19/09/2014 The Papers

have the result of the sporting action as Saint Helen 's take on

Castleford. It is in 15 minutes. Hello and welcome to our look ahead

to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. Let's look at the front

pages. We will start with the Scotsman. There is a close up of

Alex Salmond. The headline that tells the story dominates.

Cross`party devolution promises have already been shattered, according to

the Independent. The Daily Mail and sister about English votes for

English laws. And the Daily Express has the announcement about Alex

Salmond resigning. The Daily Record has a picture of the first Minister

and his wife, and headline the dream shall never die, which was a quote

from one of his press conferences. The Telegraph is also going with a

picture of the first Minister. It says several pro` union newspapers

were excluded from that particular news conference. We will talk about

that. The Guardian says the political battle has shifted to

England. The Times says political deadlock could mean that the new

powers promised for Scotland are blocked. We began with the

Scotsman. We will discuss that with Kevin McKenna from the Observer and

James Miller from the Sunday Post. I like that we're starting with the

Scotsman. It is bold and simple and does what it says on the tin. There

is a close`up of Alex Salmond, the man who has dominated this. It is a

good front page. It is a big picture and he has been a week character in

Scottish politics. He has dominated Scottish politics for a long time.

He is being leader fought ten years in his second stint. 20 years and

all. It has the feel of the historic edition. It is a nice front page.

You are not doing as well in terms of what a big figure he is. The

Scotsman does things very well. I am looking forward to seeing it. The

way they have used that picture and the choice of picture signifies a

tribute and some respect. The Scotsman is in the vanguard of the

unionist papers. That is fitting and it is appropriate and elegant. Would

you expect to see his political obituary in the papers? What do you

think it will be, in the sense that he couldn't get through

independence, but they have come a long way? Independence has been a

bridge too far. He has been the most commanding and able politician of

his generation in Scotland and possibly in the entire UK. For him

to have delivered, not only the first government for the SNP in the

2007 poll by an overwhelming majority, which wasn't meant to

happen, and then within a few years, coming within a whisker of bringing

an end to the union, he has a lot to be proud of and he has left the SNP

a bass of Legacy. `` a massive legacy. What I found coming up to

the referendum in Scotland was people saying they were not going to

vote yes because they didn't like Alex Salmond. He is a pre`eminent

politician, but a lot of people didn't like Andy turned people off

especially women. Let's move to the Guardian. There is going to be a lot

of column inches about the battle moving to England. Column by Carol

Ann Duffy. I don't know if it has been specially written, but I

haven't seen enough of the script to work it out. The political battle

moves to England, in terms of getting the powers that be three

Westminster leaders promised last week. `` the three. It shows how

Scotland and England are different. In Scotland, the story will be about

who replaces Alex Salmond. That is why we were we are. Scottish

politics and English politics have pulled apart. There will be a big

battle in England over the powers and how devolution would work. It

will dominate the rest of this parliament and possibly beyond. The

Guardian says that there are differences over how the laws will

look in fact David Cameron may have set a political trap. It is an

imaginative and cultural front page. I assume that is a specially

commissioned piece of art work, also on the right`hand side, there is a

piece by Irving Welsh. He is keen on nationalism, although he doesn't

mention Alex Salmond and the legacy he has left his party. He says this

would go away, but 45% of the country, 1.6 million voters is

something that Alex Salmond and the SNP will be proud of. He also

lambasts the Better Together campaign. It looks like an

imaginative front page for the Guardian. Alex Salmond said this

morning and Acho of that, that the dream won't fade. That was in the

later press conference when he talked about the resignation. He

said the desire for independence has gone away for now. I think that

Irving Welsh seems to be reflecting that. There was also the changing it

free generation, perhaps they said for now, he was then back as a

signal that he would be stepping down, and although he would take the

agenda of independence away, but might not be the thought for the

next leader. Do the Daily Mail and who `` home rule for England. This

debate has a long way to go. It is the West Lothian question. No one

has on it because there is not an easy answer. `` has answered it.

Their names coming up and talking about it and challenging the Prime

Minister like Owen Paterson and Liam Fox. These are not the usual

suspects, the backbench head bangers. These people could pose a

threat to David Cameron if he does not get this right. We in for a

fractious time? A year after the Westminster election, their overall

majority was something that was previously thought impossible and if

this isn't sorted out, the West Lothian question, the extent of the

devolved powers, which was their plea in the last week of the

campaign that moved thousand voters, and people in the SNP will think

they have a mandate built on the 1.6 million and 45% of the voters and

they can see this as a mandate to bring the referendum back within a

few years. It may not be over yet. That is something to look forward

to. The Daily Telegraph has a striking photograph of Alex Salmond.

This is the Scottish tradition. The English edition has a formal

portrait of the Queen and talking about her statement that was

released this afternoon. The Telegraph is interesting because

some people were not allowed the conference. There was a sub text to

the story because when the first minister made his resignation

speech, certain members of the press were barred from being there, many

being the most rabid of the Pru union papers, including the Daily

Telegraph, even though I say that myself. `` pro union. That is

reflected in the splash on the Telegraph. It said that Salmond has

left the party in disarray and he was forced out. That is cobblers.

The party is not in disarray and there is a clear successor, Nicola

Sturgeon, the deputy. She might not follow his agenda, but I'm sure she

will follow his disciplined style. They are not in disarray or turmoil

at all. There she a shoo`in? `` is she. He was diplomatic when the

question was raised. I don't know who else could stand. There might be

another contender. Angus Robertson was the name that was mentioned in a

few cycles. That makes sense because Angus Robertson is a very able

politician that is held in high regard. They would have to give a

pattern of competition, rather than have Nicola appointed. Rather than

being anointed. When we look at the Times, this has both elements.

Salmond quits as powerful Scotland are blocked. We are looking at one

version here that has a close`up photograph of Alex Salmond at his

resignation news conference. The other image we are looking at is the

trouble at George Square in central Glasgow. Maybe one is a later

version. It is interesting what they are trying to say if that is the

focus with the photograph on George Square. As we understand it, there

were only a few hundred people. What I heard from George Square was that

there were a few people and didn't seem to be that bad, I hope. There

was an expectation that there might be trouble. It seems that something

might have kicked off tonight. I was going to go there, though if there

is anything happening in George Square, I will report back. Stay on

the line. The Daily Express has the story about reuniting Britain, leads

the queen. Lot of the newspapers picked up on story with Buckingham

Palace. Bleeding, well, it depends on your reading of the statement. ``

pleading. It is unusual for the Queen to get involved and a cheesy

the magnitude of what has happened. `` and it shows the magnitude.

Haven't watched this from the beginning and following the twists

and turns, do you think we would have this response and the tone here

tonight, the divide in the polls of 55 to 45, when people thought it

would have been closer. With that your expectation at the start? That

the polls would be...? That the result would be reasonably

emphatic. At the start, the yes vote was running at around 30%. Although

it has been more comfortable than predicted by the polls, the yes

campaign added 15 points within three years. Significantly, there

are not a lot of Scottish Nationalists of themselves that

could deliver independence, so to get to 45 cents, tens of thousands

of Labour supporters deserted their party. It was also in the areas with

the worst areas of social deprivation. Labour have got

problems off the back of this. Any of them pointed out that they won

the referendum, it is not the whole thing. They should not be

celebrating given the results. The questions begin. James Miller, Kevin

McKenna, thank you very much. You have a lot of work yet to do and a

healthy amount of reading to come. From the Sunday Post and the

Observer, thank you. That is about it from here in Edinburgh. I stole

Martine's job here tonight, but I do have Edinburgh Castle behind me.

Thank you. Hello and welcome to Sportsday.

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