Sources: The Scotsman and Scotland public holidays. Last April, Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond (SNP, Scottish National Party), promised the creation of a new public holiday in honour of the saint who gave the country its flag. Last week, in response to accusations that the SNP was going back on its promise, he confirmed that the creation of a new public holiday for Saint Andrew (November 30) was still part of his party's platform. Whether this will be an additional public holiday, or will involve the removal of one of the current public holidays (as the Conservative Party is advocating) remains to be seen.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Scotland's First Minister Re-Affirms Commitment To Full Public Holiday Status For St-Andrew's Day
Sources: The Scotsman and Scotland public holidays. Last April, Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond (SNP, Scottish National Party), promised the creation of a new public holiday in honour of the saint who gave the country its flag. Last week, in response to accusations that the SNP was going back on its promise, he confirmed that the creation of a new public holiday for Saint Andrew (November 30) was still part of his party's platform. Whether this will be an additional public holiday, or will involve the removal of one of the current public holidays (as the Conservative Party is advocating) remains to be seen.
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