In Thursday’s Courier: The Alex Salmond Interviews

He’s been one of the most influential figures in UK politics over the past few years and Thursday’s Courier has Alex Salmond’s most candid interview since September 18.

Find out the former First Minister’s hard-hitting views on the independence campaign and the complexities which will come with May’s general election.

He tells for the first time how he will play calls for another referendum if he gets to negotiate with a coalition in Westminster.

Would he take a seat in the UK cabinet and what will the SNP’s demands be?

He discloses why he did not see Gordon Brown coming in the final days of the campaign and admits why that was a major, and crucial, mistake.

After giving Scots their vote on whether or not the country should remain part of the United Kingdom and propelling the SNP from a minority party into a majority government, what does he think of his political opponents?

Find out all this and more in day one of our in-depth interview with the former First Minister. Only in Thursday’s Courier.