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It was a privilege to open the SPAA's Scottish Independence Debate on Tuesday. The Referendum on the 18th of September has become a main topic in the media and in conversation throughout the country and when the day arrives, it'll be a defining moment in our history. There was plenty of passion evident on both sides of the argument during the Debate - from the platform and the floor - and although the 70+ Members and Associates there didn't necessarily get the hard detail or commitments we could all do with - including on ATOL in post-Referendum Scotland - it proved to be a very informative event. During the financial protection discussion, we took the opportunity to get across to both sides - 'Yes Scotland' and 'Better Together' - the SPAA's key role a few years back in promoting a 'consumer levy', similar to the Dutch model, as a potential replacement for the ATOL system.  

You'll find a comprehensive briefing on the Debate by clicking on the link below - it's well worth taking a few minutes to read. 

So, a serious Debate on the most serious subject we're likely to talk about in our lifetime, but it had a couple of lighter moments too, including our own Ken McLeod's thoughts on alternative currencies when he asked his question on Sterling - the groat was mentioned, as was the Irn Bru bottle top!

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Jimmy Martin

 

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Tuesday 22 April : STAR Exhibition - Waldorf Astoria, Edinburgh  

 

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Thursday 21 August : Annual Golf Day - venue tbc
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Thursday 06 November : 2014 AGM / Annual Travel AwardsThistle Hotel, Glasgow
Wednesday 26 November : STAR ExhibitionThistle Hotel, Glasgow
Thursday 11 December : Annual Christmas Lunch29 Club, Glasgow
 
 
     
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