At the height – or depth – of Trumpian America, folk would say: “ach, but at least we’re no’ America!
But today America had the decency and the cojones to indict a disgraced former leader. Yet, on the same day, Boris Johnson got to reward the very people who helped him to continually fail upwards whilst at the same time making them unelected legislators over all our lives. Forever.
Such are the dividends of remaining in this precious union.
In no sane universe is this the best possible outcome for Scotland. Not that I’m holding my breath, but it falls upon our leaders in Holyrood to get us out of this bouroch immediately, and deliver us the powers to determine a normal, self-determining, prosperous future that has nothing to do with this calamity and everything to do with embracing Scotland’s vast potential for the benefit of all. Although, actually, we can’t leave it up to politicians. It’s ultimately up to us.
Either independence is a good idea or it isn’t.
And it is.
So let’s take some ownership and stop expecting to be led by political parties whose message is always: jam tomorrow.
Well, bugger that. Unless there’s a genuine campaign now then there might be a SNP/Lab coalition in 2026 which means will mean “wheeshst for Indy” until 2031 or even later. At which point I’ll be personally into the “will I ever see an independent Scotland in my lifetime” category. And I’ve already kent too many folk who wilnae. Folk who kept the flame alive much longer than relative arrivistes like me. Those of us lucky enough to still be here feel a responsibility to carry the torch.
I’m so scunnered. Not by Westminster, who for all their duplicitousness never – or at least post-Brexit – pretended to be supportive of the devolution project.
No. I’m scunnered with us.
Where’s our outrage at tbe rolling back of the Scotland Act? Why must we always apologise for what we are and aye see ourselves through the prism of a party we haven’t voted for since 1955 and a political worldview obsessed with small boats that is diametrically opposed to our own? Seriously, must we always boast then cower? Is this it? As good as it gets? Really?
What are we waiting for?
Another Scotland is possible and there is nothing whatsoever to stop it becoming a reality. We can choose a better future. All we have to do is to choose to make it so.
Let’s get this done. Because it’s later than you think.
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