Re: Scottish National Party—still Tartan Tories beneath the left veneer

Letter to the Editor - WSWS

RE: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/apr2007/snp-a13.shtml

The clear choice in this election is between independence and the freedom to decide our own political destiny and a continuation of a union where eternal right wing government is guaranteed.

I think you could make considerably better use of this site by actually attempting to consider what is actually happening rather than what you want to happen with your three men and a dog 'socialist unity party'.

If this is a WORLD socialist web site why does it hate the social democratic SNP, the socialist SSP, the socialist solidarity and the Scottish Greens who all have genuine support in Scotland? It's bizarre and in no way reflects any genuine strand of opinion in Scotland.

By all means remain Brits and argue for continuation of the union like every other fringe left grouping based in London in the last twenty years but please don't pretend to a 'holier than thou' attitude which you don't deserve.

Scottish socialists in Scotland want a better future for our country. That might be acheived with independence or it might not but at the end of the day at least the Scottish people will decide our future destiny (every party based in Scotland opposes Trident for a start). Scotland has a fundamental right to self determination.

Labour and the Lib Dems denial of this right will see them get cuffed at the next election. If you want to keep playing their games and attacking the SNP on dubious grounds then do so but realise that YOU are also ignoring Scotland's democratic aspirations towards normal national powers which could be used to provide a much more progressive society for our citizens, something a WORLD socialist web site might be expected to support!

You might want to look at this article:

http://www.swans.com/library/art12/joemid02.html

I doubt it will make any difference however!

Joe Middleton