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Scottish National Party

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Type: Organization

Name: Scottish National Party

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 35 mins ago - 1 reports

‘UK holds Scots back for generations’

Scottish Deputy First Minister of Nicola Sturgeon .Scottish Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has claimed that UK financial decisions have been holding Scotland back œfor generations” in terms of jobs and damaged economic growth.Sturgeon referred ... [Published RINF.com - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland, United Kingdom

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

Alex Salmond

Scotland's economy 'robust enough for independence'

Scotland can afford to go it alone as an independent country, its first minister Alex Salmond insisted on Tuesday as his administration claimed the British government was holding back economic development north of the border.Launching a paper outlining ... [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Alex Salmond, Scotland, United Kingdom, UK Government

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT : UK Govts Have Held Back Scotland's Economy

LONDON--The Scottish government hit back at claims from London that independence will damage the country's economic prospects in a report Tuesday that criticizes U.K. governments for holding back the Scottish economy and squandering its resources.The ... [Published 4 Traders - May 21 2013]

Entities: Scotland, United Kingdom, Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish Government, UK Government

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Savers

Scots finance fears

The Scottish National Party have responded to claims by the No campaign that savers and pensioners would be at risk in an independent Scotland.Paul Wheelhouse MSP says the findings in the UK treasury report do not recognise studies undertaken by economists, ... [Published itv.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Scotland, Scottish National Party, HM Treasury, Savers, Michael Moore

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Donald Trump

Electric Wind Farm Proposal In Scotland Challenged By Donald Trump

Whether you believe in climate change or not, the issue of electricity generation is one that we will face for a long time. With growing electricity demand we need new ways to generate electricity, particularly in the UK where we are reliant on gas, coal, ... [Published ETeknix.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Donald Trump, Wind Farms, Scotland

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Breakaway Scotland to face high saver protection costs-UK study

By William JamesLONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - The cost of protecting Scottish savers would prove difficult to bear if the country broke away from the rest of the UK, a study by Britain's finance ministry said on Monday.The findings come in the latest paper ... [Published London South East - May 20 2013]

Entities: Scotland, BreakAway, United Kingdom

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 5 reports

Scottish National Party

'Independent Scotland open to bank risks'

LONDON: An independent Scotland would have a oversized financial sector that would leave it vulnerable to a Cyprus-style banking crisis, Britain's finance ministry says.Before a referendum due in September 2014 on whether Scotland should split from the ... [Published Business Times Malaysia - May 19 2013]

Entities: Scotland, United Kingdom, Gross Domestic Product, Scottish National Party, John Swinney

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Musician's anger after newspaper is cleared in Saltire Swastika row

General Scotland on Sunday had published an article by Gavin Bowd, the author of Fascist Scotland.$ The newspaper’s coverage had included a picture of a Swastika superimposed over the Saltire and the headline 'Klan Alba'.The image sparked outrage across ... [Published NewsnetScotland.com - May 19 2013]

Entities: Scotland, Anger, Complaints

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Scotland could become 'another Cyprus' if it becomes independent

Scotland risks becoming "another Cyprus" if it becomes independent, the Treasury claims.Treasury officials will tomorrow publish analysis suggesting that Scotland's banking system is so large relative to its economy that an independent government would ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 19 2013]

Entities: Scotland, Cyprus, Referendum, Scottish National Party

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 4 reports

UKIP leader accused of 'losing plot' in interview

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has hit back at demonstrators in Scotland, who branded him "racist, Nazi scum", by describing them as "fascist, deeply racist" and "anti-English". Mr Farage was accused of "losing the plot" after breaking off an interview on BBC ... [Published Irish Independent - May 18 2013]

Entities: UKIP UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage, BBC Radio Scotland, Scotland

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 3 reports

Candidates for by-election listed

The full list of candidates for the Aberdeen Donside by-election has been announced. The by-election takes place on Thursday June 20 to elect a new MSP following the death of SNP MSP Brian Adam last month.The UK Independence Party (Ukip) candidate is ... [Published Wharfvalley - May 17 2013]

Entities: UKIP UK Independence Party, Alex Salmond, Christian Party (UK), Tom Morrow

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

SNP: there is no place for Ukip in Scottish politics - video

Joan McAlpine of the Scottish National Party tells Ukip MEP Roger Helmer that there is no place for his party in Scottish politics.Article TagsKrishnan Guru-Murthy, Nigel Farage, Politics, UK, Ukip ... [Published Channel 4 - May 17 2013]

Entities: UKIP UK Independence Party, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Roger Helmer, Scottish National Party, Nigel Farage

Quotes

He told the BBC: "In the absence of having any answers to difficult questions, the nationalists have reverted to negative type. It is all Westminster's fault."

Scotland's economy 'robust enough for independence' [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - 7 hours ago]

"Nothing lasts for ever but we know that oil and gas resources are going to last a long time" said Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister and leader of the Scottish National Party

Scotland says better off without Britain, but with the pound [Published Reuters - 10 hours ago]

Ken Macintosh, for Scottish Labour, said: "After nearly 80 years of the SNP fighting for independence, the question has to be – is that it?"

Independent Scotland's economy has what it takes to thrive, says Salmond [Published Guardian.co.uk - 13 hours ago]

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Great Scot - can they be serious over independe... [Published This Is Money - 2 hours ago]
Scotland's economy 'robust enough for independe... [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - 7 hours ago]
‘UK holds Scots back for generations’ [Published RINF.com - 9 hours ago]
Scotland says better off without Britain, but w... [Published Reuters - 10 hours ago]
Humanist wedding amendment withdrawn over conce... [Published Pink News - 10 hours ago]
Independent Scotland's economy has what it take... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 13 hours ago]
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT : UK Govts Have Held Back S... [Published 4 Traders - May 21 2013]
Scots finance fears [Published itv.com - May 20 2013]
Has Farage ?Lost the Plot? in Scotland? [Published X-Media Online - May 20 2013]
Millions of savers with £750bn at risk if Scotl... [Published Telegraph - May 20 2013]
Electric Wind Farm Proposal In Scotland Challen... [Published ETeknix.com - May 20 2013]
Treasury: Scots exit from UK harms savers [Published City A.M. - May 20 2013]
Breakaway Scotland to face high saver protectio... [Published London South East - May 20 2013]
Scotland's tough call: stay in the UK, or stay ... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - May 19 2013]
'Independent Scotland open to bank risks' [Published Business Times Malaysia - May 19 2013]
Independent Scotland open to Cyprus-style bank ... [Published AdBanks.net - May 19 2013]
Independent Scotland open to ‘Cyprus risks’ [Published Turkish Daily - May 19 2013]
Musician's anger after newspaper is cleared in ... [Published NewsnetScotland.com - May 19 2013]
Farage and the Farrago of lies [Published NewsnetScotland.com - May 19 2013]
An Independent Scotland More Vulnerable to Fina... [Published EuroInvestor - May 19 2013]
U.K. Treasury Says Banks Too Big to Save in Ind... [Published Bloomberg - May 19 2013]
An Independent Scotland More Vulnerable to Fina... [Published 4 Traders - May 19 2013]
Scotland could become 'another Cyprus' if it be... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 19 2013]
Nigel Farage hounded by mob says 'Scottish nati... [Published Mail Online UK - May 18 2013]
Ukip candidate to stand in Liberton by-election [Published The Scotsman - May 18 2013]
UKIP leader accused of 'losing plot' in interview [Published Irish Independent - May 18 2013]
Ukip leader evicted from Edinburgh pub [Published The Gulf Today - May 18 2013]
Nigel Farage brands protesters who forced him t... [Published Daily Star - May 18 2013]
SNP: there is no place for Ukip in Scottish pol... [Published Channel 4 - May 17 2013]
Candidates for by-election listed [Published Wharfvalley - May 17 2013]

Blogs

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Scotland's tough call: stay in the UK, or stay ... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - May 19 2013] Referendums on Europe and Scottish independence will strongly influence each other and leave voters with an invidious choice The Scots are accustomed to having their views ignored in the British political system. In 18 general elections since the second ...
Independent Scotland open to Cyprus-style bank ... [Published AdBanks.net - May 19 2013] Sun May 19, 2013 4:31am EDT * Referendum on independence due in Sept. 2014 * Breakaway would leave Scotland vulnerable-British Treasury * Scottish financial sector would dwarf economy, says report By William James LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) ...
The Politics of Oil In Scotland [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - May 01 2013] On 18th September 2014 the Scottish People will have a referendum on their future within the United Kingdom where they will be asked the simple question: Should Scotland be an Independent Country? Yes or No. Should the people say yes then this will ...
Hard currency talk [Published Blighty - The Economist - Apr 26 2013] SCOTS prize their Scottish pound notes printed by their own banks. So much so, indeed, that Alex Salmond, the Scottish National Party (SNP) first minister of the devolved government, wants to keep using them in a two-country sterling zone if his countrymen ...
Scotland's independence debate is giving unioni... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - Apr 24 2013] Alex Salmond's SNP should be crowing after Osborne's speech. But pro-UK politics is making a confident comeback This week Alex Salmond was gifted the sort of opportunity he is supposed to dream of. A widely disliked silver spoon English Tory chancellor, ...