{"id":12235,"date":"2026-07-14T22:35:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/?p=12235"},"modified":"2026-07-14T22:35:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:35:36","slug":"no-better-day-to-raise-a-glass-to-argentina-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/?p=12235","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;no better day to raise a glass to Argentina&#8217; \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/George-Adam-SNP.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197557 lazyload\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/George-Adam-SNP.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197557 lazyload\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/George-Adam-SNP.png 794w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/George-Adam-SNP-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/George-Adam-SNP-768x551.png 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/George-Adam-SNP-600x431.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>George Adam: we have links with Argentina<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The SNP has risked a backlash from the English after \u201craising a glass\u201d to Argentina ahead of the country\u2019s World Cup semi-final tie against England.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It claimed in a statement that it was marking the anniversary of a historic whisky trade deal that saw the South Americans give Scotch Whisky its seal of approval as the first ever international product to receive Geographical Indication status.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">However, it was interpreted as a dig at the English, which would be either laughed off, or taken as another example of anti-English provocation among the nationalists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">One Scottish veteran of the Falklands War told <em>Daily Business<\/em>: \u201cThis might be seen as a bit of banter, but we know where banter can lead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Announcing the celebration of the whisky deal,  SNP MSP George Adam said: \u201cThere is no better day to raise a glass to Argentina and I\u2019m sure Scottish households will be united today and well into the night as we mark this historic occasion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne year on since Argentina gave its seal of approval to our premier product, it won\u2019t be lost on anyone the number of Argentina flags draped in windows across the country as we celebrate that one-year anniversary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">He then went on to reference historic links to Argentina but made no reference to links with England.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe links between Argentina and Scotland dial way back to 1893 when Alexander Watson Hutton founded the Argentine football association, here in 2026 it\u2019s clear the bonds between our two nations remain as tightly bound as ever,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cScotch whisky is something that we can all be proud of and it is only right that people across Scotland rejoice with our Argentinian friends this evening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Tory MSP Stephen Kerr said: \u201cEngland are our next door neighbours\u2026 just wish our neighbours well, enjoy the football and stop turning everything into another nationalist grievance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.5.6) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); 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