Salmond and the holy book
Alex Salmond restrained himself from the usual swatting of unappealing questioners. He made a page reference to his weighty document in almost every answer like a clergyman citing the Bible.
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Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond says George Osborne’s “diktat”, rejecting a currency union with an independent Scotland, has backfired north of the border.
Scotland’s First Minister and SNP leader Alex Salmond disputes David Cameron’s claim that independence north of the border would make the rest of the UK weaker.
Alex Salmond restrained himself from the usual swatting of unappealing questioners. He made a page reference to his weighty document in almost every answer like a clergyman citing the Bible.
Todays Scottish government blueprint is not just a road map to an independent Scotland, Alex Salmond tells Jon Snow – it also explains what the country can do once it has achieved independence.
Fascinating shadow boxing ahead of SNP leader Alex Salmond’s unveiling of the white paper for Scottish independence on Tuesday in Glasgow.
SNP Leader Alex Salmond says a final deal on removing Trident nuclear submarines under an independent Scotland would be delayed until 2016 – and be conditional on his party being re-elected.
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond tells Jon Snow that an independent Scotland’s monetary policy would be run by the Bank of England but tax and spending would be set by Edinburgh.
With polls suggesting public support for Nato in Scotland, the SNP is to debate dropping its 30-year-old opposition to membership of the organisation.
David Cameron and Alex Salmond are united in support for today’s deal on a Scottish independence referendum, with Scotland’s first minister hailing it as “a very substantial gain” for his country.
The SNP strategists around Alex Salmond masterminded a plan they thought would bring a “win-win” result in the independence referendum now slotted for autumn 2014. That dream now seems to have died.
David Cameron found his meeting with Alex Salmond ‘frustrating’ say his aides. Mr Salmond says things “have moved on quite substantially” reports Gary Gibbon from Edinburgh.
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond defies Westminster by revealing plans to hold a referendum on independence in 2014, more than a year later than David Cameron’s proposed vote.
SNP leader Alex Salmond tells Channel 4 News that the bad debts of the part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland should remain with the Treasury in London even if Scotland votes for independence.
The SNP leader has warned David Cameron that the Scottish people will decide their own destiny as independence vote looms.
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond lays out the SNP government’s new programme at Holyrood.