That Scotland Office Memo. Who leaked it? And was it actually wrong?

So, interesting times. Some people clearly take the view that the Secretary of State at the Scottish Office is up to something. But the truth may be more interesting than that: A SCOTLAND Office civil servant was behind the leaked memo that claimed Nicola Sturgeon wants David Cameron to remain as Prime Minister. Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael has fingered an official in his own department for releasing the note. But the Lib Dem refused to name the individual now at …

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The Scotland Office with some object lessons on how not to do genuine consultations…

The Scottish Referendum consultation – out of practice or out of place? (mp3) Slightly caustic overview of a consultation (rather hastily, it seems) launched from the Scotland Office, from the Consultation Institute… Amongst the hardest hitting criticisms from Rhion Jones are the lack of open questioning, the use of false binaries, and falls short of the UK Government’s own (of which the Scotland Office is an integral part) 12 week recommended period for Consultation (erm, it was one week on …

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