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The end of the former SNP leader’s trial is not the end of the storyIN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, the verdict would have been the Scottish political event of the year. On March 23rd Alex Salmond, Scotland’s former first minister, was found not guilty of 12 charges of sexual assault. The jury…

Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has been acquitted of all charges in his sexual assault trial.Salmond was facing a combined 13 charges of sexual assault and attempted rape against nine different women.Read more: Alex Salmond faces second day of sexual assault trialThe jury at the Scottish High Court in…

Would-be tourists are being urged to keep away from beaches and other holiday destinations in the UK to limit the spread of coronavirus. It came as reports suggested that ministers’ pleas for Britons to avoid non-essential travel and practise social distancing were being widely ignored, with people heading outdoors to enjoy…

By The Associated PressFri., March 20, 2020timer2 min. readLONDON - Jurors at the High Court in Edinburgh were sent home for the weekend after briefly commencing their deliberations Friday in the trial for alleged sex crimes of Scotland’s former first minister, Alex Salmond.After Salmond’s defence lawyer wrapped up by saying…

Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland, has denounced some of the sexual charges against him as “deliberate fabrications for a political purpose.”March 17, 2020, 5:18 PM2 min readLONDON -- Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond denounced some of the sex-crimes charges against him as “deliberate fabrications for a…

Source: PA Images I know that some of this is coming as a real shock and it is going involve big changes in the way we live our lives. I know that I am asking people to make enormous sacrifices. We’re doing it for each other. Together, we can slow…

Splits between fundamentalists and gradualists are growing widerJUST A FEW years ago, in 2014, he came within a whisker of realising his dream of leading Scotland out of the United Kingdom. The former leader of the Scottish National Party, Alex Salmond, transformed the politics of his homeland, dragging the SNP…

LAST MONTH Ronnie Cowan, a Westminster MP from the Scottish National Party, wrote to Britain’s Department for Work and Pensions on behalf of some incensed pensioners in his constituency. Pensioners are often incensed, but these complaints were not about inflation-indexing or retirement ages; they were linguistic. The irate retirees did…

LAST MONTH Ronnie Cowan, a Westminster MP from the Scottish National Party, wrote to Britain’s Department for Work and Pensions on behalf of some incensed pensioners in his constituency. Pensioners are often incensed, but these complaints were not about inflation-indexing or retirement ages; they were linguistic. The irate retirees did…

Splits between fundamentalists and gradualists are growing widerJUST A FEW years ago, in 2014, he came within a whisker of realising his dream of leading Scotland out of the United Kingdom. The former leader of the Scottish National Party, Alex Salmond, transformed the politics of his homeland, dragging the SNP…