About the de-registering

About the de-registering
Post Date December 16, 2022
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Dear members,

Some of you have rightly shown concern over the Electoral Commissions recent decision to de-register the party. This unfortunate incident is due to what amounts to an administrative error. The party insists that all necessary information was provided to the EC and the appropriate fee paid in a timely and ordered manner. The ECs decision is automatic and as they keep reminding us, “Not Discretionary “. So the only option was to re-register the party which has been actioned and It’s now a matter …

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The history of disarmament and why we should have the right to keep and bear arms

The history of disarmament and why we should have the right to keep and bear arms
Post Date November 17, 2022
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The right of anyone to bear arms is an essential right to any society that does not wish to be ruled by tyrannical governments, let alone violent criminals, so why is it that so many people in power have a tendency to want to be on a mission to disarm society in their bid to stop most or any crime from happening to us and in turn, albeit mostly inadvertently, have the state use violence against us?

For anyone that takes the time to study history …

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Deputy Leader Statement

Deputy Leader Statement
Post Date September 16, 2022
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I’m Calum “Caz” Paul from Kirkcaldy and I’m the new Deputy Leader of the Scottish Libertarian Party. I’m a freelancer in the Scottish film industry, a musician and an active volunteer for a local charity.

 

I first joined the party in 2014 when my fellow YES campaigners – who were mourning the loss of the independence referendum – started to sound quite different from me politically when the ideal of independence came to an end, especially when it came to freedom of speech. Freedom of speech …

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Lion of Liberty 2022

Lion of Liberty 2022
Post Date September 13, 2022
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Jonathan Rainey of Dumbarton was presented with our Lion of Liberty award for 2022 at our AGM.

Jonathan is a young enthusiastic and outspoken activist who has stood in several elections in the Dumbarton area both in the council wards and parliamentary constituency.

On all occasions he puts in an amazing and almost inhuman amount of effort and his leafletting work load is almost legendary. He narrowly missed out on the award last year. Great job and certainly well deserved on this occasion.

He is also a contributor …

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AGM New Deputy Leader Elected

AGM New Deputy Leader Elected
Post Date September 13, 2022
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The Party AGM went ahead as scheduled last Saturday and was a great success.

Caz Paul has been duly elected as the new party Deputy Leader and we wish him every success in his new role.

Caz hails from Kirkcaldy Fife (birthplace of Adam Smith no less) and has been an activist in the party for many years and was a participant in the formulation of the party’s constitution.

He was also responsible for organising the party’s protest at the the Count Dankula (subsequently an SLP member) trial …

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AGM 2022 Update

AGM 2022 Update
Post Date July 14, 2022
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The 2022 Annual General Meeting is going ahead as planned on September 10th at 11am. It will be in hotel Yotel on 68-73 Queen Street in Edinburgh.

 

This is a great opportunity for those who wish to get involved in shaping our policies and running our party to have their say!

Submissions are open for policy proposals to be discussed at the AGM. Any member of the party can contribute a policy proposal or reform. They must have it dual signed with another member of the party; …

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Resignation of Deputy Leader

Post Date July 14, 2022
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Dear members,

please be informed that our current Deputy Leader Stef Johnstone will not be continuing in her role and will be resigning at the Annual General Meeting. She has sent a resignation letter which is published here. We regret her departure and wish her all the best going forward – there is much we have to thank her for, for all her efforts across the years of service. We will select a new Deputy Leader at the AGM and speak about any related concerns there.

 

Thank …

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Wales’ Latest “Experiment” in UBI will Prove Nothing and Here’s Why

Wales’ Latest “Experiment” in UBI will Prove Nothing and Here’s Why
Post Date June 28, 2022
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Why the most generous basic income scheme ever trialled will only arm sophists.

Imagine a government official took one valuable item from each of your neighbours’ houses and put it in your living room each month, and then a documentary film maker came over to document how your standard of living increased dramatically over the course of two years.

Would anyone be surprised to see that you were better off, or that you “loved free money,” as was reported of the participants of the Finland study that …

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2022 Scottish Local Elections results

Post Date May 06, 2022
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The results are in and it has been quite a ride getting here! Without any support from the media or tons of money, we have brought our message to the people willing to listen.

We had 19 candidates running across 11 councils, with our best result by Harry Christian in the East Sutherland and Edderton ward of 1.6% of the vote. In total we received 698 votes.

 

Name
Ward
Council
Votes
% of votes

Oren Catz
Torry Ferryhill
Aberdeen
27
0.1

Bryce Hope
Kincorth Nigg and Cove
Aberdeen
29
0.1

Stuart Whitby
Strathbogie and Howe of Alford
Aberdeenshire
34
0.1

Jonathan Rainey
Dumbarton
West Dunbartonshire
45
0.1

Tam Laird
Inverleith
Edinburgh City
53
0.4

Gregor Masson
Fountainbridge / …

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Meet the Libertarians: Candidate Profiles

Meet the Libertarians: Candidate Profiles
Post Date April 21, 2022
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It’s time to meet your SLP candidates for the 2022 Council Elections

 

 

1. Tell us about yourself, what’s your background?

 

My name is Jonathan Rainey, I’m 28 years old and I’m a volunteer litter picker & food bank helper from Dumbarton.

 

2. When and why did you become a Libertarian?

 

My awakening to become a libertarian gradually accelerated in 2014 when I voted Yes in the Independence Referendum, seeing the wars in the Middle East with western governmental interventionism become more intense in 2015 and then especially when I …

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