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Kenny MacAskill accuses Nicola Sturgeon of failing to prepare the case for new independence campaign

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Nicola Sturgeon’s groundwork for a new independence campaign - days after she announced her latest move.In a sign of discontent within the party over the Alex Salmond affair, Kenny MacAskill described preparations for an Indyref2 campaign as "moribund".The former Justice Secretary, who is now the MP for East Lothian, said the lack of preparation was "not just negligent but criminal".The criticisms came in the same week as Sturgeon announced she would publish a draft Referendum Bill before next year's Holyrood election setting out her timetable and question for a referendum.But in a scathing online article, Salmond ally MacAskill said the leadership appeared happy with the "self-satisfied parroting of opinion poll results".He said: "As the.

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