Seven years on, we can see the first independence referendum not as a choice between change and no change, but as a choice of what sort of change we wanted and, crucially, who gets to deliver it.
The Promise
Orkney SNP Candidate Welcomes Post Pandemic Independence Referendum
“I want to see Orkney’s energy work for Orkney’s people, giving everyone access to affordable warmth, and that means taking control of these policies in Scotland. “
Who speaks for Scotland?
“This is about living in democracy that cares about rules. This is about not living in a corporatist state. And if you care about that then you should call for a normal independent Scottish nation. Not in May, but tomorrow.”
An open letter to the FM of Scotland
“there comes a point when we have to stop asking permission”
Opinion polls and the Stockholm syndrome
It’s difficult to know how many “interesting times” we can inhabit simultaneously but the circumstances of the next referendum takes interesting into a new dimension.
Farming Matters:”Wish You Were Here”?
“Far from being a reason for putting independence even further into the back burner, recent events – Salisbury, Syria, Brexit – make the case for living in a Scotland that wishes to be one of the good guys appealing and increasingly urgent.”
Letters:Would Westminster Ever Agree to a 2nd Scottish Referendum?
We have just finished reading the excellent Common Weal published “A Short Guide to Starting a New Country”
Adjusting the Sails: Taking the Pragmatic Course
“What Scotland was pledged in 2014 has disappeared as swiftly as those political leaders who promised it. “
Farming Matters: Taking Back Control
“The unequal nature of Theresa May’s “precious union” means that we are once again caught in the gravitational pull of a government we didn’t vote for.
Farming Matters: Actually Now Is The Time
You reach a point – I got to it a while ago – when you wonder why we didn’t sail off into the sunset a long time ago.
