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Somewhere under the greynbow

Somewhere under the greynbow

The somewhere was Dunfermline. Greynbow is my agonisingly contrived but even more painfully appropriate term for the assortment of speakers assembled to address a gathering of independence supporters and activists at the Duloch Leisure Centre yesterday afternoon (Sunday 10 March). All credit to the organisers, they did well to get these people to share a platform and the event was very well…

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Somewhere under the greynbow

Somewhere under the greynbow

The somewhere was Dunfermline. Greynbow is my agonisingly contrived but even more painfully appropriate term for the assortment of speakers assembled to address a gathering of independence supporters and activists at the Duloch Leisure Centre yesterday afternoon (Sunday 10 March). All credit to the organisers, they did well to get these people to share a platform and the event was very well…

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Are we radical yet?

George Kerevan reckons the First Minister needs “a wider range of radical thinkers” among her advisers. It’s a popular, not to say fashionable, term in Scottish political discourse – ‘radical’. We hear it a lot. Indeed, one of the more prominent groups in the Yes movement was/is the Radical Independence Convention/Campaign. It often happens that when words become ubiquitous we stop thinking about…

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Yes boss

However much it may look that way, we should not be deceived into thinking that waddling, quacking thing is a duck.

Behold! The latest attempt to set up the Scottish Independence Convention (SIC) as the ‘official’ umbrella group for the Yes movement. All credit to Common Weal director Robin MacAlpine for his persistence. Congratulations also go to Max Wiesznewski (formerly of Common Weal), who seems to be in charge of this scheme to impose a management structure on the Yes movement.

Which is not the same thing…

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Yes boss

If you're concerned about the grassroots Yes movement being transformed into a hierarchical organisation, don't be! I'm sure that's not what's intended at all.

Behold! The latest attempt to set up the Scottish Independence Convention (SIC) as the ‘official’ umbrella group for the Yes movement. All credit to Common Weal director Robin MacAlpine for his persistence. Congratulations also go to Max Wiesznewski (formerly of Common Weal), who seems to be in charge of this scheme to impose a management structure on the Yes movement.

Which is not the same thing…

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