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Salmond to let 16-year-olds vote in bid to secure independence
Alex Salmond has made it clear that he intends to use his majority in the Scottish Parliament to drive through a new, lower voting age for the referendum because he knows that younger Scots are generally more nationalistic…
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Leading article: Too clever by half, Mr Salmond
Mr Salmond's plan is to use the majority of his Scottish National Party (SNP) in Holyrood to force through measures to lower the voting age, so that he can make the most of the fact that polls consistently suggest that younger… -
Joan Smith: Film star gets on with her job. So why the disgust?
Scotland's first minister, Alex Salmond, has been married for three decades to a woman who's 17 years older than him, and I haven't read a single article describing Moira Salmond as a cougar. In recent days, speculation about… -
Ed Miliband forgets Scottish candidate's name
There is also a fear within Labour that this blind spot could cause significant damage to the party if it does not give sufficient thought and attention to the forthcoming referendum on Scottish independence, when the new… - View salmond visually. Visit the NewsWall.
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To The Ends Of The Earth: Scotland's Global Diaspora, By Tom Devine
Salmond SNP government in Edinburgh has staked a lot on "homecoming", though you reach the Catalan-designed Holyrood parliament down a bizarre Salmond. Declaration, which reversed the Diaspora. This multivalence is never … -
Letters: Labour party conference
Cutting VAT on home improvements has won equally strong endorsement from Alex Salmond and the Scottish The banking collapse of 2008 erased any notion of economic competence. Ed Balls attempted a mea culpa at the Labour… -
Exclusive: A war of independence: PM squares up to Salmond
The more "muscular" approach, agreed by the coalition's ruling "quad" of ministers, will target areas where Mr Salmond is seen to be vulnerable – notably on the economy and welfare. Instead, coalition ministers including Mr… -
McKay hopes to fulfil dream by making Old Firm debut for Rangers
Minister Alex Salmond. The 28-year-old, who made his bow for the Scottish champions as a late substitute against Dundee United last Saturday following his move from Brisbane Roar, said: "I know it's going to be hectic and… -
SNP plans single police force
Alex Salmond said: "Today I am announcing our intention to move towards single services. Commenting on Mr Salmond's announcement, the chairman of the Scottish Police Mr Salmond made the announcement as he launched his… -
Britain and US accused of playing politics with Megrahi's condition
The Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond turned on the Foreign Secretary William Hague and on US senators who have repeatedly criticised the decision by his Scottish nationalist administration to free Megrahi on compassionate grounds.
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Leading article: For Libya's sake, Megrahi must be allowed to die at home
Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, and Dr Jim Swire, whose daughter was killed in the Lockerbie bombing, both said yesterday that the Libyan should be left to die in peace. Mr Salmond does not want to be seen as the… -
'Let Megrahi die in peace' says Lockerbie victim's father
Meanwhile, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said his government has no intention of seeking Megrahi's return to Scotland. Mr Salmond said that despite press reports to the contrary, Megrahi had not broken any of the… -
Kate Simon: How we respond to the riots could affect future tourism
Alex Salmond, for one, was quick to chastise media talking of "UK riots", pointing out that none had taken place in Scotland. But until recently, suggest that London might be up there as worthy of a risk assessment –… - View salmond visually. Visit the NewsWall.
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Lockerbie bomber decision defended
Now, two years on, with Megrahi still alive in his home country, a spokesman for Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond defended the release. Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray said: "It is a further insult to the victims that… -
Lockerbie release milestone nears
Scotland must feel that the Scottish people have been let down by two governments - Alex Salmond's at Holyrood and Gordon Brown's at Westminster. MacAskill on compassionate grounds. Megrahi served nearly eight years of a…