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'Scotland must become an independent nation again.' The Case For Independence: Economic, Constitutional, Cultural.

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OTS readers, we're looking to raise some funds to help cover our start-up business costs - all donations, small or large, go a long way to helping make sure we can keep the momentum going. This is the link below - we appreciate all support!
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The intensity of anger felt towards Sturgeon, her husband and the 'Alphabetties' is not understood by those who don't feel the betrayal personally. The independence movement cannot move forward until some form of justice has been served on all involved - the sooner the better.
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'This whole episode is far from over, more information will come to light and this time it is not Alex Salmond in the dock but others.'
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KIRSTY WARK AND THAT PROGRAMME.

Alex Salmond still seeks justice, the Scottish Government are still trying to block the Parliamentary Inquiry and the epidemic of amnesia is just starting. News today that the SNP Government are go…

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When Alex Salmond was charged, FM Nicola Sturgeon said 'There is a process in place...' and refused to show even a suggestion of support. When she was arrested, FM Humza Yousaf said 'She's innocent and if you don't agree, leave the party.' Aye, that's 'continuity' for ye, eh?
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Alex Salmond explicitly stated that unfinished business would be attended to in due course. The faux outrage of certain commentators is nothing more than badly-disguised panic.
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How can anyone read this level of detail and still deny that there was a concerted conspiracy to frame Alex Salmond? More power to Calton Jock - this is precious documentary evidence and analysis.
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Comprehensive report covering the attempted political assassination of Alex Salmond – Scotland’s...

A synopsis of the main characters involved in the unfounded allegations of harassment against Alex Salmond Leslie Evans: Permanent Secretary: the most senior civil servant in Scotland and head of t…

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'The Scottish Government will make history tomorrow. For the first time ever since the advent of devolution 24 years ago, it will take the Scottish Information Commissioner to the Court Of Session to prevent disclosure of information.'
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The Spider’s Web

The Scottish Government will make history tomorrow. For the first time ever since the advent of devolution 24 years ago, it will take the Scottish Information Commissioner to the Court Of Session t…

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This is outrageous. Shirley-Anne KNEW predators were a risk but Sturgeon's priorities came first? Huh? What? We expect mainstream journalists will, even now, be beating a path to Neale's door to get the full story in time for the Sundays. Won't they?
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Neale Hanvey ALBA🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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@andrewgmorton @Jebadoo2 When I spoke to Somerville in 2019 she told me she knew predators were a risk, but that as GRR was Nicola’s priority so I shouldn’t say anything. I have never, for a single second, regretted ignoring this dangerous advice.
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This is unremittingly brutal from start to finish and is why Wings remains the top independence blog by the proverbial mile.
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The Stupidity Of Vanity

The reality-TV let’s say “personality” Kelly Given – who Wings readers previously met on a trip to New York for Tartan Week with a raft of SNP let’s say “celebri…

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'Here Lies the Modern SNP Born Hamilton 1967 Died Rutherglen/Hamilton 2023'
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The population of Gaza is just over 2 million. In area it is 20% smaller than the Isle of Arran. What Israel is doing is evil and we condemn it utterly. #FreePalestine
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We can't think of any other figure who has emerged from the unseemly R&HW by-election with any kudos whatsoever. Bravo Colette & ISP!
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Given the way Margaret Ferrier has been treated, why should any decent citizen even entertain the idea of representing their community? Shame on everyone who used her as a scapegoat - and they're still doing it!
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Debut article from Eva Comrie.
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@iainmacwhirter He's doing what he said he would do. Unlike some.
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Was Alex Salmond a good first minister?
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1 year
Who do you think has the best policies for Scottish Independence?
SNP / Greens
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ALBA
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SALVO
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ISP
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Do you believe that the SNP is 'the only vehicle to independence'?
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*NEW POST* Guest writer Hector McLeod speaks to Ron Culley, the foremost authority on the killing of Willie McRae.
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Off Topic Scotland | The Work of Ron Culley

The work of Ron Culley uses fiction to dig for truth - no matter how sinister it may be - as a vehicle to independence.

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*NEW POST* 'The Speech from the Dock' The classic speech by John MacLean, over a century old but as relevant and powerful as ever.
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Off Topic Scotland | The Speech from the Dock

The classic speech by Scottish socialist John MacLean rings as true and relevant now as when it was delivered over a century ago.

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Whether or not Operation Branchform results in any convictions, key questions will remain: Why was there such an effort to have Alex Salmond framed? Who hatched the plot? Who orchestrated its deployment? Who was in charge of the subsequent cover-up?
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We asked a few days ago if anyone has been in the bar inside the Scottish parliament. We are trying to find out if drink prices are subsidised, like WM. If they are? then the people who passed MUP for the rest of us have obvious questions to answer.
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One for independence supporters: Which word best sums up how you feel about the SNP right now? (Feel free to explain)
Optimistic
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Confused
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Disappointed
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Betrayed
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Who would you like to write Nicola Sturgeon's 'unauthorised' biography?
Stuart Campbell (Wings)
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Kevin McKenna
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Craig Murray
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Someone else
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Who has caused more division in the independence movement?
Nicola Sturgeon
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What was it Alex Salmond said very recently? 'Political change can happen very quickly...' or words to that effect. We're seeing it right now.
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Okay, we're having to start this poll again because the previous version has gone. No big conspiracy, we just made an arse of it somehow 😳 So, who is the most impressive SNP Westminster leader from the past 25 years?
Alex Salmond
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Angus Robertson
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Stephen Flynn
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*NEW POST* The beautiful photography of Glaswegian John McKissock.
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Off Topic Scotland | John McKissock's Glasgow

Beautiful, painterly images of Scotland's largest city by Glaswegian photographer John McKissock.

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Should the 'Alphabetty' perjurers be prosecuted, exonerated in exchange for full disclosure, exiled, or something else?
Prosecuted
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Pardoned after confession
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*NEW POST* 'No reasonable person could be expected to believe, or dare assert, that perjury didn’t occur. It was blatant.'
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Off Topic Scotland | Something is stirring…

It's not just supporters of Alex Salmond who should be pressing for prosecution of perjurers.

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We've just had to waste more than a few minutes blocking folk who replied to this tweet but couldn't manage more than monosyllables e.g. 'Shite!', 'Pish!' etc. We're not here to act as a punchbag for angry SNP faithful. They have to wake up and stop blaming others.
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The intensity of anger felt towards Sturgeon, her husband and the 'Alphabetties' is not understood by those who don't feel the betrayal personally. The independence movement cannot move forward until some form of justice has been served on all involved - the sooner the better.
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'A specific set of circumstances' Former FM Current FM Alphabetty conspiracy Stolen money Murray Foote made CEO Greens GRA DRS Ferries Endless indyref2 promises Child poverty 25% Perhaps not so 'complex and nuanced' as Kirsten would have us believe?
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"I think it's a slightly more complex and nuanced situation than maybe the headline figures suggest." The SNP's @kirstenoswald insists her party still has more to give despite tonight's result in Rutherglen and Hamilton West. #scotnight
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Can anyone explain why Tony Blair isn't in a prison?
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One of the most cohesive arguments for Scottish independence ever written. (We recommend printing a hard copy for future reference, just in case.)
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Off Topic Scotland | Alf Baird: The Determinants of Independence

The case for independence has to be as watertight as possible. Alf Baird's meticulous methodology has produced something special...

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Stephen Flynn just said, Radio Scotland, in interview with Martin Geissler, that he has 'a compelling vision to share'. Dae ye, aye? Share away...
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Would you support a crowdfunded inquiry, overseen by foreign judges, into the whole Salmond/Sturgeon/Alphabetty 'conspiracy' and its handling by Scottish govt, civil service, police, judiciary and Press?
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@SSalyers2 @hzomlot Hear hear. This disgusting abstension *in itself* would be reason enough for Scotland to demand immediate and complete disjunction from England. Instead, we have no voice on an international stage now packed with countries screaming for a ceasefire. It is intolerable.
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Very basic question, but worth revisiting from time to time, and it's open to everyone. Do you believe that Scotland will ever regain its independence?
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No
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Who is to blame for the demise of the SNP?
Nicola Sturgeon
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Naive voters
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WM Tories
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'the only damaging material the documents could possibly bring to light that isn’t already publicly known would be evidence of criminal perjury and conspiracy at the highest levels of the Scottish Government, civil service and legal system.'
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Walking On Glass

The response of the Scottish media to yesterday’s momentous events in the Court Of Session has been illuminating in terms of who is and isn’t even attempting to do proper grown-up journ…

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'If Lady Dorrian genuinely – as she claims in her judgement – cannot even follow, never mind agree with, that extremely simple reasoning, then in any sane world she is manifestly unfit for her position and should be dismissed.'
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A World Insane

We held back from writing about yesterday’s judgment from Lady Dorrian in the Court Of Session in the hope that if we stared at it for long enough we could get it to make some kind of sense. …

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For Scots only: Do you regard the Union Jack as a foreign flag?
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What is the single biggest thing that could be done right now to advance the Scottish independence movement?
Replacing SNP
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Uniting all Indy Parties
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UK Gov Negotiations
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Other
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*NEW POST* For years, Dr. Tim Rideout has been explaining the powerful economic case for Scottish independence.
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Off Topic Scotland | Tim Rideout

Our latest look at the work of those laying out the economic case for independence.

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@rapecrisisscot Not sure why you're choosing to skate on such thin ice. But hey-ho, carry on...
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There is another obvious question about what should happen to those who briefed, trained and shielded them. But you've got to start somewhere. If some of them were coerced (as seems likely) then they could make a clean breast of it now and name the masterminds.
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Ordinary folk all across Scotland have serious, lengthy, passionate discussions/arguments about independence while the people we elected to get it for us will do almost anything to avoid the topic. Weird, eh?
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'Operation Branchform could wreak unimaginable havoc in the coffers if the party has to foot the bill for defending Peter Murrell, Nicola Sturgeon or Colin Beattie.'
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The washing of the hands

The Scottish National Party, in legal character, is what’s known as an unincorporated association. (The same form of entity as Wings, local colour fans.) This has a number of interesting rami…

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Good to see the cameras were working.
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George Square in Glasgow saying with one voice: ceasefire now.
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We are but a toty voice in the great indy debate but, FWIW, we heartily endorse @coletteisp for the Rutherglen & West Hamilton By-Election. More power to her and her team. ✊✊✊✊✊
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'There can be only one!' Who is better at articulating the case for Scottish independence?
Stuart Campbell (Wings)
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Pete Wishart (SNP)
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Was Nicola Sturgeon a good first minister?
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10 months
For those who have left SNP and/or are scunnered with the current Scottish govt: Would you change your mind about voting SNP if they promised to *immediately* repeal the act of union upon election ?
Yes
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With hindsight, was there ever a time when she wasn't 'bluffing'? (And 'bluffing' is putting it very kindly.)
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There's a reason Scots have stopped trusting the SNP. They lied to us. On Independence.
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Still waiting for Branchform...
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We've rounded up all 10 parts of Alf's brilliant 'Determinants' series (thanks again to @ILawson27 for his help) and will be publishing them later this week on a dedicated page along with reviews, YT/Twitter links etc.
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"Scotland has all the characteristics and features of a colonial entity" from 'Claim of Right Special' with #ProfAlfBaird and @ILawson27 of @TheScotCongress & "When the 56 were elected back in 2015, I was actually flabbergasted they didn't withdraw
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We have nothing to say about the arrest of and/or statement from Nicola Sturgeon. No-one is obliged to have an opinion on everything just as no-one is entitled to define 'presumption of innocence' as and when it suits them.
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Is the Scottish parliament 'unfit for purpose'?
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Tommy Sheppard (on an MP's salary) has the brassneck to ask for campaign donations despite the fact that the SNP does NOTHING for the independence cause. So we will not be guilt-tripped because we're asking for less than he claims on expenses.
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*NEW POST* Where is the Treaty of Union?
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Off Topic Scotland | Ancient History?

It isn’t hard to think of reasons why the Treaty (Articles) of Union is not on permanent display

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'They *cannot* be investigated'? What? Can anyone explain the legal rationale behind this?
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Denise Findlay 💚🤍💜
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ScotGov “I can confirm that as neither Ms Sturgeon nor Ms Freeman are serving Ministers, …….they cannot be investigated under the Scottish Ministerial Code”….🤔 So all change since the Salmond Stitch Up
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This is every bit as appalling as anything Blair ever said. And he’s going to be next UK PM. We need to find a way out. Soon.
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If Starmer is lying about the fundamentals of international law now, as opposition leader, what will he be capable of as prime minister? The answer: Lying us into yet more catastrophic, illegal wars – just like his mentor Tony Blair
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If you haven't seen Campbell Martin's work on the PPP/PFI scandal, this is where to start. We're not saying this is the *only* reason Operation Branchform appears to be taking forever, but it may well be a factor.
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The Only Game in Town

In this documentary on PFI/PPP, Reporter Campbell Martin reveals potential criminality and establishment cover-up in a PPP schools contract now costing taxpa...

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'So the 600 billion dollar question is this: what does Yousaf do when Westminster simply says “no” to his request to open negotiations?'
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Meanwhile, Back in Scotland

I flew back from Amsterdam yesterday after a month spent campaigning for Julian Assange, much of it organisational rather than public. Seeing Scotland with perspective after a month away really brings

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*NEW POST* Time up for the Alphabetties?
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Off Topic Scotland | Time for Truth?

Is time up for the Alphabet Women?

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Colette Walker and Neale Hanvey on Twitter 'space' right now, discussion is about 'Freeports' - what are they and why is it important that we know about them?
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Off Topic Scotland | Any Port in a Storm?

What are Freeports and why are they important?

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If the referendum had gone ahead today as promised, how would you have voted? (Scotland should be an independent country.)
Yes
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Spoil paper
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Would you be prepared to help crowdfund Alex Salmond if he decides to launch a private prosecution of those who committed perjury at his trial?
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If Operation Branchform exonerates Nicola Sturgeon, would you welcome her return as SNP leader/First Minister?
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Having suffered two serious legal defeats in as many days, is it time for Humza Yousaf to resign?
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1 year
The bombing of Yugoslavia was 'an unpardonable folly' according to Alex Salmond. He was hammered for that. How should any senior Scottish figure - politician, civil servant, senior lawyer, celebrity, or anyone else in civic life generally - describe what's happening right now?
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'Scotland as a whole, not just some families and institutions need to atone for slavery.' Kenny MacAskill Do you agree?
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Do you believe that the so-called 'Alphabet women' (Alex Salmond's accusers) will ever be identified publicly?
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'If we had to pick just one article from the past decade which has had an effect on the course of the debate generally, it is ‘The Betrayer’ by Rev. Stuart Campbell, published on Wings Over Scotland on January 31st 2020.'
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How much more of this horror must we see? It's not 'war'. We're being forced to watch a 'snuff' film with eyelids pinned open, like Alex in A Clockwork Orange. Looking away isn't possible and to hell with those doing so. At best, we have to take turns witnessing.
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We only caught wee bits of BBC RS Drivetime and heard no mention of the Court of Session hearing today. If it was ignored then all the more reason to suspect it was really bad news for SNP/Scotgov. Sometimes, with the msm, their silence speaks volumes.
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*NEW POST* Guest writer Rattlecans provides an account of the anxieties facing the elderly, their families and carers as another Scottish winter approaches... 'The Last Crushing'
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The clocks go back three weeks from now. This is guest writer Rattlecans' account of the reality faced by thousands of Scots facing crippling energy bills.

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10 months
Does Shirley Ann Somerville think she’s the FM in-waiting? She’s starting to dress like NS did back in the day.
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@aled_job Reading your comment there sparks deja-vu and sadness. Please take note of our experience in Scotland. We managed to get shot of Labour but in less than a decade the SNP have proved to be every bit as rotten and complacent. We've been betrayed. Utterly.
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So good to see the *real* grassroots independence activists getting back in the saddle and doing their own thing. No grandstanding or pie-in-the-sky virtue-signalling, just back to the fundamentals of how we reclaim our movement. Bravo to all involved. 👏👏👏👏👏👏
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Many thanks to tonight's guest speaker @coletteisp , & all attendees, for a fab discussion. We appreciate Colette kicking off our series on the topic of POSITIVE STEPS FORWARD FOR THE INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT Our next event will be in Feb '24 with @thecommongreen & @ellenjoelle 😊
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@WingsScotland Mone never hijacked and betrayed a mass movement which was decades in the making. She’s just a greedy airhead. Sturgeon is in a different league. It’s like comparing Gerald Ratner andTony Blair.
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'The British State has played a blinder: the SNP is now so compromised and controlled by agents of MI5 and Special Branch that the party no longer represents a threat to the British State. The SNP has been destroyed as an electoral threat.'
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OTS is now over 6 months old. Mibbe not a big deal in the grand scheme of things but it's a landmark for us and we want to thank everyone who's followed us, given us original material to publish, and taken the time to comment/share. We're here for the long haul. Thanks!
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This has had 3.5k views overnight. Feels as if a lot of people want to read an 'alternative' Christmas message that gives them hope rather than nausea. Thanks to all who've commented and RTed. 😉👍
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10 months
*NEW POST* 'The Speech from the Dock' The classic speech by John MacLean, over a century old but as relevant and powerful as ever.
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We intend to have a 'world cup' of the most embarrassing characters who have emerged in Scottish politics over the past decade. We need at least 32 names. (Or maybe we'll get 64?) Please submit nominations in this thread. Thank you. 😉👏😃
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1 year
Any other pro-indy accounts seeing a significant uptick in trolls and outright aggression? We never tweet anything particularly controversial but have had to block a lot, especially since the start of this week. Something's triggering the Yoons.
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1 year
*NEW POST* 'As Alba and groups like Salvo/Liberation Scotland, ISP and others continue to attract attention and grow membership, they will be infiltrated by members of the British intelligence community.'
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The following is an extract from article by Annemarie Ward, CEO of 'Faces and Voices of Recovery UK', to be published on Off Topic Scotland in full this weekend. 'To calculate the percentage rise in alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland from 2018 when MUP was introduced to the/
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1 year
@Sylvestermeoww The evidence Alex Salmond's team wanted to present was ruled as inadmissible. With good reason? We don't know because of the ludicrous restraints imposed by the judge. The whole thing reeks.
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1 year
Riddoch's latest, taken alongside similarly predictable droppings from WGD, GMK et al, helps make the case that cozy 'columnists' will churn out anything to hit that word-count.
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1 year
Can anyone think of a suitable new job for Nicola Sturgeon? We think she would make a good fish fryer in a busy chippy where she's far away enough so that people can't hear her.
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Serious Q: When folk use #IStandWithNicola what are they saying? What do they believe they are standing for? Sturgeon personally? Vision? Hope? Integrity? WTF are they on about? Does anyone know? Do they?
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@ianbhood Perhaps they could all be rolled into one: 'Make Scots lose hope' That may not be what was ordered but it's certainly what has happened (for many).
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1 year
'Me? Trying to upstage anyone? Me? Me?!'
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1 year
We were in 'George' Square yesterday. The carnival atmosphere has long-gone and it's time for serious politics. We don't have long to wait now to find out where we all stand. ✊✊✊✊✊
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*NEW POST* We're delighted that Al Harron has given us permission to republish his latest Wilderness of Peace blogpost. An important read, especially for Alba members.
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Off Topic Scotland | The River of Time

'We cannot repeat the SNP’s success, for we cannot repeat the circumstances.'

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@AlbaPartyTime @TasminaSheikh What are the chances of so many people with really *REALLY* bad memories managing to hold down such highly-paid positions?
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@CrossgateCentre It's a great shout, eh? Feels like there's been a lot more chat about the alphabetties recently, particularly 'H'. God only knows what leverage is being used against them. Hard to imagine they're all besties and meet every weekend to swap notes.
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@holyroodmandy The very fact that he felt he could get away with that behaviour tells us much about the corrosive effect the propaganda is having. It's everywhere, and relentless. People have had enough of it. Let's see what happens at Elgin library on Saturday.
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