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- ↑ Peter Barberis, John McHugh, Mike Tyldesley, "Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations", Pinter, London, 2000, p. 388.
- 1 2 Peter Lynch, "SNP - The History of the Scottish National Party" (Welsh Academic Press, 2002), p. 170.
- ↑ Clark, William (17 September 1979). "Margo stays in SNP despite defeat". The Glasgow Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 25 June 2017.