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    Scott insisted his position had not changed, despite support from within his own party. Scott said: "There is no way the Liberal Democrats will be voting for a referendum on independence two months before a general election. That is my idea of a very silly political campaign and one that Mr Salmond would be delighted with. I do not have any interest in playing his games." "I am not going to be the handmaiden of independence. Full Article at The Scotsman
    There is no way the Liberal Democrats will be voting for a referendum on independence two months before a general election. That is my idea of a very silly political campaign and one that Mr Salmond would be delighted with. I do not have any interest in playing his games.
    – Scottish Parliament SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
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Scott refuses to back Salmond's referendum bill
  1. With two-thirds of Scots and a majority of Lib Dem voters wanting a referendum, he (Scott] might do well to listen to his party's grassroots and support the government's Referendum Bill when it is introduced to parliament next year.
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  2. I find it despairing about all this, that when the country has real economic difficulties, and I have tried to talk about the disastrous banking failures, instead we end up talking endlessly about the constitution. That is the wrong priority.
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  3. I am not going to be the handmaiden of independence. I won't personally and I know all my colleagues won't
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  4. Tavish Scott is against a referendum but he seems to have lost control of his party. He needs to prove he is a leader and start challenging Alex Salmond's independence agenda.
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  5. While I would not expect all Lib Dem members to share Sir Ludovic's long-standing advocacy of Scottish independence, they would do well to adopt the free-thinking attitude he brought to his political contributions.
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  6. I don't think it will get to that.
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  7. It should be a straight yes or no question about whether Scotland should remain part of the UK ... If Alex Salmond wants to come back with an honest question and an unbiased procedure then the party would have to look at that.
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago

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