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Earlier this week it came to light that an SNP branch has sent the party’s conference committee a very interesting proposed motion for the members to debate and vote upon, the motion calls for the party to treat the next UK General Election as a de facto independence referendum. The SNP conference is set to Read more about The Plan or Delay?[…]
Every opinion poll since 2014 has shown that support for independence remains the preferred option for the Scottish voters. This in itself is amazing when you consider that there has been no official campaigning on independence since September 2014! The SNP and Greens rolling out the independence word in their manifestos every election is not Read more about Scotland wants independence– So why no action by the SNP?[…]
After a long break, the midweek Through A Scottish Prism podcasts are back. The past year has been a busy one with the forming of the Alliance To Liberate Scotland and the election in May. However, we are back now and addressing the matters in the world that affect Scotland. One of the many deficiencies Read more about Two Wars — Two Defeats?[…]
Nicola Sturgeon won eight elections at both Holyrood and Westminster. Regrettably, at the UKGE of 2017 she campaigned on a slogan that a vote for the SNP was not a vote for independence. At that election her party lost 21 seats and over 500,000 independence supporters stayed at home. That was a huge red flag Read more about Plan B Backstab[…]
Every time the establishment chooses a new Prime Minister, the corrupt media go into overdrive. With each new incumbent, we get the same exaggerated and very contrived feel good stories about the new arrival. There is a moment in time when the press and broadcasters would have you believe that the UK has chosen a Read more about Connect The Dots[…]
Through A Scottish Prism was supposed to be in recess just like the Holyrood Parliament until 31st August. However, all the machinations around the English government and their decision to replace their First Lord of the Treasury, Keir Starmer, with Andy Burnham cut our summer break short. Mr Burnham, a local authority Manchester politician until Read more about Who Controls Scotland?[…]
With Holyrood closing for the summer, this should be our last podcast until the autumn. However, our politicians on both sides of the border do tend to give us reason to make specials throughout the summer. I don’t expect this year will be any different. This was a heck of a week to close off Read more about Burnham’s coronation complete,Murrell jailed & SNP chaos[…]
Another eventful week in politics north and south of the border. It was also a week that saw Scotland’s international standing grow thanks to the Tartan Army in the USA. The politics resulted from three by-elections, two in Scotland and one in England. In the Aberdeen South seat recently vacated by Stephen Flynn, the Tories Read more about Tartan Army Magic & The Great Russian Spy Panic[…]
This is the week that World Cup begins for Scotland after a long wait of 28 years. Sadly, though, our politicians and imperial masters couldn’t even let us enjoy that without them behaving in their usual manner. At the beginning of the week we found out that Scottish wind farms have to pay a £1 Read more about Make it make sense[…]
They say that a week is a long time in politics; I am sure today, John Swinney would agree. Indeed, these past two weeks have without doubt probably been the worst two weeks for the SNP government since May 2007. The fallout from Peter Murrell’s guilty plea to embezzlement rumbles on unabated. The House Jock Read more about Plea Deal, Police Complaints, & Indy at 53%.[…]