Summary
THE SNP may, as of yet, have failed to persuade Scots to wave farewell to the flag of St George, but last week they did at least manage to convince the Dragons. The arena was the Scottish Parliament, where MSPs from the main political parties were putting their necks on the line. Aping the popular TV show Dragons' Den, the five politicians stepped forward one at a time in front of four leading entrepreneurs to give their pitch on how to make Scotland rich.
This could have been easy pickings for the Conservatives, the traditional friend of business. Or maybe Labour, in its Newer form, would triumph. It was, however, the SNP that won it - and by a distance. All four Dragons decided that the party's plan to lower taxes and invest the country's oil reserves would be best for business.See the full content of this document
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Salmond's Big Leap
The Nationalists' enterprise spokesman Jim Mather - who has long led the party's 'prawn cocktail offensive' on big business - was cock-a-hoop. "It simply proves that when people engage with the arguments and evaluate all the options that Scotland has, most of them opt for the SNP strategy," he declared happily. As it approaches next year's devolved elections the SNP, like Mather, is in ebullient mood.
Little wonder. A new poll by Scottish Opinion, published today by Scotland on Sunday, has the SNP with a clear lead over Labour, just eight months before Scots ...See the full content of this document
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