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Directorates of the Scottish Government

http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/iain-macwhirter/labour-s-going-salmond-pink-1.1091459

Dynamics of Security Relationships: Scottish Independence, the British Military Establishment and NATO

http://www.spectrezine.org/europe/Foster.htm

http://www.snp.org/news/europe

http://www.newsnetscotland.com/speakers-corner/1860-scots-election.html

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/united-kingdom/110317/scotland-renewable-energy-wave-tidal-power

http://joanmcalpine.typepad.com/joan_mcalpine/2009/11/the-scotsman-report-details-today-of-a-new-pamphlet-by-former-snp-deputy-leader-jim-sillars-which-says-the-party-should-ditch.html http://www.snptacticalvoting.com/2009/11/jim-sillars-trident-nato.html

http://www.snptacticalvoting.com/2009/11/jim-sillars-trident-nato.html

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/81007-minister-warns-of-credit-crunch-racism/ aileeneu.blogspot.com http://www.heraldscotland.com/labour-writes-to-opponent-asking-for-support-1.847263 http://www.iss.europa.eu/nc/actualites/analysisbooks/select_category/19/article/the-un-the-eu-nato-and-other-regional-actors-partners-in-peace/?tx_ttnews[pS]=1009839600&tx_ttnews[pL]=31535999&tx_ttnews[arc]=1&cHash=b5dd1cb429

John Michie-Niall Ferguson - Douglas Murray (author)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2282004.stm http://ourscotland.myfreeforum.org/viewtopic.php?t=5585&amp;start=0 http://ourscotland.myfreeforum.org/archive/curran-asks-for-snp-support__o_t__t_5585.html http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/holyroodelections/Labour-defectors-blueprint-helped-SNP.3283011.jp

http://news.scotsman.com/scottishnationalparty/Ian-Swanson-SNP-choosing-the.6731580.jp

http://www.heraldscotland.com/first-holyrood-next-stop-the-un-1.827818

http://www2.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2011/03/19/could-the-salmond-factor-give-the-snp-the-edge/

talking%20independence.doc http://www.snp.org/node/8238 http://www.snp.org/node/240 http://www.snp.org/taxonomy/term/56/all



[http://www.snp.org/node/15674 http://www.snp.org/node/258 http://www.snp.org/node/6599 http://www.snp.org/node/8199

Scots Tory

http://www.sundayjournal.ie/7167/Michael-Fry-Don39t-expect-Ulster.6372133.jp

http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2006/12/scotlandalone/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14551451@N00/65220985

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11519459

http://lallandspeatworrier.blogspot.com/2010/08/snp-gender-voting-gap.html

http://www.heraldscotland.com/eamonn-gallagher-1.911152

http://news.scotsman.com/letters/Scottish-Parliament-is-doing-a.2739370.jp

http://www.niallferguson.com/site/FERG/Templates/ArticleItem.aspx?pageid=178 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/niall-ferguson-what-would-the-left-wing-do-without-me-2016350.html http://news.scotsman.com/letters/Letter-Real-benefits.6732639.jp http://www.snp.org/node/13617 http://www.snp.org/node/13617 http://www.economist.com/node/12432424/comments?page=1

http://www.siol-nan-gaidheal.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&p=158418 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/steve-richards/steve-richards-watch-scotland-the-surge-of-nationalism-could-transform-politics-south-of-the-border-425151.html http://ourscotland.myfreeforum.org/sutra34255.php http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0107/nferguson.php3

Unionist academic throws weight behind independence

P1
http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/holyroodelections/Labour-defectors-blueprint-helped-SNP.3283011.jp http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2282004.stm http://www.alba.org.uk/nextge/linlithgow.html http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/labour-s-computer-expert-defects-to-snp-nationalists-latest-capture-to-be-paraded-before-delegates-at-the-party-conference-today-1.138149 www.scottishaffairs.org/backiss/pdfs/sa60/Sa60_Jones.pdf http://business.scotsman.com/business/Guthrie-unveils-internet-spreadsheet.6665253.jp computerisationofadministrativelegislation.com/ - Cached http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/govan-snp-s-top-target-1.334225 www.catey.org/documents/ANT4930/2009/readings/SOTN08_ch_02_Scotland.pdf www.catey.org/documents/ANT4930/2009/readings/SOTN08_ch_02_Scotland.pdf computerisationofadministrativelegislation.com/short_comp_admin_legislation.pdf http://living.scotsman.com/snpconference2002/Labour-plays-down-latest-nationalist.2364595.jp

P2
http://www.gerryhassan.com/?p=687?iframe=true&width=100%&height=100%

http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scottishnationalparty/So-now-even-political-advisers.3290561.jp http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=3290561

http://news.scotsman.com/books/Alex-Salmond-Biography-the-rise.6575762.jp http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Onenil-up-in-the-final.3282839.jp http://news.scotsman.com/topstories/Alex-Salmond--taking-the.6573485.jp?articlepage=5

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1239652/Of-bad-suits-birthdays-bravado.html http://www.holyrood.com/index.php?option=com_holyrood&func=magazine&id=250 http://www.gerryhassan.com/?p=687?iframe=true&width=100%&height=100%

http://www.workersliberty.org/node/9274 http://news.scotsman.com/scottishexecutive/Salmonds-economic-elite-target-red.3329433.jp

http://www.heraldscotland.com/salmond-keeps-faith-with-special-advisers-1.842387

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government_in_England

https://litigation-essentials.lexisnexis.com/webcd/app?action=DocumentDisplay&crawlid=1&doctype=cite&docid=25+Fletcher+F.+World+Aff.+89&srctype=smi&srcid=3B15&key=dfe2eca4dd2c446d541309594e3a1209 ARTICLE: The Case for Scottish Independence http://www.heraldscotland.com/the-snp-mean-business-1.834502

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/pqa/wa-10/wa0924.htm

Gil Paterson (West of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide the names of the special advisers currently in post; what their responsibilities are; what their pay bands are for 2010-11; how many special advisers are in each pay band, and what the total salary cost of employing special advisers was in 2009-10.

(S3W-36528)

John Swinney: There are currently 10 special advisers including one part-time. The Special Advisers and their specific responsibilities are as follows: Name 	Specific Responsibilities Kevin Pringle Senior Special Adviser 	Strategic co-ordination across all portfolios, political spokesperson and senior adviser on communications issues. Noel Dolan Senior Special Adviser 	Senior policy adviser to the Deputy First Minister on Health, Wellbeing, and Housing policy. Alex Bell Senior Special Adviser 	Senior adviser on policy matters, First Minister’s Questions, constitutional issues and renewable energy issues. Geoff Aberdein Special Adviser 	Liaison with FM’s Private office; adviser on FM diary issues. Lead on sports issues and 2014 Commonwealth Games including legacy. Jennifer Erickson Special Adviser 	Support on Policy for Economic Issues (Part time) Stephen Gethins Special Adviser 	Support on policy for Finance & Sustainable Growth, Europe and External Relations, Environment & Rural Affairs, Energy and Climate Change. Colin McAllister Special Adviser 	Policy support for Education and Culture issues. John McFarlane Special Adviser 	Policy Adviser on justice issues, Parliamentary liaison working with Minister for Parliamentary Business and the Parliamentary Liaison Officers Will McLeish Special Adviser 	Political spokesperson, advice on communications issues and liaison with broadcasters. Stuart Nicolson Special Adviser 	Political spokesperson, advice on communications issues.

The number of salaried special advisers in each pay band from 1 April 2010 is: Pay Band 	Pay Range 	Number of salaried Special Advisers 1 	£39,445 – £52,904 	5 2 	£51,041 - £67,709 	2 3 	£65,017 - £83,963 	3 3 (premium) 	£83,549 - 100,942 	0 4 	£86,965 - 104,462 	0

The total salary cost for the 10 salaried special advisers in post in 2009-2010 including ERNIC and employer pension contributions was £701,627. By comparison the cost of the 12 Special Advisers employed by the previous administration in 2006-07 was £854,376.

http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/comment/Duncan-Hamilton-SNP-could-get.6090924.jp http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scottishnationalparty/So-now-even-political-advisers.3290561.jp

Scottish Policing Board