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The head of Highland Spring said a Scottish Government intervention was not behind an apology issued over comments he made over the prospect of indyref2

Sinister stuff. More like North Korea every day. – Frankie Fromage The original comments met with an angry backlash and threats of a boycott from Nationalists on social media, with singer Eddi Reader among those indicating she would stop buying the firm’s products. – Toup Eddi Reader’s new record, “Like a bridge over bottled water”, out soon. – Freewheel

I don’t give any business to firms which interfere with the democratic process of Scotland , and I would like others to do the same. – Aladdin Highland Spring is simply responding to the marketplace and people power. Fair play to them recognising the folly of taking a political stance in constitutional matters. – Democracy by Proxy 2 I’m going to buy a 12-litre pack of Highland Spring to show my solidarity, and one every three days thereafter. – Edmund North