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McKenna and the myth
Foolishly, but not uncharacteristically, Kevin McKenna contrives to perpetuate the “once-in-a-generation” myth even as he condemns it. Outside of this myth, the reality is that the SNP never “declared the referendum would occur only once in a generation”. When asked, … Continue reading
Long Time Getting Here…
Well…it’s been a week since the elections for the Scottish Parliament took place and it’s taken me a week to allow events to sink in properly before I make any comment on them. First of all, I think it was … Continue reading
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Tagged #SP16, Nicola Sturgeon, RISE, Ruth Davidson, Scottish independence referendum, Scottish Labour, SNP, Tory, United Kingdom
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And lo! there was a great wailing and a gnashing of gums!
Cue more tedious bleating from anti-democratic British nationalist fanatics who have always been vehemently opposed to the people of Scotland exercising their inalienable right of self-determination. Despite the fact that Sturgeon is doing no more than confirming her administration’s intention … Continue reading
Let’s talk about independence
Hands up everyone among the 115,000 SNP members who is grateful to Poor Old Cockers for explaining to them why they signed up. Nobody? That’s what I thought. After all who would place any value on the conclusions of someone … Continue reading
Wrong narrative
All of this from Pete Wishart, Tommy Sheppard and others might make some kind of sense if anybody was actually pressing for an immediate second referendum. Or if the Scottish Government’s ability to call another referendum was critically dependent on … Continue reading
Nae problem!
I understand the urge to dramatise the situation, but the issue of a second referendum really isn’t as problematic for the SNP as The National makes out. For a start, the fact that RISE has committed to another vote is … Continue reading
Pertinent questions
I have already seen some of the response on social media to the Sunday Herald article claiming that the issue of a second independence referendum will not be addressed in the SNP’s manifesto for the coming Holyrood elections. Sad to … Continue reading
Our cause is wise. Our cause is just.
It is entirely fitting, and necessary, that Nicola Sturgeon restate the SNP’s role as the political arm of Scotland’s independence movement, even as she seeks a strengthened mandate from the people of Scotland as the party of government. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish election, Scottish independence referendum
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Next time will be very different
It seems that both Kezia Dugdale and Willie Rennie have realised that there is definitely going to be another referendum. And that it is not going to be possible for British nationalists to deploy the same lying, scaremongering tactics as … Continue reading
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Tagged indyref2, Kezia Dugdale, Scottish independence referendum, Willie Rennie
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Vote SNP, get democracy!
An editorial appeared in The Independent yesterday (Tuesday 5 May) under the title In defence of liberal democracy which nicely encapsulates the attitude of the British establishment to Scotland and our elected representatives, albeit in in terms somewhat less hysterical and … Continue reading
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