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by John Swinney MSP
Wednesday, 14th November, 2007
Introduction
Presiding Officer. Yesterday, at the University of Glasgow, the First Minister and I launched our Government Economic Strategy.
That Strategy brings together every strand . . .
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by Cllr. Gordan Low, Depute SNP Group Leader, East Dunbartonshire Council
Friday, 15th June, 2007
The SNP Group on East Dunbartonshire Council welcomes the announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health & Well-being that the planned closures of A&E facilities at Monklands and Ayr Hospita . . .
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by Councillor Ian Mackay, SNP Group Leader, East Dunbartonshire Council
Thursday, 14th June, 2007
The new Labour/Conservative coalition on East Dunbartonshire Council have suffered a humiliating defeat on their “ill thought-out” refuse collection proposal at last night’s influential Policy & R . . .
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by Ian Mackay, Leader of the SNP Group, East Dunbartonshire Council
Thursday, 17th May, 2007
The Labour Party and the Tories in East Dunbartonshire have joined forces to deny the largest party in council taking the administration.
In an astonishing tactical ploy, the old enemies ditched th . . .
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by Dr William S. Wilson
Sunday, 29th April, 2007
The Herald’s big headline article drew attention to the opinions of 62 “Scottish scientists” that the Union has helped science research. Let me say from the start that I have just retired after 40 y . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Saturday, 24th February, 2007
IT'S TIME FOR PEACE WITH SECURITY & PROSPERITY
SALMOND ADDRESSES 'BIN THE BOMB' RALLY
NEW POLL FIGURES SHOW THREE-QUARTERS OF SCOTS AGAINST TRIDENT SPEND
Addressing the 'Bin the Bomb' rally i . . .
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by SNP press office
Friday, 16th February, 2007
Today in Aviemore the SNP unveiled its latest campaign image alerting voters to the role the Lib-Dems have played in propping up Labour in Scotland by being part of the Executive. The Lib-Dems are cur . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Sunday, 11th February, 2007
PROF DAVID SIMPSON BACKS INDEPENDENCE
SNP Leader Alex Salmond MP today (Sunday) welcomed the support of eminent economist Professor David Simpson, who has added his name to the growing list of seni . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Wednesday, 31st January, 2007
"BEST EVER POSITION THREE MONTHS FROM ELECTION"
The Scottish National Party welcomed the result of the latest ICM opinion poll for the Scotsman newspaper today [Wednesday] - the third pol . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Saturday, 20th January, 2007
SNP RELEASE GORDON BROWN ARTICLE FROM 1994:
"WHY SCOTLAND MEANS THE WORLD TO ME"
Following remarks made by Gordon Brown that he wants England to win the World Cup, the SNP have released a chapter . . .
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by Norman Will
Wednesday, 22nd November, 2006
Housing Transfer Ballot Result
In the recent ballot, a majority of The Highland Council tenants who took part voted “no” to the proposed transfer of council houses to Highland Housing Association. . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Wednesday, 1st November, 2006
- ICM/SCOTSMAN SHOW SNP AHEAD IN HOLYROOD VOTE
- MAJORITY OF SCOTS SUPPORT SNP'S POSITIVE CASE FOR INDEPENDENCE
Speaking following the publication this morning (Wednesday) of the ICM poll for the . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Friday, 20th October, 2006
SNP Leader Alex Salmond MP today (Friday) stated that the Tories were bending with the political wind following the publication of their latest policy document.
Their new paper calls for financial . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Monday, 2nd October, 2006
SNP leader Alex Salmond MP has commented on a series of developments that are particularly damaging to the Conservative party in Scotland. These include:
* A new analysis of the eight published opi . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Friday, 29th September, 2006
SWING OF OVER 30 PERCENT FROM LABOUR IN BROWN'S BACKYARD PUTS SNP IN DRIVING SEAT
SNP Leader Alex Salmond MP today hailed the SNP's victory in the local by-election in Markinch & Woodside East as f . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Thursday, 28th September, 2006
Cllr John Beare has become the SNP's latest elected representative following his victory in the Markinch & Woodside East by-election. Labour crashed to defeat by a margin of 504 votes in their latest . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Sunday, 27th August, 2006
“Labour’s crisis is Scotland's Opportunity” - Salmond
Speaking following the publication in Scotland on Sunday of the Scottish Opinion poll which shows Labour's vote in freefall, and the Scottish . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Wednesday, 12th July, 2006
Commenting on the arrest today (Wednesday) of Lord Levy, SNP Leader Alex Salmond MP said:
"This is a substantial victory over cynicism and those who first dismissed the involvement of Scotland Yard . . .
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by John Fellows
Friday, 7th July, 2006
SALMOND CALLS FOR SCOTLAND TO BE “ENERGY WISE” AND ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF OUR CLEAN, GREEN ENERGY POTENTIAL
“We have a once in a generation opportunity to move away from the mistakes of the past and . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Monday, 3rd July, 2006
£853 will be sent to London per Scot in 2006/7
The SNP Leader Alex Salmond MP and the SNP's Shadow Economy Spokesperson Stewart Hosie MP today published the party's latest economic paper, 'Scotland . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Saturday, 1st July, 2006
COLLAPSE OF LABOUR VOTE NOT ENOUGH FOR SNP
SNP Leader Alex Salmond MP today pledged to redouble the SNP's efforts to win the 2007 Scottish election. The call follows the publication of a number of . . .
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by John McInnes
Thursday, 15th June, 2006
Commenting on Gordon Brown's announcement that a special £2 coin is to be minted to celebrate the 1707 Union the leader of the SNP, Alex Salmond MP, dubbed the suggested coin the 'Brownie' and describ . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Thursday, 15th June, 2006
SNP STORM TO VICTORY IN DUMBARTON BY-ELECTION
ENORMOUS 26.7 PERCENT SWING FROM LABOUR TO SNP
PARTY HAS NOW WON 9 OUT OF LAST 19 LOCAL BY-ELECTIONS
Cllr Iain Robertson became the SNP's latest . . .
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by Dr William S WIlson
Thursday, 8th June, 2006
Have you ever been close to a nuclear weapons arsenal? You probably weren’t aware of it, but if you live near Glasgow, then you are living only 20-odd miles from the biggest stockpile of weapons of ma . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Monday, 5th June, 2006
Commons to debate SNP Bill to Bring Home Scotland's Oil and Gas
SNP Leader, Alex Salmond MP, will open a debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday (6th June) on SNP proposals to repatriate oil and . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Friday, 19th May, 2006
PARTY WIN 8 OUT OF LAST 17 LOCAL BY-ELECTIONS
Cllr Helen Coffey became the SNP's latest elected representative this evening (Thursday) following her victory in the Altonhill, Hillhead and Longpark . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Friday, 28th April, 2006
UNPRECEDENTED WIN FOR RICHARD LOCHHEAD
The SNP tonight secured an unprecedented result while winning the Scottish Parliamentary by-election in Moray.
The SNP victory saw:
- A record majority . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Friday, 28th April, 2006
SNP MP Angus MacNeil has today alerted Scotland Yard regarding allegations that the late Peter Law was offered a peerage to withdraw his independent candidacy at the last General Election.
Mr Law s . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Tuesday, 18th April, 2006
SNP Leader Alex Salmond MP has welcomed new poll findings, which show that 56% of Scots believe the Labour Party has been in power too long in Scotland and that it is time for a change.
The poll al . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Sunday, 9th April, 2006
SNP SET OUT PROPOSALS TO LET SCOTLAND FLOURISH
LAUNCH OF NEW ECONOMIC PLAN FOR SCOTLAND
SNP Treasury Spokesperson, Stewart Hosie MP and Shadow Minister for
Enterprise, Jim Mather MSP, have toda . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Sunday, 9th April, 2006
A TRIBUTE TO MARGARET EWING MSP
Speaking to the SNP Spring Conference in Dundee in a tribute to Margaret
Ewing MSP, SNP North Tayside MSP John Swinney said:
"The day after the 1992 General . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Sunday, 9th April, 2006
SALMOND'S FOCUS ON FIRST 100 DAYS
Speaking in his address to the SNP Spring Conference in Dundee,
SNP Leader
Alex Salmond MP said:
"Fellow delegates,
I've found the solution to raisin . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Saturday, 8th April, 2006
SNP HAIL MAJORITY FOR INDEPENDENCE
ONE YEAR TO GO AND SNP NECK AND NECK WITH LABOUR IN CONSTITUENCY VOTE - SALMOND SEEN AS BEST FIRST MINISTER
SNP Leader, Alex Salmond MP, and Depute Leader, Nic . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Saturday, 8th April, 2006
STURGEON'S SPEECH TO SPRING CONFERENCE
Speaking at the SNP Spring Conference in Dundee, SNP Deputy
Leader Nicola
Sturgeon MSP said:
"Fellow nationalists,
The great scientist Isaac New . . .
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by www.snp.org
Wednesday, 22nd March, 2006
Members of the Scottish Parliament today paid tribute to colleague Margaret Ewing who died yesterday, aged 60. The veteran SNP MSP, who underwent treatment for breast cancer in 2002, had been ill for . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Thursday, 16th March, 2006
SALMOND TO LAUNCH NEW ECONOMIC INITIATIVE
³LABOUR A BARRIER TO LETTING SCOTLAND FLOURISH²
SNP Leader, Alex Salmond MP, will launch a new initiative to
take the SNP¹s
message of economic suc . . .
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by Stuart Pratt
Monday, 30th January, 2006
SNP leader Alex Salmond has criticised the UK Government's Consultation Document on the Energy Review which he says "lays bare the contradiction and confusion" at the heart of the Government . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Thursday, 19th January, 2006
Government must act now to put key recommendations in place for 2007
Scottish Parliament should be given responsibility for delivery
Call for cross-party discussions on new date for Local Auth . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Saturday, 31st December, 2005
The Scottish National Party has taken a clear lead over Labour in local by-election results across Scotland since the May general election. Taking all 10 local by-elections the SNP has:
- achieved . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Wednesday, 14th December, 2005
SNP Shadow Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill MSP today (Wednesday) condemned the report to the Executive on the economic impact of hosting the G8 summit as utterly preposterous and a feeble attempt by . . .
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by Sandra White MSP
Monday, 12th December, 2005
Scottish National Party MSP Sandra White today condemned Glasgow City Councils proposals to downgrade Glasgow’s nursery provision by replacing professionally qualified teaching staff with a cheaper op . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Wednesday, 30th November, 2005
Speaking at the launch of the Independence Convention in Edinburgh this evening, SNP Leader Alex Salmond MP, will call on Scotland to embrace a new culture of independence so we can replace the dead w . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Monday, 28th November, 2005
SNP Leader, Alex Salmond MP, has today launched the most detailed ever blueprint for the transition from devolution to independence.
The consultation paper is the SNP's contribution to the launch . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Friday, 28th October, 2005
Wishart announces the ‘race is on’
The SNP today launched the start of their campaign for a separate Scottish Olympic team to compete in the London 2012 Olympic Games with an online petition. Thi . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Tuesday, 25th October, 2005
Deputy Lord Provost of Edinburgh City Council, Steve Cardownie, today (Tuesday) announced his decision to join the Scottish National Party.
Speaking at a photo call today, where he was joined by SN . . .
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by www.snp.org
Saturday, 24th September, 2005
The SNP today announced the election results for the position of President left vacant after the retirement of Dr. Winnie Ewing.
Ian Hudghton MEP topped the poll in an election as Party president c . . .
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by www.snp.org
Saturday, 24th September, 2005
The SNP today announced the election results for their National Executive Committee.
The results were as follows:
Leader – Alex Salmond
Depute Leader – Nicola Sturgeon
Business Convener – Bruc . . .
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by www.snp.org
Friday, 15th July, 2005
Winnie Ewing has announced that she is to step down as President of the SNP at the Party's annual conference in September. Dr Ewing, who joined the SNP in 1946, has served in three parliaments and as . . .
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by SNP Today
Wednesday, 29th September, 2004
The Scottish National Party today published the complete list of those elected to the various bodies within the Party.
The details are as follows:
OFFICE-BEARERS
President - Dr Winnie Ewing . . .
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by from:www.snp.org
Friday, 3rd September, 2004
This was the first time an SNP Leader and Depute Leader have been elected by the party membership as a whole. The task of organising that has not been a small one, but I am pleased to say it has been . . .
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by Russell Horn, SNP HQ
Tuesday, 31st August, 2004
SNP National Secretary, Dr Alasdair Allan, has welcomed the turnout in the elections for Leader and Depute Leader. Initial figures after the close of polling at 12 noon today (31 August), showed a tur . . .
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by Anne McLaughlin, Internal Communications, Scottish National Party>
Thursday, 26th August, 2004
A quick reminder of the deadline for returning your ballot papers for the election of Leader and Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party.
Please make sure you send back your postal votes so th . . .
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by www.snp.org
Friday, 23rd July, 2004
The Scottish National Party today (Friday) published the nominations for National Office Bearers. These positions will be elected at the SNP’s Annual National Conference, which will be held in the Ede . . .
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by www.snp.org
Friday, 16th July, 2004
SNP, 2004-07-16 16:33:53.
Nominations for the posts of Leader and Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party closed at 16h00 today.
All 2004 members of the SNP, as registered at HQ on or befo . . .
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by www.snp.org
Saturday, 10th July, 2004
The National Executive Committee of the Scottish National Party today (Saturday) voted to uphold two charges of conduct inimical to the interests of the Party against Mr Campbell Martin MSP.
The tw . . .
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by SNP Today
Tuesday, 22nd June, 2004
Speaking at a press conference in SNP headquarters this morning, SNP leader John Swinney said:
"I have taken a few days to reflect on the results of the European Elections and the implications for . . .
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by SNP Press Office
Saturday, 8th May, 2004
The National Executive Committee of the SNP today (Saturday) upheld a charge of conduct inimical to the interests of the party against Mr Campbell Martin MSP.
They further decided that Mr Martin be . . .
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by admin
Sunday, 25th April, 2004
Commenting on the suspension from Scottish National Party membership of West of Scotland electoral region MSP Campbell Martin, an SNP spokesman said:
" Campbell Martin has been suspended from membe . . .
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by SNP Today
Saturday, 24th April, 2004
After two day's debate in Aberdeen, SNP members today voted by an overwhelming majority to adopt a new Party Constitution. The revised framework introduces a vote for every SNP member in the selection . . .
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by SNP Today
Sunday, 1st February, 2004
The SNP was today shocked to hear of the death of leading activist David Bowie. The Convener of East Kilbride Constituency Association and former Parliamentary candidate had collapsed earlier in the w . . .
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by SNP Today
Saturday, 6th December, 2003
The SNP has published the results of elections to various committees for 2004, following a vote at the party's National Council on Saturday.
STANDING ORDERS AND AGENDA COMMITTEE (6 members)
K . . .
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by PETER MURRELL
Friday, 14th November, 2003
**IMPORTANT** New Glasgow venue!!!
Dear All
I am delighted to invite you to what I expect will be a very interesting 2 part event taking place in Port Glasgow this Sunday and again on Monday in . . .
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by www.snp.org
Monday, 29th September, 2003
Next year's European elections will provide an ideal opportunity for the SNP to argue the case for Independence, party leader John Swinney said today.
Confirming the result of the ranking of the p . . .
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by www.snp.org
Saturday, 27th September, 2003
CONFERENCE 2003 TEN ELECTED MEMBERS OF NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The full results were as follows: -
ELECTED
Alex Salmond MP, 460 votes
Nicola Sturgeon MSP, 375 votes
Allison Hunter . . .
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by www.snp.org
Saturday, 27th September, 2003
NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2003 SENIOR OFFICE BEARERS’ ELECTIONS
The full results were as follows: -
President
- Dr Winnie Ewing, UNOPPOSED
Vice Presidents
- Gerry Fisher, 256 votes
- Prof . . .
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by admin
Saturday, 27th September, 2003
Results of internal elections at the 69th Annual Conference:
PRESIDENT
Winnie Ewing
VICE-PRESIDENTS
Neil McCormick, Alisdair Morgan, Andrew Welsh
NATIONAL CONVENER
John Swinney
SENIOR V . . .
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by www.snp.org
Saturday, 27th September, 2003
CONFERENCE 2003 THIRTY ELECTED MEMBERS OF NATIONAL COUNCIL
The full results were as follows: -
ELECTED
Cllr Bashir Ahmad, 468 votes
Allison Hunter, 464 votes
Nicola Sturgeon MSP, 417 v . . .
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by SNP News
Thursday, 18th September, 2003
Members from across the country are preparing to attend the funeral on Monday of lifelong activist and one time Party worker Allan Todd, who died suddenly on Saturday.
Allan's Funeral will be on M . . .
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by SNP News
Monday, 4th August, 2003
SNP Leader, John Swinney MSP, today [Monday] paid tribute to party stalwart, Mr James Yuill, who died suddenly at the weekend.
Commenting Mr Swinney said:
"Jim Yuill was a SNP stalwart wh . . .
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by HAMISH MACDONELL, Scottish Political Editor, The Scotsman
Friday, 25th July, 2003
A STALKING-horse candidate will challenge John Swinney in September for the leadership of the Scottish National Party, it emerged last night.
Bill Wilson, a party activist, stands no chance of win . . .
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by James Doherty, the Scotsman
Friday, 27th June, 2003
OPPOSITION councillors in Renfrewshire have called for an independent investigation into how election records came to be mislaid amid allegations of vote-rigging.
At a full council meeting last ni . . .
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by www.snp.org
Friday, 27th June, 2003
Salmond secures 'Scotland Office' debate in Commons - "Opportunity to bury 'dead parrot'"
Westminster, 27 June 2003
The Scottish National Party's Westminster leader Mr Alex Salmond MP an . . .
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by Alison Hardie, The Scotsman
Thursday, 5th June, 2003
LABOUR rallied behind Tony Blair yesterday and abandoned a threat to rebel again on Iraq after being read the riot act by the Prime Minister’s closest allies.
John Prescott led the charge and issu . . .
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by Alison Hardie, The Scotsman
Wednesday, 4th June, 2003
A LABOUR dominated committee of MPs last night humiliated Tony Blair by announcing it would stage an independent inquiry into why Britain went to war with Iraq.
The influential foreign affairs sel . . .
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by www.snp.org
Tuesday, 3rd June, 2003
The SNP today (Tuesday) announced that they have scrapped the Parliamentary pairing system by which MSPs were ‘paired’ with those from Labour to allow both to be absent from votes or debates.
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by Andrew Denholm, Scotsman
Monday, 2nd June, 2003
AS MANY as one in six MSPs could boycott the Queen’s address to the Scottish Parliament - just a day after celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of her coronation. Around 20 MSPs are expected to s . . .
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by www.snp.org
Monday, 2nd June, 2003
At the Scottish National Party / Plaid Cymru Westminster Group "away day" conference in Inverness today [Monday] in the Eden Court Theatre, SNP Westminster leader Mr Alex Salmond MP and Plaid Cymru We . . .
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by www.snp.org
Friday, 30th May, 2003
Shadow First Minister Mr John Swinney MSP today (Friday) announced his new Shadow Cabinet, with Deputy Leader Ms Roseanna Cunningham MSP appointed to the Environment portfolio as the SNP moves to recl . . .
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by Evelyn Leopold Reuters
Wednesday, 14th May, 2003
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States, pushing for a U.N. vote on Iraq next week, says it will submit a "modified" resolution shortly in its quest to lift sanctions and control the co . . .
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by Anne Cadwallader (Reuters)
Wednesday, 14th May, 2003
Scappaticci emerges to deny "Stakeknife" claims
By Anne Cadwallader
BELFAST (Reuters) - A former IRA activist named as the top informer within the guerrilla group has emerged from hidi . . .
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by SNP News
Tuesday, 13th May, 2003
Tony Blair is risking his own legacy because he is "increasingly obsessed with his place in history", Clare Short has said after quitting the cabinet. The international development secretary, who earl . . .
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by The Scotsman
Friday, 9th May, 2003
IEUAN Wyn Jones, the leader of Plaid Cymru, resigned last night after his party’s defeat at the Welsh Assembly elections.
Mr Jones has come under pressure to resign after Plaid Cymru lost five of . . .
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by Michael Moore
Thursday, 10th April, 2003
Dear friends,
It appears that the Bush administration will have succeeded in colonizing Iraq sometime in the next few days. This is a blunder of such magnitude -- and we will pay for it for years t . . .
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Thursday, 10th April, 2003
Chief UN weapons inspector argues main aim of US, Britain is to change regime in Iraq, not banned arms.
MADRID - The invasion of Iraq was planned a long time in advance, and the United States an . . .
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by Radio Holland
Thursday, 10th April, 2003
With the battle for Baghdad fizzling out without the use of chemical weapons by Iraqi troops, Washington's critics are demanding to know what has happened to Saddam Hussein's purported weapons of mass . . .
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Monday, 7th April, 2003
Thousands protest outside US Embassy
Thousands of people have gathered outside the US Embassy
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by GRU
Monday, 7th April, 2003
Russian Military intel update: War in Iraq, April 7 (morning)
The situation on the US-Iraqi front during the morning-night on April 7th was
characterized by extreme fierceness o . . .
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by Jackson Thoreau ZNet
Sunday, 6th April, 2003
We need to get some sense of the scale of the Iraq Invasion. Most realise that this was not some battle between equals but do we realise just what the differences were between the invaders and the d . . .
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by abc.net Kamel
Sunday, 6th April, 2003
Posted by Kamel on April 6, 2003, 7:08 pm
Missing Iraqi General in Kuwait after CIA aided Denmark escape
Former Iraqi General Nizar al-Khazraji, touted as a possible successor to Preside . . .
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by SNP News
Friday, 4th April, 2003
The SNP today published a roll call of eleven Conservative candidates who have resigned over the last year.
Speaking at the launch of a new ad-trailer poster which will tour around Scotland, SNP . . .
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by GRU
Friday, 4th April, 2003
Russian military intel update: War in Iraq, April 3
During the last and today early morning the coalition continued its advance toward Baghdad that it had begun three days ago. Units of the 3rd mec . . .
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by David Gollust State Department
Friday, 4th April, 2003
Powell: UN to Play Role in Post-War Iraq
03 Apr 2003, 16:12 UTC
Colin Powell Secretary of State Colin Powell is heading back to Washington after completing a brief European mission to Ankara, Belg . . .
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by BBC News
Friday, 4th April, 2003
The news is a boost for President Bush.The US House of Representatives has approved almost $80bn (£51bn) in financing for the war in Iraq and the start of reconstruction.
But in a controversial am . . .
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by Rober Fisk The Independent
Friday, 4th April, 2003
Hoon authorized use of Custer Bombs and DU.
Robert Fisk and reporting the truth 04 April 2003
Geoff Hoon, the Defence Secretary, is a smooth politician who relies on nuance to do his dirty work. H . . .
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Thursday, 3rd April, 2003
SNP Leader John Swinney today accused Labour of jeopardising the future of Scotland by campaigning to stop the country from securing the economic powers to compete.
Speaking to the Scottish Counci . . .
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by Dennis J. Kucinich
Thursday, 3rd April, 2003
By Dennis J. Kucinich
US House of Representatives, 4/2/03
US Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH), who leads opposition to the War in Iraq within the House, today, issued the following statement . . .
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by ED
Thursday, 3rd April, 2003
According to Trevor McDonald, Saddam Hussein has threatened to use chemical weapons if the invading allied forces cross into the so-called "red zone" which seems to be a 20mile perimeter arr . . .
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by NICK VENTER
Thursday, 3rd April, 2003
Clark defensive after US rebuke
Prime Minister Helen Clark has been forced on to the defensive over anti-war comments that have annoyed the United States Government.
On Tuesday the US embass . . .
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by SNP News
Thursday, 3rd April, 2003
SNP Leader Mr John Swinney today slammed Labour's new soft approach on crime. Commenting on Labour's proposed Correctional Agency and Mr McConnell's remarks that tough sentences were 'wasted' , Mr S . . .
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by Essam Al-Ghalib, Arab News War Correspondent
Thursday, 3rd April, 2003
Western Journalists Beaten, Starved by Americans
Essam Al-Ghalib, Arab News War Correspondent
KUWAIT CITY, 3 April 2003 — Two Western journalists have arrived safely back in Kuwait City after be . . .
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by Robert Fisk www.arabnews.com
Thursday, 3rd April, 2003
Is The UK's Independent Censoring Robert Fisk?
The full article below is accessed from a secondary source, Arab News.
The Independent has changed its front-page link to Fisk's article -
which n . . .
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by BBC News
Wednesday, 2nd April, 2003
Tony Blair has said there are differences over who should run a post-war interim administration in Iraq. But as one of his ministers outlined the UK's plan, Mr Blair stressed everybody agreed Iraq sho . . .
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by IRB News
Wednesday, 2nd April, 2003
Powell welcomed by eggs
Ankara April 2 - Armed with eggs and red paint, anti-war demonstrators in Turkey greeted US Secretary of State Colin Powell during his visit to Ankara Wednesday, ho . . .
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by Sky
Wednesday, 2nd April, 2003
Lord Levy, Tony Blair's adviser on the Middle East, is recovering after being handcuffed and attacked in a violent burglary at his home.
Millionaire Lord Levy and his wife Gilda, were shackl . . .
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by UN News
Tuesday, 1st April, 2003
Kofi Annan speaks to reporters
1 April – Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today he hoped United Nations weapons inspectors would eventually return to Iraq, noting that their work had merely been su . . .
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by http://www.alternet.org/
Tuesday, 1st April, 2003
With troops locked in a bloody and unpredictable struggle in Iraq, leaders from "new" Europe are distancing themselves from the war that the US claims they back.
The conflict in the Gul . . .
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by BBC Worldwide Monitoring
Tuesday, 1st April, 2003
British Labour MP Galloway accuses prime minister of "lying" to people
Text of report by United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi TV on 28 March
Please note that the sound quality is very po . . .
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by Kari Lydersen, AlterNet
Monday, 31st March, 2003
An Army of Propaganda
It's no coincidence that Americans, and others around the world, are echoing the exact same phrases and news bites at the same times with near-military precision. It's the res . . .
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by New York Times
Monday, 31st March, 2003
March 31, 2003
By JOHN SCHWARTZ and GERALDINE FABRIKANT
Clear Channel Communications has long been the company that the music industry loves to loathe, so aggressively dominant as the nation's . . .
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by The Guardian / Tam Dalyell
Thursday, 27th March, 2003
Blair, the war criminal
My constituency Labour party has just voted to recommend that Tony Blair reconsider his position as party leader because he gave British backing to a war against Iraq withou . . .
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