McLeish v Lamont: Ghost of Scottish Labour past gives leader a Halloween fright
Ed Jacobs reports on the latest wranglings in Scottish Labour as former leader Alex McLeish delivers a Halloween fright to current boss Johann Lamont.
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Salmond goes AWOL as Labour attack “arrogance and contempt” of SNP leader
Alex Salmond was accused of “running scared” after he failed to show up for a debate on the SNP’s lack of legal advice on EU membership at Holyrood today.
Advice? What advice? Salmond finds himself in more hot water over EU ‘lies’
Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon found themselves embroiled deeper in the political storm on whether they sought legal advice over Scotland’s EU membership.
Darling: Salmond’s Scomnishambles a “defining” moment for independence debate
Alistair Darling waded into the debate on Alex Salmond’s shambolic screw-ups of the past week, labelling them a “defining” moment in the independence debate.
Salmondshambles: Wee Eck’s dark day becomes a bleak week
Alex Salmond’s dark day has become a week from Hell for the Scottish first minister, as the SNP’s independence campaign limps from one disaster to the next.
Salmond’s new separation strategy: Abandon the positive and pray for a Tory revival
Alex Salmond’s new separation strategy is to abandon the positive and pray for a Tory revival, writes shadow Scotland Office minister Willie Bain.
Salmondshambles: “Barefaced liar” Alex Salmond suffers “darkest day” as first minister
Ed Jacobs reports on Alex Salmond’s “darkest day” since coming to power, branded a “barefaced liar” by Scottish Labour after a series of gaffes and falsehoods.
SNP resignations leave Salmond with majority of one
Highland and Islands MSPs John Finnie & Jean Urquhart have announced they have quit the Scottish National Party over Alex Salmond’s decision not to leave NATO.
Salmond poses the questions the ‘No’ campaign have to answer
Ed Jacobs reports on Alex Salmond’s speech to the 2012 SNP Conference this weekend.
Another Salmond fail: The SNP’s tax and spend figures don’t add up
Alex Salmond’s tax and spend figures for an independent Scotland simply do not add up, writes Ed Jacobs.