Alex Salmond, leader of the ALBA Party and Former First Minister, will tell BBC Scotland and STV that it is time to “mend their ways and stop distorting the democratic process of Scotland” He will take part in a Photo Call at Stirling Castle Esplanade today (Tuesday 13 April) at 4:00 pm to mark the start of the ALBA Mid Scotland and Fife campaign with ALBA Mid Scotland and Fife Candidates: Eva Comrie, Neale Hanvey MP and Jim Eadie.
Speaking at the launch of the ALBA Party Campaign in Mid Scotland and Fife Alex Salmond will state:
“In little more than two weeks, ALBA has become the story of this election campaign. Indeed HALF of the entire press coverage of the election in the written media has featured stories about the ALBA party or referenced ALBA.
“And yet the BBC and STV operate as if they were in a self-isolated political bubble in which the initiative that everyone else is talking about doesn’t even appear on their radar. Not only does that involve excluding ALBA from election debates but also dictates the daily mentions on all the main news bulletins. These organisations, unlike others, are effectively censoring ALBA.
“The launch of our Lothian campaign is a case in point. There were over FORTY photographers and journalists in attendance, including three broadcasting journalists for radio and television. However, BBC Scotland and STV were nowhere to be seen. They are simply failing in their democratic duty.
“We have asked both BBC and STV repeatedly for an explanation of their undemocratic behaviour but have not yet even received the courtesy of full detail of their proposed election coverage over the next t three weeks.
“In two weeks ALBA have secured a membership greater than the Liberal Democrats and more MPs than the Labour Party.
“On news interest, we are clearly the story of the election and yet the doleful duo of Scottish broadcasting pretends we don’t exist.
“It is long past time for BBC SCOTLAND and STV to mend their ways and to stop distorting the democratic process in Scotland.”
Also speaking at the campaign launch Lead ALBA Candidate on the Mid Scotland and Fife List, Eva Comrie said:
“Mid Scotland and Fife is in the centre of Scotland and is the key Electoral battleground in every Election. It is the bellwether which the rest of the country looks to.
“In Mid Scotland and Fife 120,000 SNP list votes were wasted last time. Independence and SNP voters cannot allow their votes to be wasted in this Election. That is why ALBA is asking people to give their List vote to ALBA to make both votes count for Independence.
“Voters in Mid Scotland and Fife can show the way for the rest of Scotland by making this Scotland’s Independence Election. But voters can only do that if they vote ALBA on the list to achieve the Independence Supermajority on Thursday 6 May.”
It’s not laziness or negligence on part of the MSM. We are witnessing a deliberate attempt to hide the Alba party from the general public – “not important”, “hardly registers”, when they are really saying “don’t waste your vote!”, “PLEASE – don’t vote Alba!”. There is not a lot of time between now and May 6th, so this sneaky little MSM effort may well stop a few votes going Alba’s way. Whether this blatant interference it is significant remains to be seen. Time will tell.
That other “wee” party in Scotland, Farage’s UKIP/Brexit, was gifted far more MSM exposure than warranted. With Alba, it’s reverse. I wonder why that is?
They have the cheek to talk about China .s human rights record
I have had two leaflets from the SNP re the election. Neither of them mention an independence referendum or the GRA or Hate Crime.
A third SNP election leaflet received today. Same again – no mention of independence/ referendum/ GRA/Hate Crime bill.
The SNP are now devolutionalists. Independence is not something they are interested in under the current leadership but fools still believe in Nicola.
It appears that democracy has died in Scotland under Nicola Sturgeon’s watch.
Polling data suddenly stops the week Postal Voting forms drop through our doors.
Curtis does a poll of polls and presents it as new data ( same period to the 7th. Rehashed)
STV last night uses same old data to suggest SNP/Green vote best for Supermajority.
BBC today telling us how wonderful the Greens are – all cuddly and planet savers not a woke issue mentioned.
Every person I know, every social media interaction I have is that the list vote is going to ALBA.
A great deal of effort going into stopping any momentum building for ALBA!
Where are the polls? It is an election. We had four or five in a row the week after ALBA was launched writing them off – now silence.
What has disappointed me is the censorship of Alba, carried out by Broadcasting Scotland. I have now cancelled my subscription as I can no longer stomach the non reporting of one of the most important political developments in Scotland. I expect this sort of thing from the BBC or STV, but I had foolishly expected better of B.S. This stinks of pandering to the SNP.