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First Minister Alex Salmond faced criticism last night after using a Remembrance Sunday television appearance to advocate the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan. Full Article at Press and Journal
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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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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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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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A leading US environment group has urged First Minister Alex Salmond to reject the controversial proposals for replacing many of the existing pylons on the Beauly-Denny power line with far bigger structures. Full Article at Press and Journal
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SPACE ODDITY: Alex Salmond eyes a tiny Burns book to be sent to the cold vacuum of space. A GROUP of Scottish school pupils are to be involved in sending a book of poetry by Robert Burns into space. Full Article at Press and Journal
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UPSET: Glencraft board chairman Ed Gillespie said it was a sad day for the firm. Workers broke down in tears yesterday as an Aberdeen firm which has provided jobs for blind and disabled people for almost 150 years headed for administration. Full Article at Press and Journal
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The most gripping issue to emerge in the Glasgow North East by-election is whether the Scottish National party contender was born in the constituency. Full Article at Times Online
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Gordon Brown joined the Glasgow North East by-election campaign yesterday and launched a fierce attack on Alex Salmond’s SNP government, claiming that the Nationalists had failed the city. Full Article at Times Online
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Why has Alex Salmond not been going to meetings of FiSAB? That is what Iain Gray wanted to know at his weekly joust with the First Minister at Holyrood yesterday. Full Article at The Telegraph
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Gordon Brown today accused Alex Salmond's government of "letting down" the people of Glasgow as he sought to bolster Labour's campaign to hold one of the party's safest and longest-held seats. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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DISASTER fund rules could be changed by the Scottish Government to help Aberdeenshire Council deal with the aftermath of severe flooding. Full Article at Press and Journal
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Fears about cuts to frontline policing were dismissed by First Minister Alex Salmond yesterday. Concerns were raised in the Scottish Parliament that officers could be taken off the beat to cover for civilian administrative staff made redundant. Full Article at Press and Journal
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Alex Salmond slammed for missing banking crisis talks Nov 6 2009 Labour leader Iain Gray yesterday accused Alex Salmond of being "posted missing" from key talks on Scotland's troubled banking industry. Full Article at The Daily Record
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FIRST Minister Alex Salmond has given his backing for a Scots-owned bank for the first time since The Scotsman revealed that a consortium of businessmen hoped to buy TSB from Lloyds. Full Article at The Scotsman
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T he economic storm clouds gather over the nation. The sky above darkens. The people button up their coats as, heads bent against the gathering storm, they prepare for the worst. Full Article at Times Online
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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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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacCaskill (top) and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond debate the handling the case of the release of the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, at the Scottish Parliament on September 2, 2009 in E...
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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, talks during the debate on the handling 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 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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Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond makes a face during a visit to a SSPCA (Scottish Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) call centre in Dunfermline, Scotland August 21, 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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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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