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“Scottish Labour has launched an all-out attack on the SNP in a bid to salvage what it can from the election by securing tactical support on May 7. Leader Jim Murphy and Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls claimed a large contingent of SNP MPs would devote their energies to engineering a swift re-run of last year’s independence referendum” – The latest skirmishes in the General Election campaign sparked a lively online debate: It’s an admission that Labour policies are not what people want but their inbred hatred of the SNP will not let them accept SNP policies are – Ian Walker, Tampa Only a total idiot would believe that this GE is nothing more than their manoeuvres for indyref # 2. I will hold my nose and vote against the SNP and there are literally hundreds of thousands of voters just like me – Martin Brooks The SNP are not in charge of strategic economic management, only a pocket- money jeely- jar – Ron Greer One thing is for sure if we have 50 odd SNP in Westminster their is more chance of the VOW being honoured – David Lafferty, Paisley We can’t keep having referendum on a loop until they get the result they want if we are going to have another it should not happen for at least 20 years – Archie Henderson, Alexandria If Callaghan had not changed the rules in 79 we would have been independent and hopefully had money in the Scottish oil fund. He might have survived. An object lesson in the perils of a political double cross – Graham Hanson, Galashiels Join the debate at heraldscotland.com