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This week may very well turn out to be a defining time in the struggle for Scottish independence. Like so many ex-SNP members, I found myself on the horns of a dilemma. It is impossible to have been in and a supporter of the SNP for five decades and not to have been in that Read more about £600k missing and no charges?[…]
Midweek, Through A Scottish Prism continues its series of interviewing independence groups and individuals; this week I am delighted to be joined by William Duguid, the Chair of Independence Forum Scotland (IFS). As I have done with previous guests in this slot, I ask them their aims and plans to achieve their goals. The end Read more about Who Gets A Voice?[…]
This week, the announcement that some members of the SNP formed a pressure group called Independence sent shockwaves through the entire independence movement. This incredulity only increased with the news that the group is scheduled to hold a fringe meeting ,off-site at the annual conference in October in Aberdeen. It seems impossible to imagine that Read more about Scottish Independence ——Are the SNP holding it back?[…]
We are continuing our midweek podcasts with different members and organisations in the independence movement. Regular viewers of our podcasts know that for years now we have been advocating unity in the movement as the only assured way of securing our ultimate aim of independence. While many of the good folk involved in the struggle Read more about Midweek Through A Scottish Prism—- Can The Movement Unite?[…]
A very strange yet telling fact occurred earlier this week. The NEC of the SNP rejected an amendment to conference, supported by 50 of their branches. The amendment was to debate ‘routes to independence.’ It seems unfathomable that a political party who tell us their raison d’etre is independence would reject such an opportunity to Read more about Who Should Decide Scotland’s Future?[…]
On this midweek’s Through A Scottish Prism, I am joined by two giants of the independence movement, Professor Alf Baird and Douglas Chapman. Those of you who are regular viewers of our podcast will know my two guests have worked collaboratively on both Salvo-Liberation and their efforts on the international stage in trying to reinstate Read more about Midweek Through A Scottish Prism[…]
In May this year, a historic set of circumstances prevailed at the ballot boxes in the Celtic nations. In all three nations, the secessionist parties all won their respective elections. Now, for the first time ever, the three First Ministers of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are nationalists. It has always been the case since Read more about Celtic Alliance——–A Game Changer?[…]
Perfidious Albion is a negative phrase used in international politics that highlights the commonly held view that the English/British are renowned for treachery, lying, stealing, raping, torturing, concentration camps and always breaking promises and treaties. The other oft-used phrase is: The sun never sets on the British Empire because God could not trust the English Read more about Perfidious Albion[…]
On the 18th of September 2014, 1,617,989 Scottish voters felt so motivated that they turned out at polling stations all over Scotland to vote YES to independence for their nation. In May of this year, at the Holyrood election, the SNP polled 877,077 votes. What happened to the 740,912 pro-independence voters? Every election since Nicola Read more about It’s the constitution silly![…]