苏格兰首席大臣

但有两个可能改变大势的因素苏格兰民族党党魁、苏格兰首席大臣亚历克斯萨尔蒙德（alexsalmond）高超的政治手腕，以及英国联合政府在苏格兰的惨淡人气。

But there are two wild cards the considerable political skills of Alex Salmond , the SNP leader and Scottish first minister , and the unpopularity of the UK coalition government in Scotland .

英国苏格兰首席大臣杰克·麦康奈日前透露，苏格兰政府已决定在今年圣诞节前颁布有关禁止人们在公共场所吸烟的法令。

Scotland 's semi-autonomous government has agreed to ban smoking in enclosed public places under legislation to be launched before Christmas , First Minister Jack McConnell revealed .

苏格兰政府首席大臣妮古拉·斯特金日前接受英国广播公司采访时表示，若英国政府启动脱欧正式程序，而没有照顾苏格兰的立场，那么苏格兰就有可能举行第二次独立公投。

The First Minister of Scotland , Nicola Sturgeon , told the BBC that could happen if the UK government started the formal process of leaving the EU without Scotland 's position being safeguarded .

苏格兰独立会对公司的生意有好处，因为苏格兰的首席大臣亚历克斯·萨尔蒙德（AlexSalmond）承诺取消对飞机乘客的一项征税。

told the BBC that independence would be good for business : Scotland 's first minister , Alex Salmond , has promised to scrap a tax on airline passengers .