TIME TO END THIS FALSE 'UNION'

While other countries celebrate their independence day with passion and pride the muted and unenthusiastic reaction (there wasn't any!) to the anniversary of the British union reflects the historical fact that this was a forced union against the will of the ordinary people of Scotland.

If British unionists really genuinely believe that the people of Scotland don’t want independence then they should be willing to put the issue to a democratic vote. In fact most opinion polls consistently show a majority of those surveyed in favour. This Scottish Executive is not asking the question because they know they won’t like the answer.

The Scottish independence movement’s victory is ultimately guaranteed because while supporters of independence have genuine enthusiasm for their cause the unionist case is based on scaremongering, absurd misrepresentation and lies.

Jack Straw recently admitted this union was ‘designed to amplify English power abroad’ and it has never done anything else in its history. The ‘union’ wasn’t really a union at all, it was in fact a hostile takeover. Those who are still supporting it have a vested interest in the status quo and no interest in returning normal national powers to the people of Scotland.

The ordinary people of England now believe the union should end as well so just who do Labour and the Tories think they are actually representing?