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Alex Salmond says Scotland can afford independence

SNP's Nicola Sturgeon previews the Scottish referendum date announcement

Following the interview the date was announced as September 18th 2014.

First video of the 'Keep Scotland in the UK' campaign

Go to The Better Together website.

Actors, Greens, Socialists and lottery winners join Alex Salmond to launch Scottish independence campaign

Alex Salmond: "We did incredibly well in 2007, amazingly it looks like we'll do even better in 2012"

Alex Salmond: "Meetings I had with News International were about jobs and investment in Scotland"

The SNP's Nicola Sturgeon attacks The Economist's "unacceptable" Skintland cover

Here's the cover (click to enlarge) and background story that's caused the controversy:

Home rule will always be better than Tory rule, says Alex Salmond

Alex Salmond reports on SNP plans to hold independence referendum

Now comes the spoof Downfall video sending up Tom Harris's spoof Downfall video

The spoof Downfall video that got Tom Harris fired as Labour's social media tsar

Alex Salmond makes the case for full independence to the SNP conference

Mr Salmond was later interviewed by Channel 4:

Salmond: "I will be laying down markers for what this mandate means."

Salmond: "We will take forward powers for our Parliament"

Annabel Goldie invites voters to judge her and the Scottish Tories on their record of helping deliver for Scotland at Holyrood

Leaders on Scottish election trail

Annabel Goldie fronts the first broadcast of the Conservative campaign for the Scottish Parliament election

Scottish government finds money to abolish prescription charges

Alex Salmond talks to Channel 4 News after launching the SNP's General Election campaign

Mr Salmond hopes that the SNP might hold the balance of power in a hung parliament if he achieves his target of 20 Nationalist MPs being elected.

Alex Salmond says exclusion of SNP from election debates would be "outrageous"

The Scottish First Minister's interview begins 2 minutes 30 seconds into the YouTube below. The SNP are threatening to take legal action to stop the current proposal that excludes them.

Alex Salmond makes the case for an independent Scotland

Alex Samond talks to the BBC's Political Editor on the eve of the publication of the SNP government's White Paper on Scottish independence

Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill tells the Scottish Parliament why he released the Lockerbie bomber

Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill visits Lockerbie bomber in prison

Alex Salmond enjoys Wendy Alexander's u-turn on an independence referendum