Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond (L) shakes hands with British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) during a meeting in St Andrews House in Edinburgh on February 16, 2012. Prime Minister David Cameron vowed in a speech in the Scottish capital on February 16 to fight to keep the United Kingdom intact as Scotland’s leaders push for a referendum on independence in 2014. AFP PHOTO / POOL / DAVID CHESKIN (Photo credit should read DAVID CHESKIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Jim Pickard is the FT's chief political correspondent, having joined the lobby team in January 2008. He has been at the FT since 1999 as a regional correspondent, assistant UK news editor and property correspondent.
Kiran Stacey is an FT political correspondent, having joined the lobby in 2011. He started at the FT as a graduate trainee in 2008, working on desks including UK companies and US equity markets before taking over the FT's Energy Source blog.
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