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65,000 job losses doesn’t constitute an employment crisis, according to SNP MSP

Posted on January 5, 2016 by

This article first appeared on Liberal Democrat Voice One of the weirdest things about Scotland at the moment is that there is no great sense of an asteroid, let alone a bullet, being dodged. The SNP’s predictions about oil prices, … Continue reading →

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Does Scotland need Home Rule, or just to use the powers it has?

Posted on October 5, 2015 by

This article originally appeared here on Liberal Democrat Voice. Siobhan Mathers, Scottish Liberal Democrat activist, former (and, I hope, future) parliamentary candidate and policy convener argues in today’s Sunday Times (£) that it’s time that Scotland got a full home rule … Continue reading →

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What does Alex Salmond think he’s playing at?

Posted on December 22, 2014 by

When he saw the writing on the wall and was desperate to get people to vote Yes, Alex Salmond made a last ditch appeal on the Andrew Marr Show the Sunday before the independence referendum. He said that people had … Continue reading →

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Your essential guide to the Wee Blue Book

Posted on September 16, 2014 by

Wings Over Scotland’s Wee Blue Book has been distributed to voters from Yes Scotland stalls around the country. It’s also available online for people to read. My friend Toby Fenwick, a bit of a geek on the numbers front, has … Continue reading →

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Yes Scotland is a bit late to realise that Wings over Scotland is bad news

Posted on June 20, 2014 by

About two years too late, the Yes Scotland campaign has started to distance itself from controversial pro-independence blog Wings over Scotland,  run by a Bath based individual who describes himself as “Rev” Stuart Campbell. The Courier reports that Yes Scotland has … Continue reading →

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SNP try to airbrush the trouble out of paradise – but they can’t argue with the evidence

Posted on April 30, 2014 by

Since last night’s post in which I brought you news that SNP MEP Alyn Smith had said at a Law Society hustings that the SNP leadership should admit it made a mistake (against his advice) by saying that an independent … Continue reading →

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Carmichael: We should be proud of what we are achieving in the UK, not talking about leaving

Posted on March 28, 2014 by

In a week where I’ve despaired a bit of the pro-UK campaign, it’s good to see Alistair Carmichael come out brimming with pride at what we have and what we’ve built together in the UK. In a speech at Edinburgh … Continue reading →

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