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THE SNP is showing itself to be “rattled” by the threat posed by Jeremy Corbyn, a Labour MSP said yesterday after Alex Salmond predicted a second Scottish independence referendum.
Speaking on the eve of the anniversary of the 2014 vote, the former SNP leader argued that “support for independence is rising further than the high-water mark of last year.”
He attributed this to “the non-delivery of the vow, the austerity economics, Cameron’s gambling with Scotland’s European future and the unelectability of a divided Labour Party.”
The evolution of the Scottish nationalist leadership into cheerleaders for Nato has led the party to betray its pledges on Palestine and social spending, writes COLL McCAIL
The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW
