The Alba Party’s manifesto is the only one “taking Scottish independence seriously”, Alex Salmond has said.
At the launch of his party’s proposals, the former first minister took a swipe at the SNP and the Scottish Greens – the latter of whom he has previously accused of being “as weak as dishwater” on independence.
During a five-minute manifesto launch speech which was mostly about independence, and after which he did not take questions, Mr Salmond said Alba has a “proper plan” for Scotland to leave the union.
He said: “Without doubt, it’s the one manifesto which is taking Scottish independence seriously, with urgency, with a proper plan on how to deliver independence for Scotland through a referendum or another agreed democratic test.
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2:54 PM April 21, 2021
ALBA Party leader Alex Salmond at the Peoples Palace, Glasgow, to mark the start of the Glasgow campaign for the Scottish Parliamentary election.
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The Alba Party’s manifesto is the only one “taking Scottish independence seriously”, Alex Salmond has said.
At the launch of his party’s proposals, the former first minister took a swipe at the SNP and the Scottish Greens – the latter of whom he has previously accused of being “as weak as dishwater” on independence.
During a five-minute manifesto launch speech which was mostly about independence, and after which he did not take questions, Salmond said Alba has a “proper plan” for Scotland to leave the union.
The Alba Party’s manifesto is the only one “taking Scottish independence seriously”, Alex Salmond has said.
At the launch of his party’s proposals, the former first minister took a swipe at the SNP and the Scottish Greens – the latter of whom he has previously accused of being “as weak as dishwater” on independence.
During a five-minute manifesto launch speech which was mostly about independence, and after which he did not take questions, Mr Salmond said Alba has a “proper plan” for Scotland to leave the union.
He said: “Without doubt, it’s the one manifesto which is taking Scottish independence seriously, with urgency, with a proper plan on how to deliver independence for Scotland through a referendum or another agreed democratic test.
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