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| Salmond says independence vote 'not about SNP' | Salmond says independence vote 'not about SNP' |
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| A vote for independence is not a vote for the SNP but for Scotland's future, First Minister Alex Salmond will say. | A vote for independence is not a vote for the SNP but for Scotland's future, First Minister Alex Salmond will say. |
| He is due to tell the SNP conference a first independent Scottish government could well be run by Labour, or a coalition. | |
| But he will say a Yes vote means Scotland will never be overseen by a Tory government it did not vote for. | But he will say a Yes vote means Scotland will never be overseen by a Tory government it did not vote for. |
| His comments come ahead of the 18 September vote on Scotland's future. | His comments come ahead of the 18 September vote on Scotland's future. |
| The poll will see voters asked the yes/no question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" | The poll will see voters asked the yes/no question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" |
| Mr Salmond will also tell delegates in Aberdeen that negotiations on Scotland's independence settlement would begin within days of a Yes vote, spearheaded by an "all party" group. | Mr Salmond will also tell delegates in Aberdeen that negotiations on Scotland's independence settlement would begin within days of a Yes vote, spearheaded by an "all party" group. |
| 'Momentum' | 'Momentum' |
| Polls currently indicate support for the Union, but the Scottish government says momentum is moving towards its position. | Polls currently indicate support for the Union, but the Scottish government says momentum is moving towards its position. |
| Mr Salmond will say: "This referendum is not about this party or this first minister or even the wider Yes campaign. | Mr Salmond will say: "This referendum is not about this party or this first minister or even the wider Yes campaign. |
| "It's about putting Scotland's future in Scotland's hands." | "It's about putting Scotland's future in Scotland's hands." |
| The SNP leader will tell the conference: "Our party is hugely popular and we are currently five, 10 and 15 points ahead in polls for Westminster, Europe and Holyrood respectively. | The SNP leader will tell the conference: "Our party is hugely popular and we are currently five, 10 and 15 points ahead in polls for Westminster, Europe and Holyrood respectively. |
| "But a Yes vote in September is not a vote for me, or for an SNP government in 2016. | "But a Yes vote in September is not a vote for me, or for an SNP government in 2016. |
| "It's a vote for a government in Scotland that the people of Scotland choose, pursuing policies the people of Scotland support." | "It's a vote for a government in Scotland that the people of Scotland choose, pursuing policies the people of Scotland support." |
| Mr Salmond will say an independent Scotland would have responsibility in areas currently overseen by the Westminster government, like tax, the economy, social security and North Sea oil and gas. | Mr Salmond will say an independent Scotland would have responsibility in areas currently overseen by the Westminster government, like tax, the economy, social security and North Sea oil and gas. |
| 'Team Scotland' | 'Team Scotland' |
| In an attack on the Conservatives, he will say of a future independent Scottish government: "That may be the SNP. It may be Labour. It may be a coalition. | In an attack on the Conservatives, he will say of a future independent Scottish government: "That may be the SNP. It may be Labour. It may be a coalition. |
| "I tell you what it won't be - it won't be a government led by a party with just a single MP in Scotland. | "I tell you what it won't be - it won't be a government led by a party with just a single MP in Scotland. |
| "A government dismantling our welfare state. Determined to privatise public services." | "A government dismantling our welfare state. Determined to privatise public services." |
| Mr Salmond will add: "In an independent Scotland, we can give this guarantee: the era of unelected Tory governments handing out punishment to the poor and the disabled will be gone and gone for good." | Mr Salmond will add: "In an independent Scotland, we can give this guarantee: the era of unelected Tory governments handing out punishment to the poor and the disabled will be gone and gone for good." |
| In the event of a Yes vote, the first minister will tell the conference, talks with Westminster on the transition to independence would begin before the end of the month. | In the event of a Yes vote, the first minister will tell the conference, talks with Westminster on the transition to independence would begin before the end of the month. |
| The "team Scotland" negotiating group would include non-SNP members and expertise from across the political spectrum, from both inside and outwith Scotland. | The "team Scotland" negotiating group would include non-SNP members and expertise from across the political spectrum, from both inside and outwith Scotland. |
| "The campaign rhetoric will be over," Mr Salmond will say, adding: "the real work will begin. | "The campaign rhetoric will be over," Mr Salmond will say, adding: "the real work will begin. |
| "And on march 24th, 2016, Scotland will become an independent country and join the international family of nations." | "And on march 24th, 2016, Scotland will become an independent country and join the international family of nations." |