No SNP, the blame doesn’t just lie with Westminster

No SNP, the blame doesn’t just lie with Westminster
Post Date March 15, 2023
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Guest article from Jonathan Rainey

On Wednesday 23rd November 2022, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom handed down a judgement that would effectively solidify Scotland’s existence to the current union of the UK. [1] All 5 judges unanimously ruled that the Scottish Parliament does not have the legislative powers within the Scotland Act of 1998 to hold another Independence Referendum without consent from the UK Government in Westminster. The consent refers to Section 30 of the Scotland Act of 1998 which allows Holyrood to pass …

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Hating Tories and Sussing Nats

Hating Tories and Sussing Nats
Post Date February 02, 2023
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By Ian Mitchell

 

I have written a book which I have called “Hating Tories” as it is about the parliamentary career of Nicola Sturgeon and I am convinced that hatred and negativity are the defining characteristics of her political outlook. The subtitle of the book is “How Nicola Sturgeon Got into Government (1970-2007)”. The title might give the impression that I have a rooted prejudice against Sturgeon and the SNP. I do not. In fact, I voted SNP for thirty years, before I went to …

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