SNP to push independence at poll

Aug 28 2010

Independence for Scotland is set to be a "major issue" in the SNP's forthcoming bid for a second term in office, the First Minister has said.

Alex Salmond said he will build his party's Holyrood election strategy around the independence issue.

He told the Sunday Express the SNP would combine independence with the economy and stress that an independent Scotland could deal with the economic crisis without swingeing budget cuts.