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SALMOND’S SILENCE ON RBS BONUS IS DEAFENING – JAMIESON


SALMOND’S SILENCE ON RBS BONUS IS DEAFENING – JAMIESON

Scottish Labour has today called on the First Minister to break his silence on the £963,000 bonus awarded to Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester. Labour Shadow Treasury Minister, Cathy Jamieson MP, said: “Alex Salmond’s silence on Stephen Hester’s vast bonus is deafening. “The longer he keeps quiet the more people will think he, just like David Cameron, is desperately out of touch with hardworking Scottish families that are feeling the squeeze. "Let’s not forget that Alex Salmond – a former RBS employee – backed the deal that broke the bank, has criticised ‘gold-plated’ regulation and actually pledged a...

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SALMOND’S VERSION OF INDEPENDENCE IS TAKING RISKS WITH PEOPLE’S FINANCES


SALMOND’S VERSION OF INDEPENDENCE IS TAKING RISKS WITH PEOPLE’S FINANCES

The Scottish Labour leader today accused the First Minister of taking ‘unnecessary risks’ with people’s finances by insisting the Bank of England will be the lender of last resort in an independent Scotland. Johann Lamont, Scottish Labour Leader, said: “The First Minister told us all this week he is an avowed Anglophile but this is taking it too far. “John Swinney has already admitted that his plans will mean him going to the Bank of England, to ask permission on how much he can borrow, what his fiscal policies will be and how much he can spend. That does not...

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