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Salmond takes issue with suggestion Scotland will not be free until after 2023
AS ALBA PUT INDEPENDENCE FRONT AND CENTRE IN THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN Speaking today (Monday 12 April) ALBA Party Leader and Former First Minister Alex Salmond said: "Now that the campaign hiatus has ended we are picking up the Constitutional debate. Nicola Sturgeon's comments last week about an Independence Referendum in 2023 or later have caused total consternation in the national movement.
I just joined ALBA to accelerate independence for Scotland. #Supermajority
Speech by Alex Salmond leader of the Alba Party on the 701st Anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath “Last year for the 700 anniversary I contributed to a project on the Arbroath Declaration. What struck me about the essays in the book was how the concepts which underpinned the declaration still resonate today. We are shaped and moulded by our history. But we are defined by how we apply those principles to our own lives and to the here and now.
Salmond to set out "the route to Independence" as ALBA launch National Campaign
ALBA Party Leader and Former First Minister Alex Salmond will set out the "Route to Independence" at the launch of ALBA's national campaign tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Buchan Hotel in Ellon at 2.00 pm.
I just joined ALBA to accelerate independence for Scotland. #Supermajority
Jim Eadie, a former SNP MSP, has announced his intention to stand for ALBA in the upcoming election on the Mid Scotland and Fife regional list. Mr Eadie said; “I am delighted to be joining ALBA as the fastest growing political party in Scotland, part of the wider independence movement. “ALBA’s mission could not be clearer - to make sure that every pro-independence vote counts on the list as well as in the constituency vote.
I just joined ALBA to accelerate independence for Scotland. #Supermajority
Alex Arthur, the Commonwealth Gold Medallist and former WBO Champion of the World will make a sensational switch from the arena of boxing to enter the ring as an Alba Party Candidate for the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections.
I just joined ALBA to accelerate independence for Scotland. #Supermajority
Michelle Ferns, the SNP City Councillor who helped deliver Glasgow’s £500M Equal pay settlement will contest the Glasgow Region at the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections for the Alba Party.
Salmond Statement: Inquiry findings must be accepted
Alex Salmond instructs his lawyers to take action into the Permanent Secretary's conduct and lodges complaint to police over who in the Scottish Government was responsible for leaking to the Daily Record. “This is my third and final public statement on the subject of the parliamentary and Hamilton investigations and the Dunlop Review.
#theDavisIntervention
Holyrood In an explosive speech to the House of Commons, David Davis MP uses Parliamentary Privilege to expose damning evidence of a political conspiracy against Former First Minister Alex Salmond by, amongst others, Peter Murrell SNP CEO, Sue Ruddick SNP COO and Liz Lloyd Chief of Staff to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. "We need to reinforce the ability of the Scottish parliament to hold its own government to account. I'm here to strengthen the Scottish parliament, not to bury it.
Closing Statement - #SalmondSpeaks from the Holyrood Inquiry
Alex Salmond's closing comments after an explosive marathon session at Holyrood earlier today.
#SalmondSpeaks LIVE at the Holyrood Enquiry
#SalmondSpeaks LIVE Over three years, two judges and one jury have looked at the evidence and found the Scottish Government wanting, and Alex Salmond innocent. Yet he still faces continued assault from people close to the First Minister, and Government reluctance for transparency on releasing key material. Today Mr Salmond will set the record straight on his position. Watch the proceedings LIVE below and follow the discussion on Twitter using hashtag #SalmondSpeaks.
It’s more important than ever that the Yes cause is separated from the SNP
It’s been assumed by some in the SNP and indeed by others outwith it, that the formation of a larger Yes movement organisation is a threat to either the party or the cause. It’s been assumed by some in the SNP and indeed by others outwith it, that the formation of a larger Yes movement organisation is a threat to either the party or the cause. That’s wrong in my view and the creation of such an umbrella group is not just good for both but actually essential for success.
Grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented...
I am the Principal Assistant to the Chief Whip with the Scottish National Party, based at Westminster. I am by background a solicitor admitted in Scotland, and remain on the roll of members of the Law Society of Scotland. I have been actively involved with the SNP since February 1974. I am saddened to read today’s media statement by Susan Ruddick, Chief Operating Officer of the SNP. As a result, I am now making this statement. I feel compelled to do so to set the record straight.
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