It seems that Alex Salmond has expressed a degree of support for Thatcher's economic policies. If he is positioning the SNP as a more authentically social-democratic alternative to Labour, then that seems a strange thing to say. It could also backfire, since one of the SNP leaflets in Glasgow East showed the photo of Brown with Thatcher - implying that they were anti-Thatcherite whereas Labour was...
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MyPoliticalBlog on 24th Aug 2008 (via vinospoliticalblog.blogspot.com)
Could the Thatcher stunt come to haunt Labour? An alert PB reader has reminded me that last September after Gordon Brown had his historic tea with Baroness Thatcher at Number 10 the SNP said they would use the pictures on their general election leaflets. Well now in the countdown to Glasgow East is Alex Salmond's
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politicalbetting on 15th Jul 2008 (via politicalbetting.com)
SNP leader Alex Salmond says his party has a strong chance of winning Glasgow North East but has stopped short predicting victory.
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Scotsman on 14th Oct 2009 (via news.scotsman.com)
First minister Alex Salmond insists the SNP will win the Glasgow East by election, despite a poll putting Labour in the lead.
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BBCPolitics on 19th Jul 2008 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
LABOUR accused the SNP leader Alex Salmond of misleading voters over police numbers.
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Scotsman on 20th Jul 2008 (via news.scotsman.com)
FIRST Minister Alex Salmond was under fire today after it was revealed he twice used his government limo to get to the SNP's campaign headquarters in the Glasgow East by-e
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Scotsman on 12th Sep 2008 (via news.scotsman.com)
SNP overturned a 13,500 majority and nearly 60 years of Labour control by just 365 votes
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Guardian on 25th Jul 2008 (via guardian.co.uk)
The row in Scotland over the Alex Salmond interview with Total Politics and his views on Thatcherism is even more interesting when you consider that in 1976 the SNP made covert approaches to Margaret Thatcher over the Labour government's devolution bill. I've just been reading a page in the Margaret Thatcher Archives, which reveals all... Devolution occupied huge quantities of parliament...
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IainDale on 25th Aug 2008 (via iaindale.blogspot.com)
- The SNP in Alex Salmond think that Scots “didn’t mind” Thatcher’s economics. - The SNP Government has frozen council tax, cut services and slashed business rates. - The SNP appointed the Thatcherite ex RBS Chair George Mathewson. - The SNP relied on the votes of the Tories to pass their budget. - Alex Salmond appoints the Daily Mail’s Political Editor as his Special...
The Daily Record have the story. Basically the SNP councillor Jahangir Hanif (above right with Alex Salmond) has stated that he will bring the SNP Deputy Nicola Sturgeon to see Glasgow slummage ... and he's one of the landlords.UPDATE: Glasgow East End Labour Blog HERE.LoL site feed
I see Alex Salmond’s remarks regarding Thatcher have got Labour frothing at the mouth and saw Malcolm Chisholm punt the following statement yesterday: “Alex Salmond should hang his head in shame. “Labour has always accused the SNP of being ‘tartan Tories’, but we never expected Alex Salmond to give an interview confirming it. “Most Scots will find his comments d...
