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About Alex Salmond
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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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Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill, foreground, and First Minister Alex Salmond, seen, during the Lockerbie debate at the Scottish Parliament, in Edinburgh, Wednesday Sept. 2, 2009.
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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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Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond walks out of a door 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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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 walks out a door 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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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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Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond stands next to the John Bellany painting "Macduff Harbour - The Homecoming" at an actioneers in Edinburgh, Scotland August 14, 2009.
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Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond listens to questions 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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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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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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