TAVISH SCOTT DOES THE TWIST ON SCOTTISH REFERENDUM.

TAVISH SCOTT DOES THE TWIST ON SCOTTISH REFERENDUM.

DOWNTURN DEMONSTRATES NEED FOR SCOTTISH POWERS.

SNP Home Affairs spokesperson Pete Wishart MP has seized on remarks by Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Tavish Scott, speaking in a BBC interview, that he could not rule out an independence referendum.

Mr Wishart said: "The London parties are all over the place on the issue of a referendum and the people's right to decide Scotland's future. First we had bendy Wendy, and now we have twisting Tavish. There have now been so many Lib Dem u-turns on a referendum that they must be just as dizzy as Labour! "The economic downturn demonstrates the need for Scotland to have the economic muscle and financial powers to combat recession. The need for Scotland to have the powers of independence are even more acute now. "That is a case we are very confident to take to the people – while the London parties are running away from the verdict of the people. "More and more people in Scotland believe that we need the full responsibilities of independence so that we have the powers we need to build a prosperous economy and fair society."