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Independence Referendum announced – what Lib Dems should do next

This week Alex Salmond signalled his intention to give Scots the chance to vote on independence in Autumn 2014. This shouldn’t surprise anyone. What it means in practice is that we will have to wait almost three years which is positive in the sense that it allows more than sufficient time for a reasonable debate, [...]

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“Scotland’s nature is to be Liberal” – Tim Farron

“Scotland’s nature is to be Liberal” – Tim Farron

by Tim Farron, President of the Liberal Democrats Scotland punches massively above its weight in the UK.  It has often been punished for having the audacity to be progressive by UK governments that are not – especially in the 80s and 90s – but it has also suffered at the hands of governments that have [...]

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