Ex-SNP minister calls for new independence approach as he brands government proposals 'crap'
dailyrecord.co.ukA former SNP minister has branded the Scottish Government’s independence proposals “crap” as he called for a new approach for obtaining a referendum.
Alex Neil, who served as a Cabinet minister under Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond, has also demanded clarity over the First Minister’s plan to use the next General Election as a de facto referendum.
The MSP from 1998 to 2021 spoke to the Daily Record after the Supreme Court ruled last week that Holyrood cannot legislate for another vote without consent from Westminster.
The SNP /Green government has produced three papers this year in its Building a New Scotland campaign. The aim is to answer some of the questions people had during the last referendum in 2014 around currency, borders and the economy.
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