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Chief News Correspondent for The Nine (@BBCScotNine), reporting from around the globe. Formerly based in Los Angeles covering North America for BBC News.
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James Cook
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Derek Mackay, sometimes tipped as a future SNP leader, quits over inappropriate text messages to a 16-year-old boy saying: “I have behaved foolishly and I am truly sorry. I apologise unreservedly to the individual involved and his family.” pic.twitter.com/2c7IBWhKwm
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James Cook
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2月4日 |
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Thank you.
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Iowa Starting Line
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2月3日 |
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We have the Glasgow, Scotland satellite caucus results
1st Alignment:
Sanders: 9
Warren: 4
Buttigieg: 3
Yang: 2
Klobuchar: 1
Yang and Klobuchar not viable. One Yang person left
2nd Alignment:
Sanders: 9
Warren: 6
Buttigieg: 3 pic.twitter.com/2Dl6cYSmGU
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Zainab
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2月3日 |
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I wrote about @shakira's "zaghrouta" at the Super Bowl, and what it means for Arab representation. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
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James Cook
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2月3日 |
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See my thread.
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James Cook
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2月3日 |
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...in 19/20 I reported on Brexit and indy from Dumfries, Stranraer, Castlebay, Glasgow, Portree, Clydebank, Braemar, Eastwood, Helensburgh, Edinburgh, Kirriemuir, Kirkwall, Coldstream, Leith, Dundee, Huntly, Aberdeen and Kelso. I've surely missed some. It's not a zero sum game.
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James Cook
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2月3日 |
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And, to pre-empt moans about reporting for @BBCScotNine from England... 1. It's interesting in itself. 2. It's relevant to us. 3. Anyway, we are not parochial. I've reported in the past year from Norway, Spain, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, US, Canada to name a few. Plus...
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James Cook
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2月3日 |
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So, the UK has left the European Union. But what do voters who chose this path want from Brexit and Boris Johnson? We went to Redcar in the north east of England to find out. bbc.in/2UiK2om #theNine
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James Cook
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2月3日 |
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“US officials will be wary of closing any meaningful deal with London until the terms of Britain’s trading relationship with the EU are clear, since that will determine how closely, and in what areas, the UK’s regulations will remain aligned with Brussels.” twitter.com/ft/status/1224…
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Ezra Klein
@ezraklein
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2月2日 |
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I have read the polls, analyzed the results, computed the crosstabs, weighted for field organization, and accounted for second-choice switching.
It’s time to announce the verdict:
It’s not clear who’s going to win Iowa.
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James Cook
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2月2日 |
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Hope I’m wrong about the last one though.
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James Cook
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2月2日 |
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2,10,13,17,26,39
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No
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James Cook
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2月2日 |
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That was then and this is now. There is nervousness about it. It’s just a fact. It may or may not be justified. It may or may not make a difference in the end. Take issue with it if you like. But please don’t shoot the messenger because reporting it is reasonable and necessary.
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James Cook
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2月2日 |
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Finally and obviously there’s the democratic deficit. Scotland rejected Brexit by 62% to 38%. But does leaving the EU strengthen or weaken the economic argument for Scottish independence? That may be a key question facing voters in Scotland if #indyref2 ever becomes reality. pic.twitter.com/gk69d9YhXJ
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James Cook
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2月2日 |
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A future debate about Scottish EU membership will also be shaped by, among other things, the eventual design of an Irish Sea border; whether a fishing deal is struck in Scotland’s interests; and whether Boris Johnson replicates EU infrastructure spending in rural Scotland. pic.twitter.com/Ofxj7CZK2g
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James Cook
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2月2日 |
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He also argued that there was a “big difference” between Scotland and Catalonia because secessionist referendums are illegal under Spain’s constitution whereas the 2014 #indyref was agreed by London and Edinburgh. Of course Downing Street currently insists that won’t be repeated.
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James Cook
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2月2日 |
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Mr Van Rompuy said Brexit had softened European attitudes to potential Scottish membership. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…
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James Cook
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2月2日 |
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Furthermore Mr Tusk is not the first Eurocrat to sound sympathetic about the Scottish position. In the autumn another former European Council president Herman Van Rompuy told the BBC that accession was complicated but a Scottish application would be “very seriously” considered.
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James Cook
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2月2日 |
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But what would be different from 2014 in any #indyref2 — and Mr Tusk’s comments underline this — is that the UK would not have a member state’s influence over how Brussels approaches the subject of potential Scottish membership.
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James Cook
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2月2日 |
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Then there’s the worry for some EU members, which Mr Raab raises, that Scottish membership could encourage secessionist movements in countries like Spain, France and Italy. Plus if current rules are applied Scotland would have to pledge to move towards Euro membership.
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James Cook
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2月2日 |
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There are significant obstacles to Scotland joining (or rejoining if you prefer) the EU, not least nervousness in continental capitals about potential exposure to an economy likely to have a significant deficit, untested currency plans and a novice central bank.
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James Cook
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2月2日 |
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The SNP, on the other hand, is delighted. If and when there is another independence referendum, Scottish EU membership will surely be a big part of the debate and these comments are clearly helpful to a future Yes campaign.
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James Cook
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2月2日 |
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The UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called the comments "un-European and rather irresponsible,” claiming they could encourage “separatist tendencies" in the EU.
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James Cook
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2月2日 |
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“Everyone will be enthusiastic here in Brussels and, more generally, in Europe” about an independent Scotland joining the EU, former European Council president Donald Tusk tells the BBC. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…
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Chris Musson
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1月31日 |
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Nicola Sturgeon's official spokesman has just told reporters asking about timing of a "consultative" referendum: "It's not something she's seeking to do any time soon." twitter.com/ChrisMusson/st…
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Glenn Campbell
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1月31日 |
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In summary, @NicolaSturgeon used #BrexitDay speech on to:
📌acknowledge #indyref2 may not happen this year
📌warn against (but not rule out) testing legality of referendum without UK agreement
📌announce plans for new constitutional convention and to re-test #indyref question
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Philip Sim
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1月31日 |
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With her final answer, Nicola Sturgeon says it’s “perfectly realistic” to have a referendum this year, she’ll do all she can to deliver it, but we’re not at the point yet where it would be legal and legitimate - and we need to get there before it can be held.
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James Cook
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1月31日 |
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Nicola Sturgeon shying away from testing the legality of holding a referendum without Westminster’s imprimatur for the obvious reason that many lawyers regard her chances of winning such a case as extremely slim. twitter.com/BBCPhilipSim/s…
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James Cook
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1月31日 |
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“be it this year or later” twitter.com/bbcphilipsim/s…
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Kenny Farquharson
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1月31日 |
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Sturgeon rejecting arid argument about process. Suggests a move away from talk about holding indyref.
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