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VisitScotland & STV among latest organisations to quit the Confederation of British Industry following it's No campaign backing against Scottish independence

on Apr 20, 2014 | 0 comments

By Stephen Lepitak

STV, VisitScotland and Scottish Enterprise have all announced their decisions to quit the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) after the organisation revealed that it planned to back the Better Together campaign fighting against independence in the upcoming Scottish referendum.

The three organisatons announced their decision, claiming that they had to remain politically neutral, and that meant their membership with the lobbying organisation could no longer continue after the CBI registered with the Electoral Commission in order to campaign for a No vote.

A statement from STV confirmed the move; “STV is a public service broadcaster with a duty of impartiality Read full story ›

Source: The Drum