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Saturday, 15 November 2014

Scottish nationalist 'kingmakers' eye post-2015 election deal with Labour

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 If Scottish nationalists win a 'kingmaker' position in Britain's May 2015 election, they would consider supporting a minority Labour government but would never get into bed with the Conservatives, their leader in the London parliament said. Since Scots voted by 55-45 percent...
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Wednesday, 24 September 2014

Scottish nationalist Sturgeon says to run for leadership of independence party

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(Reuters) - Scottish nationalist Nicola Sturgeon said on Wednesday she would run for the leadership of the Scottish National Party (SNP), a job that would make her Scotland's most powerful politician. After failing to secure Scotland's backing for independence in a referendum last...
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Sunday, 21 September 2014

SCOTLAND'S LEADER: VOTERS 'TRICKED' IN REFERENDUM

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(AP) — The debate over Scotland's future fizzled amid a bitter war of words Sunday, with the Scottish leader claiming his countrymen were "tricked" into rejecting independence in a referendum and Britain's three main political parties bickering over how to take political reform forward.Alex...
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Tuesday, 16 September 2014

NEXT TITLE: ELIZABETH, QUEEN OF SCOTS?

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LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II can keep her magnificent Scottish castle at Balmoral should Scots vote for independence — and chances are she will be able to keep her role as well.As Thursday's referendum nears, questions are being been raised about Scotland's future relationship with...
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QUEEN TO SCOTS: THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT FUTURE

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Queen Elizabeth II has made her first comments about this week's Scottish independence vote, urging Scots to "think very carefully about the future."But the popular monarch didn't indicate a preference on how Scots should vote, carefully maintaining the neutrality that is her constitutional...
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