
“Timing is irrelevant. Either independence is a good idea or it is not”
“Timing is irrelevant. Either independence is a good idea or it is not”
“Either independence is a good idea or it isn’t. The movement is a cause or it is nothing.”
“At what point does our admirable commitment to compromise and collegiate consensus-seeking with people who have “tint their reason a’ thegither” become a lost cause?”
“farming is a brilliant prism through which to view the unravelling permabouroch of Brexit and the ongoing discussion about our constitutional situation.”
“Some thoughts. These are different days. Firstly, backing Brexit isn’t brave. “
“In the end, it’s about how we see ourselves. It’s about pride. It’s about how we see ourselves.”
“A lot has happened, and I’m not happy. To borrow from another Burns poem, I’ve been “nursing my wrath to keep it warm”.
“If you vote against the very parliament – and the very country – in which you sit and whose people you represent from the proceeds of their taxes: what, pray, is the point of you? And why are you still here?”
The question is no longer “should Scotland be independent” but is now “why on earth wouldn’t we?”
“we must see things as they have never been and ask “why not?” Robert Kennedy