
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Salmond vows to do battle with Labour on spending cuts
  1. It is enough to fund the NHS in Scotland for a full decade
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  2. Kenny MacAskill will forever be known for his role in a miscarriage of justice. Reconciliation is not within the portfolio of the chief law enforcement officer of Scotland. Leave that to the clergy and the social workers.
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  3. Copenhagen is not a back-slapping exercise to nod about the importance of tackling climate change. The objective is to sign an international agreement to which the United Kingdom will be a signatory. The people of Scotland supported the devolution settlement whereby foreign affairs are conducted on a UK...
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  4. Over the last few weeks we have seen the London parties queue up to declare that their cuts are going to be bigger and better. What a miserable, depressing vision they offer to the people of the nation.
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  5. The reality is that Gordon Brown cannot stand the idea of Scotland being visible in the international community, even when we have passed potentially life-saving legislation.
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  6. This could be sorted out in ten minutes
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  7. I am sure that reconciliation is a noble thing to practise, but not for a minister for justice. Kenny MacAskill's governmental position involved following the law as well as the agreement among nations that (Lockerbie bomber] Megrahi would spend his entire term in Scotland.
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  8. Let us be clear, no political party can long deny the right of the Scottish people to exercise self-determination and survive as a political force in Scotland
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  9. Sometimes someone has to break the cycle of retribution with an act of compassion. That is what Kenny MacAskill did and we should be proud of him for doing it
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago

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