To See Oursels as Ithers See Us. It’s about respect. Two years ago, the UK head of state, Elizabeth, died on Scottish soil. The Scots duly arranged a guard of honour, a ceremony attended by the great and good in Scottish society and a procession to accompany her journey to the airport. Why did… Read More »To See Oursels as Ithers See Us
The Road Less Travelled -Restoring Scotland’s Sovereignty “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” This Thursday nominations will close for Westminster and the starting pistol will be officially fired for the… Read More »The Road Less Travelled
‘A week is a long time in politics’ is probably as hackneyed a phrase in politics as ‘football is a game of two halves’ is, in the beautiful game. But it’s none the less true for all that. Humza Yousaf is facing two votes; one on his own job as FM and one on the… Read More »The Burning Question – Freeports
On Saturday 22nd July we took part in a piece of history. Along with two hundred others at Holyrood the Stirling Directive was launched. You’re going to hear a lot more about this from us and also from Salvo. But what is the Stirling Directive and why does it matter? On Saturday were doing three… Read More »Our Right, Our Powers – the Stirling Directive
Join us in bold and tenacious defiance of any who would deny us, the people of Scotland the right to self-determination under international law. The start of a radical shift in Scotland’s constitutional debate and a profound departure from the old, worn out approach to Scottish self-determination. #SaveTheDate – 22 July 2023 #Holyrood #Edinburgh The… Read More »Save the Date
Many people now want immediate action to honour the law of Scotland and the Constitutional Settlement, agreed as a condition of the Treaty of Union on the 22nd July 1706. The #StirlingDirective will see a radical shift in Scotland’s constitutional debate. #SaveTheDate – 22 July 2023. #Holyrood #Edinburgh #Scotland
SaveTheDate – 22 July 2023 will see a radical shift in Scotland’s constitutional debate and a profound departure from the old, worn out approach to Scottish self-determination. #Holyrood #Edinburgh #Scotland #StirlingDirective
If you would rule a people, you must sit amongst them. The royals seem to be taking this piece of Machiavellian advice to heart of late. Today, we’re graced with a visit from King Charles. Together with assorted flunkies and a plethora of men in tights, Charles will perform an elaborate dance round the Honours… Read More »To Whom the Crown Belongs
After consultation and discussion with our members, the ISP has decided the following policies for a Westminster GE. ISP will run candidates in a UK election. We will discuss with other independence parties about which constituencies, but for the moment we intend to run simply as ISP, rather than unity candidates. If we win a… Read More »ISP Statement on Westminster General Election
We the People ‘First the people; then the spirits of land and grain; the sovereign counts for the least’. Thus spoke Mengzi, Chinese sage and disciple of Confucius. It sounds radical, especially for 350 BC or thereabouts, but in actual fact it wasn’t radical at all. The Greeks had already introduced the idea… Read More »We the People
