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Positive-case-for-the-Union update #5

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

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"Does the Prime Minister agree with me that we must make the case for the Union – not simply against separatism, but the positive case about the shared benefits to us all of Scotland's part in the United Kingdom?"
(Ed Miliband, leader of the Labour Party, January 2012)

"I'm happy to say that this is an area where the Right Honourable gentleman and I are going to be in 100% agreement."
(David Cameron, Prime Minister, January 2012)

So it seems we can look forward to imminently hearing that "positive case", which sadly neither of these illustrious figures had time to actually outline at Prime Minister's Questions today. Any minute now, we're sure.

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  1. TYRAN says:
    11 January, 2012 at 4:03 pm

    Postive case for the Unon –
    Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are!

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