Scotland's Most Senior Mandarin Accused of 'Fawning' Over Salmond

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SCOTLAND'S senior civil servant has courted further political controversy by criticising the UK government for failing to communicate properly with the Scottish Executive during the row over Tony Blair's treaty negotiations with Libya.

Sir John Elvidge said Whitehall left Scotland little time to consider the implications of the former prime minister's talks with Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, which provoked the first significant policy rift between the SNP Executive and London.

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Scotland's Most Senior Mandarin Accused of 'Fawning' Over Salmond

The Executive's Permanent Secretary said there was a communication breakdown between London and Edinburgh over the secret talks, which Alex Salmon...

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