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Briton Of The Year

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

…according to today’s edition of The Times, is Alex Salmond. If you were wondering:

“We are fully aware of the irony of awarding this title to someone who does not believe in the idea of Britain itself.”

You can read the full story below.

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  1. 22bstar says:

    hi, do you have the profile article on Alex Salmond?

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  2. Erchie says:

    Pretty sure Alex Salmond holds Britain to be an indisputable fact, barring tectonic shift or Arthur's Seat doing something interesting
    Unless you can only be a Briton is you accept the rule of the Anglo-Norman Westminster, now THAT'S ironic

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  3. TYRAN says:

    "How Scotland got brave about independence" is in today's Times. Not that I can see it. 

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