Scotsman editor hits back at Alex Salmond over 'ill-informed attack' Read moreThe ex-first minister of Scotland told a conference of the Scottish Independence Convention that the timing had “never looked better” for the cause. “I’ve been active in politics for 30 years – elected politics – and I’ve never seen the British state in a state of more disorientation and chaos. Such a position would offer an “island of certainty in a sea of confusion and that would be of enormous value in winning the next independence referendum”. “The independence white paper perhaps strayed too much into the form of a party manifesto as opposed to a national platform. I’m talking about the national leadership of a national campaign like this.

Source: The Guardian November 04, 2017 19:22 UTC