March 24, 2006
THERE IS NO BRITAIN:
Is this the end of Lab-Lib Dem pact? (HAMISH MACDONELL, 3/24/06, The Scotsman)
NICOL Stephen, the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, paved the way for an end to Lab-Lib Dem rule in Scotland last night when he insisted he would not compromise on either his anti- nuclear approach or his commitment to scrapping the council tax.Mr Stephen told The Scotsman the Liberal Democrats would go into next year's Holyrood elections with demands for a local income tax and a ban on all new nuclear power stations at the heart of their manifesto.
But with Labour taking a different view in both areas, there is now so much to divide the parties that it will be difficult for them to find sufficient common ground to form a third coalition.
Just take back full sovereignty of the nation. Posted by Orrin Judd at March 24, 2006 7:55 AM
I fail to see how some spat among coalition partners has anything to do with Scottish independence. The spat has nothing to do with nationalist issues, but local electoral ones by parties seeking to boost their vote.
Posted by: Chris Durnell at March 24, 2006 1:02 PMAn independent Scotland wouldn't have a nuclear issue.
Posted by: oj at March 24, 2006 1:07 PM