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Feb 2024
27m 16s

Betrayal: Alex and Nicola - episode 2

The Observer
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The two most charismatic leaders in a generation took Scotland to the brink of independence. But when Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon's powerful partnership collapsed, with it went their hold on a nation. This is the story of the fallout.


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