SNP News

Keeping up the SNP assault on the phoney pre-election debate between London Labour and the Tory politicians, SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson published a 10-point list highlighting how the Tories actions and statements differ little from Labour's.

SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson published a 10-point list highlighting how Labour's policies in government over the past 10 years have been almost identical to the Tories.

Commenting on reports that the biggest nationalised banks in the UK could be preparing to pay billions in bonuses, SNP MSP Rob Gibson said it was an embarrassment for Labour politicians as it exposed how phoney their election slogan was.

SNP representatives from across Strathclyde have written to the Scottish Transport Minister, Stewart Stevenson, seeking his support for the top two positions of SPT to be wrested from the control of the Labour party.

Commenting on the announcement that Labour MP Tommy McAvoy is to stand down at the General Election, Central Scotland SNP MSP Christina McKelvie said he was abandoning his leader as Labour limp towards the Election.

First Minister and SNP leader Alex Salmond has described the pre-election debate between both Labour and the Tories as a "phoney war between politicians with the same depressing economic prospectus".

Commenting on the launch of Labour's election slogans SNP Campaign Co-ordinator Stewart Hosie MP said there was nothing fair about the £814 million cuts Labour plans for Scotland.

Ian Scarr-Hall, life president of international property company GSH and a supporter of the buy out of the North Harris estate – at its time Scotland’s largest community land buy out – has today endorsed independence for Scotland as the best way for Scotland to flourish.

Independence is the only way forward for Scotland said Mikey Hughes, runner up of Big Brother 2008 as he confirmed he had joined the Scottish National Party.

The real fight in the 2010 election is for Scotland said SNP MP and Westminster Campaign Co-ordinator Stewart Hosie as Labour and the Tories continued to ignore Scottish issues in their phoney war.