What positive benefits has the 'precious union' given Scotland? What has the 'precious union' stolen from Scotland? What will the 'precious union' do to Scotland if unionists persist? Only one way out for you, your children, your grandchildren and all your future generations. If you can't see this then you are already brainwashed into servitude and beyond help.
"#Scotland wasn’t mentioned once in [UK] Labour’s big pre-election pitch today [16/5/24].
"[Neither in] Starmer’s 2,631 word speech. Nor the hefty 5,724-word press release which included comments from the likes of Ed Milliband and Yvette Cooper.
"... neither Wales nor Northern Ireland were mentioned either."
Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has called for the introduction of a new Lords “grand committee” to probe Scottish legislation as he criticised “bad governance”.
It's fascinating. The sizeable pro-independence minority of c45% of the electorate in Catalunya is simply being written off and ignored by the Spanish media, along with their desire for independence.
It's like in Scotland after 18/9/14 when 45% voted to dissolve the "union". We can all see where that's ended up: the Unionist bloc has nothing left except lies, absurd slurs and threats and is targeting independence supporters as "extremists".
"The real tragedy here is that the ‘change’ that Keir Starmer promises is no change at all, all he offers is the same corporate private sector bullshit repackaged and rebranded and he will do nothing to change the dysfunctional structures of Westminster upon which he depends as much as Sunak for the near absolute power both of them crave."
And now, a report from eldiario.es in Spanish (1) on remarks made by Oxford academic Janina Dill (2) to the effect that the US, the UK and Germany are undermining the rule of international law by their support for Israel.
I can't find any record of her remarks in the UK media, perhaps that's because I'm an "extremist" #ScottishIndependence supporter?
"An extremism expert has warned there is a danger that campaigning for – or even debating – #ScottishIndependence could come under UK counter-extremism legislation in the future.
"Professor Chris Allen – who leads the extremism hub at Leicester University’s Centre for Hate Studies – told @TheNational that Yessers could potentially even be referred to the [UK] Home Office’s 'Prevent' counter-extremism programme."
So the Migrant Advisory Committee, after a 14 week investigation has found 'no evidence' of any deliberate abuse of the international student visa scheme;
they're coming here to study.
As the FT delicately puts it:
this has 'placed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in a bind, forcing him to either confront those on the Conservative right who want it scrapped, or ignore the advisory group'!
Watch this space.... which way he jumps will tell us a lot about the future of the (rump of) the Tory party
"Opposing the corruption and sclerosis of an undemocratic Westminster system while wanting a #Scotland with a written constitution, a legally binding and absolute guarantee of civil liberties, human rights, democratic safeguards, and a return to a closer relationship with the #EU makes you an extremist now. Who knew?"
He’s put all his energy into culture wars, not paying doctors and nurses, letting schools crumble and ensuring the #FossilFuel industry can endanger civilisation for decades to come by granting new drilling licenses.
He takes security so ‘seriously’ he appointed Shapps to Defence and ennobled Cameron.
This report on Sunak's bonkers speech doesn't once refer to his specifically categorising "anti semites", gender minorities or #ScottishIndependence supporters as threats to the UK and enemies of "British values" - alongside the Russians, Iranians and Chinese.