All 2 results for merger speaker:Ian Blackford

Winnie Ewing ( 4 Jul 2023)

Ian Blackford: ...task of completing that journey to independence, but at a time like this it is right that we pay tribute to those who have gone before. The Scottish National party was formed in 1934 through the merger of two political parties, the National Party of Scotland, formed in 1928, and the Scottish (Self-Government) party. My goodness, to think of some of the people who had the courage to give...

Global Britain (16 Jun 2020)

Ian Blackford: .... They warned that merging DFID would be “turning our backs on the world’s poorest people”. Only last week, an interim report from the International Development Committee said that the merger would erode accountability and shift funds from poverty reduction. Let us start with the most basic question first—and let us not have the usual bluster, Prime Minister: answer the question...


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