Unionists are Colonialists Let’s call them by their right name. They argue that Scotland is part of a voluntary  union. No we aren’t, England made a colonial grab of Scotland in 1707 The “voluntary” Union was secured by There was nothing “voluntary” about it, the overwhelming majority of Scots opposed the Union and rebellions tookContinue reading "UNIONISTS ARE COLONIALISTS"

Arrogance will be the death of them For years under the leadership of Nicola Sturgeon the SNP determined to operate on a dictatorial basis, “my way or the highway”:being the modus operandi. The rest of the YES Movement were ignored. The First Minister not deigning to attend a single pro Indy march or try toContinue reading "THE SHAME OF IT"

Day for Democracy This week I heard Bruno Kaufman, President of the Initiative and Referendum Institute, Europe speak on participative democracy, comparing Switzerland to Scotland and the UK. Switzerland’s constitution and form of government allows and requires citizen participation, individually and directly in key political decisions that affect their lives and the wellbeing of society. In...

The Islandska House It was the colours on the ‘vimpel’ I noticed — they were Icelandic. ‘Vimpel’ is the Danish word for a long triangular flag flown on flagpoles. It’s decorative and also shows the wind direction. But why was there an Icelandic one flying outside this building? We had just arrived at Østerport Station on the ‘Kystbane’ train....

A guest article from Iain Bruce who lives in Nairn. Back from the futureI’m just back from a week in the future and I thought I’d like to share an important light bulb moment with your readers.I paid for everything from snacks and drinks, evening meals, travel tickets for the tram, even visits to theContinue reading "BACK FROM THE FUTURE"

From regular contributor Bill Clark who lives in Fort William. LOYALTY TO SCOTLAND All independence supporters believe that people who live in Scotland should make decisions that affect the country.  There are other people within Scotland who believe that the UK Government in London is better equipped to carry out this role.   They call themselves...

A guest article from Stephen Duncan who has been burning the midnight oil to put this report together. A bit of background about Stephen. YES: running to stand still The publication of the first tranche of data from the new Census (2022) for Scotland on 14th September 2023 indicating that, whilst Scotland’s population grew by 141,000 since 2011Continue reading "YES: RUNNING TO...

An interesting article from this blog’s regular legal eagle Ewan Kennedy. Ewan is retired and lives in Argyll. The unfolding disaster in Libya serves as a reminder of what western powers, principally the USA and the UK, have done to what was once, up until the late 1980s, one of the most stable and progressiveContinue reading "LIBYA AND LOCKERBIE"

SNP members are struggling to understand how their Party has been reduced to the position they now face, virtually bankrupt, facing humiliation in the forthcoming Rutherglen By Election, led by an unpopular leader, who instead of starting to repair the carnage Sturgeon left behind, is compounding it daily. Surrounded by the Woke, many of whomContinue reading "IT WAS “PARTY UNITY” THAT...

Audio link Another excellent article from Peter Young of IndyScot News which is based in Denmark. Weaving the Light Copenhagen has its East End. At least, it seems like that to me. After several years in Valby, it was about as close to Dennistoun, Parkhead and Shettleston as I would get. Of course, being Denmark,Continue reading "WEAVING THE LIGHT"

Scotland is London’s India • Until the empire started to collapse post WWII, and from the period Scotland was finally ‘subdued’ by late 1700s, our complicit assimilated elites were mostly left to ‘run’ Scotland and develop its commercial sector; • However, as the loss of empire became unstoppable by the 1960s, London’s focus shifted more towards...

PRESS RELEASE NO EMBARGODay for Democracy – September 19th Something is happening across Scotland. The language of the independence debate is changing – colonialism, popular sovereignty, the Claim of Right, the constitutional settlement … Suddenly, the old, accepted portrayal of Scotland as a ‘partner in a Union’ is being reframed and the meaning of ScottishContinue reading...

Upset….Good! It seems lots of people down South are annoyed that they couldn’t hear the UK National Anthem at the start of the friendly international at Hampden earlier this week. The reason? Tens of thousands of Scottish supporters were booing for all they were worth to drown it out. Without thinking about it too deeply,Continue reading "UPSET….GOOD!"

MY COMMENTS Kenny MacAskill highlights how ridiculous and damaging it is to be ruled by an uncaring and greedy Westminster Government made worse by an incompetent colonial administration in Edinburgh incapable of defending the Scottish interest. I am, as always Yours for Scotland BEAT THE CENSORS Regretfully a number of pro Indy sites operate onContinue reading "COLONIAL WINDS BLOW...

A little reflection on times gone by. This article was first published amongst the first articles on this blog back in 2020. I stand by it today. It represents missed opportunity after missed opportunity. THE INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM 2014 This was for me and for a great many people the most exciting time of our lives.Continue reading "THE BEST TIMES OF OUR LIVES."

A NEW DAY FOR THE FERRYMEN A seminar on the always topical but more often depressing subject of island ferries was hosted by the Orkney International Science Festival in Kirkwall on 7th September. The two former independent members of the Scottish Government’s Expert Ferries Group (EFG), Roy Pedersen and Professor Alf Baird presented. Readers may recallContinue reading "A NEW DAY FOR...

His response to Alasdair Galloway’s article published yesterday Hi Iain, Its interesting, of course.  Quite a bit of theoretical discussion to begin with but its not easy to see the specific relevance of that to Peter’s paper. He mentions two issues for me. He says “I too find his views about “settlers” damaging to support forContinue reading "Alf Baird’s response."

Another article from retired University Lecturer Alasdair Galloway who lives in Dumbarton I have often been critical of many of Mr Bell’s writing, but I found the above – and I should take this opportunity to thank Iain for putting this up on “Yours for Scotland” – particularly interesting because at about the same time,Continue reading "Peter Bell’s “New Thinking” –...

Steering Group of Scottish National Congress September 5th 2023 Submission on the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform Bill To the Criminal Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament Dear Committee Members, We write to you on behalf of the combined membership of Liberation Scotland and its campaigning group, Salvo, who are committed to upholding and...

The Scottish Government plans to discard almost 1200 years of Scots constitutional law as well some soundly based legal principle through this bill. The Scottish National Congress Steering Group has taken senior, expert legal advice in order to produce a submission to the Criminal Justice Committee objecting to a number of the proposals in thisContinue reading "URGENT ACTION REQUESTED."