Salmond takes his ‘shopping list’ to Osborne
Gary Gibbon examines the issues and the differences between Alex Salmond and George Osborne after their meeting in London.
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Gary Gibbon examines the issues and the differences between Alex Salmond and George Osborne after their meeting in London.
Two Cabinet ministers made a modest push within government to have a referendum on Scottish independence on the same day as the general election – but have accepted they won’t ge their way.
If the SNP can find a candidate who can command the support of enough Members of the Scottish Parliament, there will soon be a third First Minister in just over twelve months – quite a contrast from the seven and nine-year terms served by Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon respectively – both towering figures in the party and more broadly in pursuit of independence for Scotland.
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been cleared of breaching the ministerial code in relation to sexual harassment allegations against her predecessor, Alex Salmond.
Alex Salmond says that it is ‘inevitable’ that Scotland will have another referendum, but what could actually spur another vote on the country’s future in the UK?
Justice Secretary Michael Gove could face opposition from Conservative MP David Davis to government plans to scrap the human rights act. And the SNP’s Alex Salmond has described the plan as “insane”.
Alex Salmond is branded “terrifying” and “arrogant” as he sets out negotiations for any post-election SNP deal with Labour.
On the campaign trail in Scotland with Gordon Brown and Alex Salmond, Labour promises higher benefits and pensions and the SNP insists voting for it won’t just let the Tories back in.
Alex Salmond’s Scottish National Party says over 22,000 people signed up since the referendum vote last Thursday, putting the party’s membership size ahead of the Liberal Democrats.
Alex Salmond’s dramatic move – after a night of drama in Scotland and a day of confusion in Westminster – adds another variable to the outcome of the constitutional crisis.
So Scotland is to stay part of the UK, Gordon Brown is at the centre of a new deal and Alex Salmond has resigned as Scotland’s first minister. What actually happens next?
Alex Salmond and Nigel Farage have seized the chance. Both are charismatic, cheeky-chappy personalities and outsider politicians who’ve brilliantly exploited public disgust with old politics.
Alex Salmond and David Cameron lock horns just days before Scotland’s independence referendum, with the prime minister warning that a yes vote would “break up our family of nations”.
All the best bits from the campaign trail today as Alex Salmond takes on, well, everyone. Here’s our daily #Indyref remix.
I find some long-standing devolution supporters who, after month and month of staring at the binary choice on offer, have grown used to the risks, or “bumps” as Alex Salmond calls them, of independence.