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Dave Doogan: “That’s the world that we will actually enter after independence. It will be about constructive and mature discussion…”

On the recordOctober 19, 2026
That’s the world that we will actually enter after independence. It will be about constructive and mature discussion about here’s where we were, here’s where we are, where do we want to get to, and how do we do that in the best interests of an independent Scotland and the rest of the UK.
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Dave Doogan
Scottish National Party

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On the future relationship between Scotland and the UK after independence.

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