Business for Scotland, CBI & No Campaign

Victory for Business for Scotland as CBI is forced to register as part of the No Campaign

by Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp (18 April 2014)

The CBI has, under pressure from Business for Scotland, registered with the Electoral Commission Scotland (ECS) as part of the No Campaign. It has done this against the stated positions of its member companies some of which support independence and the vast majority of which have been at pains to stay neutral.

This is major setback for the No Campaign and an unsustainable position for the CBI. Unable to motivate the vast majority of the business community to support their scare stories, the No Campaign have tried to hijack a business network which should have – in accordance with its membership – remained neutral on the referendum.

This is a major victory for Business for Scotland. We have been calling in public and requesting in private of the Electoral Commission Scotland for months that the CBI is asked to register as part of the No camp. 

Full article HERE

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See also:
CBI under pressure over lack of consultation before joining No campaign

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