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Salmond’s secret talks on Scottish Water sell-off

First Minister Alex Salmond and finance secretary John Swinney have held secret meetings about the possible sale of Scottish Water with the Australian company which owns Thames Water.

An inquiry using Freedom of Information laws has disclosed that Mr Salmond and Mr Swinney held at least two meetings with the Australian banking group Macquarie dating back as far as 2008.