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What depressed me most at the AUOB event in Edinburgh was how evident it was that large numbers of people imagine we are still in the same fight we were in 2012-14. For a large part of that crowd, nothing has changed.

#devolution #independence #Scottish Parliament

Alex Salmond would be apoplectic if he were alive to see what John Swinney is proposing.

#ScottishUDI

The SNP's internal critical voices.

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Nobody was actually talking about restoring Scotland’s independence. They were talking about getting elected. That’s because none of them were actually thinking about restoring Scotland’s independence. They were only thinking about getting elected and gaining the rewards this entails.

#AUOB #Sara Salyers

Scottish nationalists like me are left with only the hope that Scotland's cause survives the SNP leadership's betrayal and the abject failure of Alba Party to step into the breach.

#election 2026 #independence #John Swinney #Scottish Government #Scottish Parliament #Section 30 #SNP

The declaratory tone of the statement descends into deference before reaching the end of the sentence. That which was unconditional, has conditions attached. What was all about the people of Scotland ultimately becomes a matter for the UK Government. The document is riddled with this contradiction.

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#independence #John Swinney #referendum #SNP

Cunning plans and embarrassing blunders. Looking at voting strategies and making the independence movement look foolish.

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#ScottishUDI #Alba Party #John Swinney #Liberate Scotland #referendum #SNP #Youtube

Only the #ScottishUDI plan and the Manifesto for Independence offers a way to get Scotland out of this accursed Union within the term of the next Scottish Parliament. Yet fewer than 800 people have signed the Manifesto for Independence Petition.

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#ScottishUDI #British demockracy #Manifesto for Independence

A democratic route out of the UK? Andrew Tickell on the UK's feral media. And in Confute Corner with Stephen Duncan: 'Won't get fooled again?'.

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#Andrew Tickell #independence #media #referendum #Youtube

Obviously, I wish Graeme McCormick every success should he decide the presidency kite is airworthy. We can be confident he would bring a bit of visibility to the role.

#Graeme McCormick #SNP Conference #SNP President

A watershed?

In his letter to The National (October conference will be a watershed moment for the SNP 28 August), Dan Wood provides a comprehensive – and very depressing – overview of the current dire plight of the Scottish National Party. I know the response from some quarters will be “So what?” – expressed with either pointed indifference or gnashing vehemence. Those who think with their neurones rather…

#ScottishUDI #Newington Resolution #SNP Conference

A Proud Malcontent Wednesday 27/08/2025

Why a plebiscite election on independence is a bad idea. The folly of waiting. The need for leadership. My new teeth.

Casting a severely jaundiced eye over Scottish politics.

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In order to be able to judge whether an opinion is of any worth, one must first listen to it. It is necessary to know the content of an opinion so as to be able to properly assess it. To dismiss something a ‘just an opinion’ is a terrific way to mark yourself the worst kind of fool.

#ScottishUDI #independence #Manifesto for Independence #plebiscite election

The only safe assumption on the basis of evidence is that the people of Scotland have an infinite capacity for tolerating the iniquities that flow from the Union.

#independence #Nigel Farage

The restoration of Scotland’s independence is neither imminent nor inevitable.

#election 2026 #John Swinney #Nicola Sturgeon #Sally Donald #SNP

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