MICHAEL Russell, the Scottish Education Secretary, was last night accused of using cheap schoolboy tactics after he branded a seminar of eminent lawyers discussing the legal aspects of Scottish independence a "kangaroo court".
However, within hours of making the attack, Mr Russell had retreated, saying the experts were in fact not a kangaroo court while the Scottish Government issued a statement – insisting his retraction drew a line under the matter.
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