VICTORY FOR INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT - REFERENDUM IS COMING
In a stunning victory for democratic politics and the right of the Scottish people to rule theirselves the Scottish Labour party have declared that they WILL support a referendum on Scottish independence.
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2246882.0.0.php
Congratulations to all my colleagues in Independence First and the Scottish Independence Convention and the SNP, Greens and SSP etc for moving us to a place where the unionists can no longer stop an Independence Referendum.
There remain questions, will Labour try to run their own rigged referendum? Will Wendy do another U Turn?
The Lib Dems and Tories must have severe egg on their faces now. After all the Libs said they wouldn't get in Government with the SNP because of a referendum (on Brown's orders delivered by Sir Ming), yet here's their auld pals going for it!
Similarly the Tories have joined with Labour in a commission which refuses to discuss independence and rules it out as an option and yet suddenly Labour pull the rug out from under it and say not only is independence an option (a message from back benchers, UK MP's and the STUC conference) that there will definitely be a vote on it before the Wendy Commission even brings forward any proposals.
Fantastic stuff. As I say congratulations to everyone who was on the right side of this debate in the past. Our goal has come much closer, I for one will be having a few drinks tonight to celebrate.
Independence vs dependence? Normal powers against an outdated unloved undemocratic union? We can't lose.
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2246882.0.0.php
Congratulations to all my colleagues in Independence First and the Scottish Independence Convention and the SNP, Greens and SSP etc for moving us to a place where the unionists can no longer stop an Independence Referendum.
There remain questions, will Labour try to run their own rigged referendum? Will Wendy do another U Turn?
The Lib Dems and Tories must have severe egg on their faces now. After all the Libs said they wouldn't get in Government with the SNP because of a referendum (on Brown's orders delivered by Sir Ming), yet here's their auld pals going for it!
Similarly the Tories have joined with Labour in a commission which refuses to discuss independence and rules it out as an option and yet suddenly Labour pull the rug out from under it and say not only is independence an option (a message from back benchers, UK MP's and the STUC conference) that there will definitely be a vote on it before the Wendy Commission even brings forward any proposals.
Fantastic stuff. As I say congratulations to everyone who was on the right side of this debate in the past. Our goal has come much closer, I for one will be having a few drinks tonight to celebrate.
Independence vs dependence? Normal powers against an outdated unloved undemocratic union? We can't lose.
3 comments:
The SNP won the support of one in 20 Scots eligible to vote in May 2007. Based on that result, I'm amazed (and encouraged) by your complacency. Please make sure it continues during the referendum campaign (if there is one).
I'm having a drink too! Fantastic!
Hey Tom,
SNP Constituency Vote: 664,227 32.93 %
SNP Regional Vote: 633,401 31.02 %
Which was just enough in a tight election.
If the SNP got 1 in 20 of the votes then that means according to you there are 12,976,280 registered voters in Scotland!
Yet we have a population of approx. 5 million.
Eh... maybe you should rethink your figures. Cheers JOE
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