Tag: Alex Salmond

• Wednesday, March 3rd 2021 - 08:18 UTC

  Scottish leaders' quarrel: Conservatives call for the resignation of First Minister Sturgeon

  

  Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, should resign, the main opposition party said on Tuesday amid a dispute involving her predecessor that threatens to damage the independence movement.

• Friday, June 9th 2017 - 08:20 UTC

  SNP still has a majority in Scotland after losing 21 seats; huge Tory upsurge

  

  The Scottish National Party´s, SNP, former leader Alex Salmond has lost his Gordon seat amid a Scottish Conservative surge. The Tories also defeated the SNP's deputy leader Angus Robertson as they won seats across the country. The SNP finished on 35 seats - a majority of the 59 Scottish constituencies but a drop of 21 from the 56 they won in 2015.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2015 - 06:53 UTC

  British bombers take off from Cyprus after parliament vote on Syria

  

  British fighter-bombers took off from an RAF airbase in Cyprus hours after parliament voted in favor of airstrikes against ISIS strongholds in Syria. The Ministry of Defense would not go into details but said the vote late Wednesday could mean “surveillance or operational missions over Syria.”Lawmakers voted 397 in favor of action and 223 against, following a 10-hour debate

• Thursday, October 1st 2015 - 08:31 UTC

  A homage, ‘Keep calm and carry on’

  

  By Alex Salmond (*) - I do not know if Artur Mas, the president of Catalonia, deliberately chose the eclipse of the super-moon as the day on which to hold the most important election in Catalonia’s democratic history.

• Monday, July 27th 2015 - 05:53 UTC

  “Second referendum on Scottish independence inevitable; question is timing”

  

  A second referendum on Scottish independence is inevitable, according to former first minister Alex Salmond. Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr program, he said the question was over the timing which was “in the hands of Nicola Sturgeon”.

• Wednesday, February 18th 2015 - 22:07 UTC

  Scotland declares digital independence: from now on: “gov.scot”

  

  On Tuesday, the Scottish Government shifted its internet presence from 'scotland.gov.uk' to 'gov.scot', redirecting the old domain to its new home. The move has been heralded for years by the Scottish National Party (SNP).

• Monday, September 22nd 2014 - 04:49 UTC

  Salmond claims Scottish voters now realize they were 'tricked' by London politicians

  

  Alex Salmond, the defeated leader of Scotland's nationalists accused Prime Minister David Cameron and other London politicians of tricking Scottish voters out of independence by making a false “vow” about granting them new powers.

• Saturday, September 20th 2014 - 07:05 UTC

  Samond resigns, but is convinced “Scotland can still emerge as the real winner.”

  

  Alex Salmond is to step down as Scottish first minister after voters rejected independence. He will also resign as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), which he has led for a total of 20 years.

• Friday, September 19th 2014 - 05:42 UTC

  BBC predicts 54% to 46% win for the NO vote against independence

  

  Scotland will vote to stay in the United Kingdom after rejecting independence, the BBC has predicted. With 26 out of the country's 32 council areas having declared after Thursday's vote, the “No” side has a 54% of the vote, with the “Yes” campaign on 46%.

• Thursday, September 18th 2014 - 03:08 UTC

  The Scottish referendum

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - If the Scots vote “yes” to independence on Sept. 18, as one opinion poll now suggests they will, three things are likely to happen in the following week.