ONCE again The National reports on plans for “Indy Plan B” and the SNP leadership seem engrossed in this. This is in my view a complete waste of time and energy. Indeed I would not be surprised if Boris Johnson and Cummings are not keen to encourage such a development to keep our minds of more important matters.
The issue is simple. Sovereignty in Scotland rests with the Scottish people, in Scots law, in international law, and even acknowledged in Westminster. Since this is the case, we have no need for any Westminster politician, nor any court in Scotland or elsewhere, to confirm this.
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What we do need is for the Scottish people to clearly express their view on this issue, in a way that can’t be disputed and is beyond doubt. This is the real issue.
Now we have a good opportunity to get the view of the Scottish people next May – not very long to wait.
Since the Scottish people hold sovereignty in their hands, our major efforts and energy should be directed to attending to their needs, because if we want Scotland to be independent, they are the only body who can decide on that – not any court, or politician, or Westminster.
However, the Yes movement and the SNP leadership are paying very little attention to the Scottish people’s view on independence. In The National on Saturday, this point was made very effectively by Kate McGeough from Hamilton. Kate pointed out that the material and information she is getting from the leadership means “I can talk in parables, but I want to be able to talk knowledgeably about our new currency, our new Scottish bank, our trade.” Kate is right in this and she is certainly not alone, indeed the majority of Yes supporters are hungry for such knowledge. I know because I have been going around trying to provide it to some of them.
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All the Scottish people are getting on this vital subject from the SNP leadership, or the Growth Commission, is political mumbo jumbo, no proper economic analysis, indeed this nonsense is economically illiterate and to most people is meaningless. However our Unionist media can see the weaknesses this leaves in our position, and they will come in at the right time and exploit this.
We need to get real. Nicola Sturgeon is doing a great job in government in general, and the polls tell us that the Scottish people are now by majority in support of independence. What the leadership has to do now is to speak openly to the Scottish people, in the same way Nicola has been doing in the Covid-19 struggle. Start explaining to people what our plans are for the currency and for our new economy.
By the end of this year the UK economy will be in a mess and so will sterling. The UK Government will be unable to explain how they got into a hole or how to get out, and they will probably still be digging.
If Nicola’s government starts now to talk straight to the Scottish people on this subject, she will have 60- 65% support from the Scottish people and no politician or court will stop them from setting up their independence, so let us work on that.
Andy Anderson
Saltcoats
I AM beginning to feel like Victor Meldrew – here we go again.
Vast sweeps of England and all of Scotland now have a 10pm curfew for restaurant and pubs, but now I find out this does not apply to the bars in Westminster. Not only that, they do not need to wear face coverings or have their contact details taken. This is in the very place where the laws are made, and now we see them broken every day but still we hear “we are all in this together”.
Westminster is now becoming the laughing stock of not only the world but of the country we live in – why is the BBC not reporting about Westminster bars?
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Well done to Gary Robertson on Good Morning Scotland for not letting DRoss away with blaming the Scottish Government for the university Covid-19 situation and at the same time saying of the same situation in England “let’s see what happens”. Can someone tell him it is already happening in England and Westminster has not given any guidance?
During the week DRoss, in his paper on jobs, asked the Chancellor to “replicate cash received through furlough”. The new scheme is much worse and in no way “replicates” the furlough scheme ,but he was not questioned on this.
Hypocrisy does not begin to cover it – we have to realise that with the Tories and Labour it’s only a bad situation if its a SNP Bad situation.
Winifred McCartney
Paisley
WELL done to the organisers of the Believe in Scotland virtual conference, which ran all through last weekend. A packed agenda provided a great opportunity for indy supporters to get together to discuss how to take the campaign forward, with some excellent speakers including The National’s Lesley Riddoch once again showcasing the Nordic democratic example that we should be considering.
While Yes campaigners are limited in their face-to-face activities due to Covid-19 it’s great to see imaginative events like this conference as a way to keep indy supporters active and thinking about how to kick start the physical campaign once the lockdown is over.
Cllr Kenny MacLaren
Paisley
LISTENING to Willie Rennie yesterday morning on Good Morning Scotland, I had to agree almost completely with him about the things our government should be making a priority.
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I say “almost completely”, as he missed out the most crucial point of all. Urgent and desirable as all these things may be, none is possible while all our taxes go to London and only a proportion is returned for Holyrood to spend, while the rest goes to things like HS2, Trident and Crossrail. The power to do something is useless while someone else controls the cash.
Only independence can see these priorities take their rightful place.
P Davidson
Falkirk
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