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They were clearly rocked back on their heels at NatCentral yesterday as the SNP leadership digested the implications of the YouGov survey in this newspaper that highlighted a sharp decline in the party’s fortunes. Full Article at The Telegraph
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Only days before the Nationalists are due to publish their white paper on a referendum bill, fewer than one in three people said they would vote yes to separation. More than half said they would vote against independence, the poll revealed yesterday. Full Article at Daily Express
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Support for an independent Scotland has fallen ahead of a referendum next year, a Daily Telegraph opinion poll published Tuesday indicated. Full Article at The Post Chronicle
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Opposition parties described the YouGov survey as a “terrible setback” for the First Minister and argued it also demolished the SNP’s target of winning 20 seats at the next general election. Full Article at The Telegraph
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The festivities were meant to attract people with Scots heritage from abroad, particularly Americans, and Alex Salmond promised a “tourism boom” from the States. Full Article at The Telegraph
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Queen's University Belfast has helped the global wave energy industry take a major stride forward with the launch of the world's largest working hydro-electric wave energy device by Aquamarine Power. Full Article at EurekAlert
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Scottish politics often seem like a foreign land to the Westminster cognoscenti, its political class and media. Where is Scottish politics and where is it going? Full Article at openDemocracy
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Bad news for Alex Salmond as support for SNP and independence falls Nov 24 2009 SUPPORT for both the SNP and an independence referendum has fallen, according to a poll published today. Full Article at The Daily Record
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Support for the Scottish National Party and its core policy of independence for Scotland is falling, according to an opinion poll published today. Full Article at Times Online
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Poll finds 57 per cent oppose independence as Salmond prepares to publish referendum plans Support for Scottish independence has collapsed as Alex Salmond prepares to unveil plans for a referendum next year, a new poll has shown. Full Article at New Statesman
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First Minister Alex Salmond speaks at the meeting PACKED MEETING: Les Allan, left, and William Murdoch of Aberdeenshire Council address the meeting at the Gordon Schools. Full Article at Press and Journal
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There is sometimes a single moment when an otherwise untroubled political career falters, briefly, on its path upwards and starts to plateau. Full Article at Times Online
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I'm also sorry I couldn't reconcile his "well-documented" account of Nato (including British) involvement in Bosnia/Kosovo with my own recollection of events there. Full Article at The Scotsman
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THE VILLAGE OF Strichen, near Scotland's windswept north-eastern coast, is one of the gems around Fraserburgh. Full Article at The Scotsman
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A healthy dish of reality has been served up to Alex Salmond, as Scotland's First Minister prepares to publish a Bill on St Andrew's Day next week calling for a referendum on the break-up of the United Kingdom. Full Article at The Telegraph
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It's only a few weeks since hundreds gathered to pay tribute to the 47 men who lost their lives in Scotland's worst mining disaster 50 years ago. Full Article at The Sunday Mail
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I'm speaking in Dundee's Marryat Hall tonight, my first speech in the city for a quarter of a century.And it's quite a hall to fill. Full Article at The Sunday Mail
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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 The Scotsman site. Full Article at The Scotsman
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The First Minister faced criticism last month after it emerged the ingredient, which involves a cruel process of enlarging the livers of ducks and geese by force-feeding them, was served during VIP dinners. Full Article at Daily Express
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Alexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond, (pronounced /ˈsamənd/) is the First Minister of Scotland, heading a minority Scottish Government. Full Article
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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.
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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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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 11: David Kerr, SNP candidate, receives support from First Minister Alex Salmond while campaigning for the Glasgow North East by-election on November 10, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland.
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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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We are reaching out to a Scots diaspora of 40 million worldwide, and a family of millions in the United States, to turn a threatened tourism downturn into a visitor boom.
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Alex Salmond's SNP refused to publish independent medical advice which they used to free the Lockerbie bomber. Mr Megrahi lost all rights to patient confidentiality when he became Britain's worst mass murderer.
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Tony Blair consistently denied to Parliament and public that the U.K. government was preparing for war in Iraq, yet these documents show that planning began as far back as 2002
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I cannot understand why the Scottish government and Alex Salmond decided to cancel the Glasgow airport rail link. Glasgow can be a world-class city andtransport links are critical. At a time when we need to be creatingjobs and only public spending is doing it, that's a big differencebetween us and the S...
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Through our investments and initiatives such as the Saltire Prize, the Scottish Government is working to ensure we capitalise on our rich natural resources, to meet our ambitious climate change targets, to create more high-skilled green jobs and to make a substantial contribution to one of the most pres...
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Alex Salmond's position means that Scotland will end up being importers of nuclear energy from England.
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This £2.5m investment will ensure this world-leading facility continues to capitalise on Scotland's rich natural resources, while assisting the global effort to halt climate change.
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It’s all very well Alex Salmond saying we are going to be a nuclear-free country but he will have to import [energy] from England and it will be produced by nuclear
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I fondly remember my previous visits to concerts in Dublin in 2002 and 2004 and I am sure this week’s event will be equally as enjoyable.
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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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The Scottish Government is working hard to create and safeguard jobs in Scotland and I am delighted that Odyssey will open a centre of excellence in 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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The Scottish Government is working hard, both at home and abroad, to create and safeguard jobs across Scotland. This week I will lead a Scottish delegation to Euro Finance Week in Frankfurt to strengthen economic links with Europe and reinforce Scotland's strong reputation for financial services.
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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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The Scottish Government is working hard, both at home and abroad, to create and safeguard jobs across Scotland. This week I will lead a Scottish delegation to Euro Finance Week in Frankfurt to strengthen economic links with Europe and reinforce Scotland's strong reputation for financial services.
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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 were delighted there was overwhelming support for Edinburgh.
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I will do anything for Scotland but I don't want this Alex Salmond
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I bitterly regret the irresponsibility of the BBC and others for generating the ridiculous and wholly unwarranted volume of publicity the BNP received in Scotland ... Yet they didn't come third, they didn't save their deposit, and they were resoundingly rejected by the people of Glasgow North East.
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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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I bitterly regret the irresponsibility of the BBC and others for generating the ridiculous and wholly unwarranted volume of publicity the BNP received in Scotland ... Yet they didn't come third, they didn't save their deposit, and they were resoundingly rejected by the people of Glasgow North East.
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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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David Kerr achieved progress in what is the Labour party's safest seat in Scotland, despite a relentlessly negative Labour campaign. He did chalk up the SNP's best share of the vote in this constituency in a Westminster election for 35 years. Of course we are disappointed not to do better and will refle...
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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 thought it extraordinary that the London Transport Minister spent a couple of days in Scotland lecturing the Scottish Government on matters but forgot to explain that his department was set to axe this important and existing service to Glasgow. I think people see through that sort of double standard v...
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