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porthia1947 Posted: 02.05.2008, 16:27



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QuoteBrian Taylor blog (BBC News Scotland 2nd May 2008)

They frequently have an intriguing take on authentic politics - the real stuff that affects real people, as distinct from the partisan piffle that mostly masquerades as political discourse.

Over the past year, I have been struck by the extent of goodwill in the Scottish business community towards the SNP administration.

Partly, that's the result of assiduous lobbying, most notably by Jim Mather, over a prolonged period, starting years before the SNP took power at Holyrood.

Partly, it's the background of senior Ministers. Alex Salmond was an economist for the Royal Bank; John Swinney had a career in finance; Jim Mather and Stewart Stevenson both have business backgrounds. They talk the talk.

That talk includes a pro-business emphasis - stressing the objective of economic growth, cutting business rates, especially for small firms, scrapping bridge tolls.

However, an alternative analysis was offered to me recently in a chat with a fairly senior business person.

She reckoned that Scots business folk warmed to Mr Salmond because they liked the sense of confidence he exudes.

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Where are the Alex Salmonds and John Swinneys in the Cornish political movement? Is it because such people are not attracted the Cornish political movement (i.e. will it have to start getting significant electoral support before they jump on board?) or are all the Cornish economists and businessmen/women that might be attracted to the idea of Cornwall having more control over its own affairs, including control over more of the money it gets from central government and where it spends it, all working outside of Cornwall?
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