Summary
THE first time I met Alex Salmond, he made quite an impression on me. It wasn't a matter of shining political gifts, outstanding ability, or that charismatic ' Xfactor' which so enchants the modern multitude.
It was a case of plain kindliness. It was the 1987 General Election and we were a little group of young volunteers at the SNP headquarters in Edinburgh.See the full content of this document
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Salmond's Chance to Be the Big Fish
That day, we were stuffing envelopes.
Many famous SNP figures strutted in and out, but Alex Salmond was the only one who actually sat down, talked to us, listened to us and stuffed not a few envelopes himself.It was all the more impressive because, then a mere candidate, he was fighting f...See the full content of this document
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