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Scotland and the Union

I wish to correct the hon. Gentleman. That was the story reported by the press, but the full statement was nothing like that. In fact, the Prime Minister praised Mr. Mathewson for all that he did in business but said that his decision to support the SNP was egocentric and, in fact, out of character. The full statement was not about him as a person or his business ideals. Like many people, I believe that people are being self-indulgent and gambling with Scotland’s future by thinking that the SNP could lead the country better than the Labour-Liberal coalition has led it.