Can Salmond out-trump Trump?

The SNP leader is suggesting he may go for a multi-option referendum, offering ‘fiscal autonomy’ as an alternative to independence, writes Brian Groom

A few months ago Donald Trump declared that he would take all possible action to prevent the Scottish government developing wind farms within sight of his £750 million golf resort in Aberdeenshire. He promised to spend as much as £10 million in fighting the plans, which he claims will prove “financial suicide” as it will destroy Scottish tourism.

The British Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad created by Donald Trump's Scottish golf course criticizing wind farms. Trump built a high-end links in Balmedie, Scotland, and fears that the arrival of wind turbines nearby will spoil the view.

The former deputy prime minister’s report may introduce some familiar ideas, such as regional government offices, writes Brian Groom

We were fortunate enough to have some time with Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond where we discussed a broad range of topics from Scotland’s ambitious renewable energy targets and North Sea oil & gas to Scottish independence and Donald Trump.

<p>Donald Trump has once again verbally attacked Scotland; this time over its renewable energy plans to build offshore wind farms. He wrote an angry letter to first minister Alex Salmond about the proposed plans to develop an offshore wind farm near the site of his luxury golf resort in Aberdeenshire, threatening to start an international campaign against the countries wind energy plans.

This doesn't really change anything in my earlier post on Mr. Trump, his anti-China rhetoric or some conservatives' embrace thereof.  But still, dude: