by Conrad Landin
in Edinburgh
NICOLA STURGEON suffered a shock defeat at the SNP’s spring conference over the weekend after delegates voted that an independent Scotland should introduce a separate currency “as soon as practicable.”
The SNP’s leadership wants to campaign for a second independence referendum on the basis of the party’s Growth Commission report. The document advocates keeping the pound for a lengthy period after the event of separation.
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KENNY MacASKILL says the lines between party, government and Civil Service in Scotland have been blurred and we need a thorough investigation into how
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