Tag Archives: Alex Salmond

SNP deaf to economic issues that really matter

By Ed Jacobs | Published: May 21, 2013

All of a sudden, the debate around Scotland’s future has gained the kind of substance that many have been yearning for.

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Prospect of EU exit boosts support for Scottish Independence

By Ed Jacobs | Published: May 20, 2013

With the CBI having already warned of the risks to industry of Britain no longer being at the heart of the European Union, a further uncomfortable truth surrounding the Conservative Party’s increasingly isolationist rhetoric is now becoming apparent.

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Scotland’s big beasts go head to head (sort of) over independence

By Ed Jacobs | Published: May 13, 2013

Two of Scotland’s biggest political beasts will be pitched against each other later today in the debate over the country’s future.

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Support for Scottish independence declines again

By Ed Jacobs | Published: May 9, 2013

Polling published today by Ipsos Mori for The Times suggests that the SNP’s independence headache continues as support for Scotland staying in the UK has increased to its highest level since August 2011.

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SNP currency plans threaten future stability of Scottish economy

By Guest | Published: May 1, 2013

Attempting to put in place an economic system without a fully-functioning central bank or convincing currency arrangements to underpin it, or without the knowledge of whether such a system would be compatible with admission to the EU or not, is like a ship setting sail for voyage without the security of its sheet anchor.

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Splits emerge in Yes to Independence Campaign

By Ed Jacobs | Published: April 29, 2013

Alex Salmond and the wider SNP Leadership are coming under fire for failing to provide a radical, positive enough vision for an independent Scotland.

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Salmond ‘self-serving and selfish’ argues Miliband

By Ed Jacobs | Published: April 19, 2013

Ed Miliband will today launch a highly personal attack on Alex Salmond by accusing the Scottish First Minister of practicing the kind of divisive politics pursued by Margaret Thatcher.

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Poll blow as Scots reject SNP currency proposals

By Ed Jacobs | Published: March 22, 2013

Just days after Alex Salmond formally announced the date of the referendum on Scottish independence, the Scottish nationalist’s campaign has been dealt a blow with new polling showing a majority of Scots against their currency policy.

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It’s time the SNP published their plans for an independent Scotland

By Ed Jacobs | Published: March 22, 2013

If Scottish nationalists can’t persuade the country of their case while they are led by what is universally accepted to be Scotland’s best political communicator, when can they?

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Scottish politicians unite against press regulation

By Ed Jacobs | Published: March 18, 2013

As Westminster debates how best to secure an effective new system of press regulation, Alex Salmond has sought to distance himself from a report his own government commissioned into how to implement the recommendations of Lord Justice Leveson north of the border.

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