Peter Preston: Pro-union parties could deliver a Scottish referendum now

                   
guardian.co.uk     May 12, 2008            

Peter Preston: Instead of making it easy for the Nats, pro-union parties could deliver a Scottish referendum now ... It's another pantomime of grisly governance. A referendum on independence for Scotland is both inevitable and a bit of a giggle. But when the history of... [read full story]                

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Salmond refuses to speed up referendum

upi.com     May 10, 2008          

EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 9 (UPI) -- First Minister Alex Salmond, head of the Scottish National Party, has refused to hold a referendum on independence before 2010. ... Salmond rejected a surprise call for an earlier vote by Wendy Alexander, head of the Scottish Labor...                

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Salmond refuses to speed up referendum

politicalgateway.com     May 10, 2008          

First Minister Alex Salmond, head of the Scottish National Party, has refused to hold a referendum on independence before 2010. ... Salmond rejected a surprise call for an earlier vote by Wendy Alexander, head of the Scottish Labor Party, The Daily Record reported....                

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One-in-Five Scots Want Separate State

angus-reid.com     May 11, 2008          

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Adults in Scotland hold differing views on their future, according to a poll by YouGov released by the Daily Telegraph. 38 per cent of respondents would vote to retain the Scottish Parliament but giving it greater powers, while 34 per cent would keep the existing...                

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Delivering a Pizza

bloggers4labour.org     May 11, 2008          

Came across this Scotsman article from the 22 of January 1997 whilst trying to find the original source of Alex Salmond’s famous quote "I would not trust Labour to deliver a pizza let alone a Scottish Parliament."It’s worth a read, if only to remind yourself how politics appears to work in...                

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