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Scotland's first minister has called on the UK government to consider pulling British troops out of Afghanistan. Alex Salmond's comments came as a BBC poll suggested 64% of Britons believed the war was "unwinnable". Full Article at BBC News
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Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldie yesterday said the cat was out of the bag after the SNP candidate, David Kerr, confessed a referendum would cost the taxpayer Ł9million. Full Article at Daily Express
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Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, left, gestures at Justice Secretary Kenny McAskill during First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Thursday Sept. 3, 2009. View Photo »
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This secret plan to slash one of Glasgow's main connections to London, a connection that is vital for business, for tourism and for employment, is a clear sign that Labour continue to take Glasgow and Glasgow voters for granted. It is the deceit at the heart of their campaign.
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Alex Salmond has been criticised for pressing ahead with a doomed independence referendum bill at an estimated cost of more than £2.5m to taxpayers. Full Article at Times Online
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Your account has been frozen. For your available options click the below button. To read this article in full you must have registered and have a Premium Content Subscription with the Scotland On Sunday site. Full Article at Scotland on Sunday
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Events are due to be held across Scotland to remember servicemen and women who have been killed in past and current conflicts. Full Article at BBC News
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill (top) and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond attend the debate of the release of the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, at the Scottish Parliament on... View Photo »
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The SNP government needs to wake up to reality and Alex Salmond in particular must stop misleading the public by claiming that the SNP can prevent spending cuts. A government which refuses to face up to the reality of a falling budget will be incapable of dealing with the consequences.
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Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has hit out at "secret plans" to axe a vital rail link between London and Glasgow. Full Article at Lancashire Evening Post
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First Minister Alex Salmond has hit out at "secret plans" to axe a vital rail link between Scotland and London. Full Article at BuryFreePress
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill (top) and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond attend the debate of the release of the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, at the Scottish Parliament on September 2, 2009 in Edinburgh, Sc...
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond (L) looks at a paper during the debate on the handling of the case of the release of the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, at the Scottish Parliament on September 2, 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotl...
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond debate the handling of the case of the release of the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, at the Scottish Parliament on September 2, 2009 in Edinb...
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill (top) and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, debate the case of the release of the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber, at the Scottish Parliament on September 2, 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill (C) and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, debate the handling the case of the release of the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber, at the Scottish Parliament on September 2, 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond (L) and Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill listen during a debate about the recent release of convicted Lockerbie bomber, Libyan Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, at the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh, Scotland September 2, 2009.
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacCaskill and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, debate the handling the case of the release of the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber, at the Scottish Parliament on September 2, 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - APRIL 18: Scotland�s First Minister Alex Salmond, gives his key note speech to the SNP spring conference on April 18, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. Salmond announced plans to create thousands of new training palaces to help Scotland out of the recession.
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Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond (C) listens to Susan Todd from HM Coastguard as she speaks to journalists during a press conference in Aberdeen, following the crash of a helicopter carrying sixteen people from an oil rig in the North sea, April 1, 2009.
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CAMPBELTOWN, SCOTLAND - MARCH 26: Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond stands beside a tower section of a wind turbine at Skyton�s plant on March 26, 2009 in Campbeltown, Scotland.
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond quotes a newspaper article during the debate on the handling of the release of the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, at the Scottish Parliament on September 2, 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond poses with a dog as he visits a SSPCA (Scottish Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) call centre in Dunfermline, Scotland August 21, 2009.
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This secret plan to slash one of Glasgow's main connections to London, a connection that is vital for business, for tourism and for employment, is a clear sign that Labour continue to take Glasgow and Glasgow voters for granted. It is the deceit at the heart of their campaign.
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The SNP government needs to wake up to reality and Alex Salmond in particular must stop misleading the public by claiming that the SNP can prevent spending cuts. A government which refuses to face up to the reality of a falling budget will be incapable of dealing with the consequences.
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Labour's London transport minister has spent two days lecturing the Scottish Government about an unaffordable airport link, when all along his department was set to axe an important and existing service to and from Glasgow.
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If Alex Salmond knew or cared about Glasgow then he would know not to make things up that aren’t true.
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I think if there is t he opportunity to either re-establish a new bank with a Scottish headquarters, or indeed a Scottish-owned bank, that would be good for customers, good for competition and a good thing for Scotland.
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I’d be going too far if I said Alex Salmond was known outside political circles here ... You might say that’s the diplomatic answer.
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Budgets have many votes, and in each of these votes in a balanced Parliament there will be the opportunity to win gains for Scotland
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Only Barbara Windsor can be Barbara Windsor ... Her walk on part will confirm it's a Carry On. I'd like to get Alex Salmond as Sid James, though, he can play the cheekie chappie, chuckling away, always looking for the next joke, the next gamble. He'll bite as it gets him on the British stage and will ca...
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We are expecting a brammer of a by-election with a monster result for the people of Glasgow North East and the people of Scotland.
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I will do anything for Scotland but I don't want this Alex Salmond
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Todd & Duncan have a proud history of producing luxury cashmere on the banks of Loch Leven for use in the world's top fashion houses. I am delighted that the future of one of Scotland's leading textile manufacturers and around 200 highly skilled employees has been secured by Ningxia Zhongyin, which is C...
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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.
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accomplishments of the Irish Celtic tiger economy demonstrate the advantage of being a small, independent nation in Europe
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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.
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We welcome this progress, but there is still some way to go in Aberdeen and some parts of Scotland if we are to drive down waiting times and tackle drug abuse effectively
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We know that Alex Salmond said he didn't mind the economic policies of Margaret Thatcher but it's now clear he is prepared to line his party up with the Tories. This is a betrayal of Scotland.
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Renewable energy is at the heart of Scotland's new economy and society, alongside carbon capture and greater energy efficiency. Achieving our ambitions requires a strong partnership between government, industry and the wider public sector
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I have been with Alex Salmond around your parliament earlier this year and I do think that the whole effort that’s gone into building up Scotland is second to none
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This treasure trove of information will give Scots and homecomers an understanding of our shared history as well as an exciting opportunity to trace their family background. The interesting insights into the life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the French royal refugees are only some of the stories to be ...
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Alex Salmond can't expect to break up Britain and have the rest of the United Kingdom dance to his tune. His defence policy doesn't stack up. It is fooling nobody and would threaten tens of thousands of jobs in Scotland. Alex Salmond needs to get on with his job in the Scottish Parliament, because he ju...
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I will put on record the approval and the endorsement I have for an Education Secretary who has helped, along with the pupils and teachers of Scotland, to achieve the record levels of attainment.
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Alex Salmond can't expect to break up Britain and have the rest of the United Kingdom dance to his tune. His defence policy doesn't stack up. It is fooling nobody and would threaten tens of thousands of jobs in Scotland. Alex Salmond needs to get on with his job in the Scottish Parliament, because he ju...
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I recognise that others have different views on Scotland's future – that is the stuff of a vibrant Scottish democracy. That is why I am happy to confirm that the Scottish Government is now minded to include a more powers option in our proposed Referendum Bill, subject to the parties which believe in tha...
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If Alex Salmond expects me to behave in a way that is ‘well we've got our majority and that's that, we can do what we like’, and ignore Scotland, he completely misunderstands me, the Conservative Party and what I'm about.
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Alex Salmond is not standing for Westminster. Alex Salmond is not standing to be UK Prime Minister.
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