Two years ago, I tried to launch a campaign to have the Saltire displayed in every window across Scotland on a specified day. I did this in the name of the Facebook group White Rose Rising, which was my attempt to create an organisation entirely focused on the constitutional issue. On of many such attempts, … Continue reading The Saltire Strikes Back II
Leah Gunn Barrett describes some of the ways in which the Union does tremendous harm to Scotland.
This week Leah Gunn Barrett was speaking at the opening of the new Salvo hub in Edinburgh, what follows is much of the content of her speech.
Since the 1707 Treaty of Union, Scotland’s wealthhas been stolenand exploitedby our larger“partner”in an ongoing act ofcolonisation.
Colonialism is economic exploitation by a dominant powerthat exercisespolitical controlover its colony. This describes Scotland’s current position within theunion where we have no control over our landorresources and our MPs are overwhelmingly outvoted by English MPs. Because Scotland has no veto over English decisions, the union is a sham.
In 1707, Scotland had 1.1 million people, 20% of the population of England and Wales. Today, Scotland has just 8.1% of the UK population, of which over a quarter were born in England and Wales. This is one of the largest single non-war depopulations in Europe for a country of Scotland’s size and was a direct consequence…
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My first reaction on reading Toni Giugliano's column in the Sunday National was disbelief. Genuine disbelief. Here was a leading figure in the SNP saying all the right things. I don't believe it. And that is the problem for Toni Giugliano and the SNP. Even if they now start saying the things we want to … Continue reading The credibility problem
The National reports that Alba party has launched a pro-independence, pro-republican billboard campaign ahead of the coronation on May 6. If it's time for an independent republic of Scotland then surely it must be time to explicitly acknowledge that the only way this will happen is #ScottishUDI. Why so timid, Alex? Could it be that … Continue reading The day and hour?
This morning, I rather belatedly got around to reading Robin McAlpine's article dated 25 April. I was immediately struck by the title ─ Who’s in charge and what are they in charge of? ─ because these are precisely the questions I have been asking myself over the last few days. My attempt to answer those … Continue reading The void at the top
Written in response to an article on the Grumpy Scottish Man blogsite ─ Sovereignty – equals bullshit when it comes to colonized Scotland. Due to historical factors, the term ‘popular sovereignty’ is most commonly described in the context of the US Constitution (see linked article). But the princple is universal. That principle is essential to … Continue reading Sovereignty is not bullshit
Picture the scene as a First Minister of Scotland that the people of Scotland didn't vote for abases himself and the people of Scotland before a British Prime Minister the people of Scotland didn't vote for by offering to trade the sovereignty and the dignity of Scotland's people for a dishonest promise of honest cooperation … Continue reading No thinking required
We have lost the knowledge of how to combine. As a movement, we have lost sight of our common cause as it has become obscured by a multitude of 'add-on' agendas and off-topic hobby-horses.
Can we ‘write off’ the SNP without also writing off the Scottish Government? Can we afford to wait even three years?
The people of Scotland are sovereign. All discussion of Scotland’s constitutional status proceeds from this point. Any discussion which does not proceed from this point or which deviates from this point does not concern Scotland. Because the people of Scotland are sovereign. Being sovereign, the people of Scotland are the ultimate source of all legitimate … Continue reading End the Union – Scottish Parliament – Thursday 20 April 2023
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