Salmond vowed to secure independence from the U.K. when the Scottish National Party won control of Holyrood in 2007, but his ambitions have been complicated by the aftermath of the credit crunch.

• 民族党领袖萨尔蒙发誓要确保从英国独立，当2007年苏格兰民族党赢得了爱丁堡的控制权。