INDEPENDENCE FIRST SAY SCOTS ARE TIRED OF BEING DIVIDED AND RULED

PRESS RELEASE FROM INDEPENDENCE FIRST

"The Campaign for a referendum on Scottish Independence."

Joe Middleton, Press Officer of Independence First


INDEPENDENCE FIRST SAY SCOTS ARE TIRED OF BEING DIVIDED AND RULED

INDEPENDENCE FIRST, the campaign for a referendum on Scottish Independence have hailed the establishment of an Independence Convention as a "tremendous leap forward" for the Scottish independence movement. The Scottish Independence Convention will officially launch on St Andrew's day this year at the Dynamic Earth exhibition building.

Joe Middleton, Press Officer of Independence First and a representative for IF on the Interim Forum for an Independence Convention (IFIC), the group which has been meeting for the last two years to establish a convention, says he has been "very impressed" by the willingness of the Scottish parties to work together with civic Scotland for independence.

He commented "It is obvious that the Scottish parties, SNP, SSP and Greens all see independence as crucial to their political objectives and all have been prepared to attend months and months of meetings to thrash out a detailed set of aims for the convention and an agreed strategy."

"The launch later this month is the culmination of a considerable amount of work by people from right across the spectrum of independence supporters and the political parties deserve congratulations for putting Scotland's interests first and co-operating on this historic endeavour."

He added "This launch is a tremendous leap forward for the independence movement. The Scottish people are tired of being divided and ruled and their representatives are, at last, working together to ensure they won't be for much longer."

Independence First is the national campaign for a referendum on independence for Scotland. Since it's launch earlier this year the campaign has received support from former SSP leader Tommy Sheridan, SNP MSP's, the Celtic League, Free Scotland Party, Scottish Independence Party and David R Ross the Scottish historian. The campaign has also received official support from the Scottish Green Party.

Relevant Links for more information:
Independence First: http://www.independence1st.org
Independence Convention: http://www.independenceconvention.org/