IN the aftermath of Rutherglen and Hamilton West, the independence movement now know what happens when you spend your time bickering and verbally…
movement now know what happens when you spend your time bickering and verbally fighting one another, instead of actually getting on with achieving the reason why people put their trust in you. You lose., Alba, it doesn’t matter what party you choose as your method of getting independence, when the public see the way you act towards one another, their confidence in the whole vision of Scottish independence dips.
A broader coalition which included the STUC and civil society would be able to put together a worked-out shopping list of areas for further devolution, to publicise this during the election campaign and to be in a position strongly to influence an incoming government at Westminster.) I would say that to enter into the discussion of a plebiscite is to step into the jaws of the Unionist lion.
Surely he is correct in suggesting the next General Election, if we win the majority of Scottish seats, should be used as a mandate to start negotiations for Independence. Yes, we all know we might not have the majority of votes but this has not mattered at a UK election as we see the party with the most seats coming to power on less than 50% of the vote.
For goodness’ sake let us have more faith in ourselves, stop all stupid divisions which the Unionists revel in, and achieve a good majority of Scottish seats at the next General Election.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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