Last night was the penultimate debate of the SNP Leadership candidates. However we are geeks and we love a bit of policy detail, so let us explore it. Humza Yousaf made this claim to Ash Regan: So you have backed EFTA over EU membership which is not of course backed by our membership. Humza Yousaf […]

Update on the SNP Leadership Election- Latest news- Liz Lloyd, Peter Murrell, John Swinney, and Murray Foote resign- What happens next?

Update on the SNP Leadership Election – Latest news – Liz Lloyd, Peter Murrell, John Swinney, and Murray Foote resign – What happens next? Available on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon via: anchor.fm/vive-ecosse

With a dramatic collapse in party membership, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is at an important crossroads. The damage of this leadership election – necessary or not – may begin to be reflected in the polls, and we need to ensure that the movement for Scottish Independence begins to move forward in the right direction. […]

SNP Leadership Election Special Episode, our review of the race, coverage of the voting mechanism and our suggestion for independence.

SNP Leadership Election Special Episode, our review of the race, coverage of the voting mechanism and our suggestion for independence. Available on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon via: anchor.fm/vive-ecosse

There is growing domestic and international attention to my plan to use the Ballot Box to decide whether Scotland becomes an independent country.  Today I can confirm this plan is supported by 93% of SNP voters and 52% of Scottish voters. [1] I have the only plan that has historic precedent, can be delivered legally […]

The contest for the new leader of the SNP is underway. It’s been illuminating thus far to see what real proposals may actually emerge. Admittedly due to real life, it’s been hectic and we’ve not covered it in as great detail as I would have hoped, I’ll take a crack at looking at week one. […]

I have a strong feeling that history will not look back on Nicola Sturgeon’s time as First Minister as a success. In the immediate aftermath of her resignation many of her supporters were quick to jump to social media to express their disappointment at her resignation and congratulate her for the apparent success of her […]

Join Allison and Graeme on a tour of todays political news of Nicola Sturgeons resignation and the sequence of events that will follow. We delve into some of the key aspects behind the decision and the potential players and values for the coming weeks.

A New Hope – Onwards to the next First Minister – ViveEcosse Podcast – Episode 7 Join Allison and Graeme on a tour of todays political news of Nicola Sturgeons resignation and the sequence of events that will follow. We delve into some of the key aspects behind the decision and the potential players and […]

Nicola Sturgeon has resigned as leader of the Scottish National Party, and as First Minister of Scotland, there will be two elections in the wake of this announcement. First Election – SNP Party Leader The leader of the SNP does not need to be an MSP, it can be any card carrying member of the […]

Protest, policy, politicians and political mistakes1. Self ID & the law & public opinion2. Public policy making - leading or following the law3. Protests & politicians4. FM - memoirs - is the final political chapter nigh?5. New politics emerging? Independent Voices move from protest to politics

Despite the SNP suddenly tanking in the polls due to another absolute fumble of legislation. Today we’ve popped into the odd world where we’re back to attacking and de-selecting our own side in advance of future elections (the ones we’re apparently required to get over 50% of the vote on). Keeping in mind, apparently all […]

There’s an odd paradigm shift occurring in the way we carry out debate. A new phrase for ‘anecdotally’ has become main stream, one that tries to assert itself as equal to ‘expert knowledge’ and that is lived experience. While lived experience will form part of the information gathering objective of any good debate – it […]

If Nicola Sturgeons leadership was a ship, this is where I think you’d need to place a serious eye on the lifeboats. The First Minister may have started sailing with the wind blowing strong, confetti canons exploding all over in celebration at another long winded cruise around the sea of independence. However it wasn’t long […]

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Before I start I should point out this blog starts fairly depressing, however, I believe in coming to a solution to any problem we must first fully understand what the problem is. The ideas I propose near the end are more positive and dare I say more hopeful so please do read to the end. […]

When I was a bairn there used to be a wee round-a-bout like this one out the back of my house. It was a bit of a team sport and it wasn’t often that you really got much chance to play on it and get the full experience. By today’s standards it was horribly dangerous […]

Welcome to 2023 On this ViveEcosse podcast we have a chat about some of the big issues in Scottish Politics this New Year: Available on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon via: anchor.fm/vive-ecosse