Act of Union

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 8 May 2007.

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Photo of Douglas Alexander Douglas Alexander The Secretary of State for Transport, The Secretary of State for Scotland 2:30, 8 May 2007

It is significant if the Scottish National party now accepts that the choice that the Scottish people made was overwhelmingly to reject separation, because there is nothing more negative in politics than seeking to blame Westminster or the English for Scotland's challenges. In that sense, I sincerely hope that the hon. Gentleman is right in saying that we can all move on from a politics defined by difference; but that remains the policy of the Scottish National party—the ball is squarely in its court.