The Scottish Proclamation – 1st September 2022

It was read out today in front of the British Government Offices in Edinburgh

“We declare the right of the people of Scotland to the ownership of Scotland and to the unfettered control of Scottish destinies, to be sovereign and indefeasible. The long usurpation of that right by a foreign government has not extinguished that right, nor can it ever be extinguished except by the destruction of the Scottish people”.

Queries: Remind you of anything? Maybe this?

The 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic

“We declare the right of the people of Ireland to the ownership of Ireland and to the unfettered control of Irish destinies, to be sovereign and indefeasible. The long usurpation of that right by a foreign people and government has not extinguished the right, nor can it ever be extinguished except by the destruction of the Irish people”

Unlike the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic which proceeded with a call to arms, the 2022 Scottish Proclamation proceeds with a call for signatures, with the aim of setting up  a modern, Scottish National Congress, “to defend and assert our rights and to end the abuses of a foreign government that now threatens our lives and very existence as a nation”.

 You can support it by signing up here  https://liberation.scot/index.php

Remember: No spaces as you type in your name. Check spam folder if verification message does not arrive immediately.

Comment: I presume they welcome all supporters, not just Scots in and outwith Scotland

Queries: Will Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP join in with this? Will they  make it public if they sign it?

The  Salvo group who delivered the Scottish Proclamation  held a memorial for Scots who had killed by the Union 

Reaction: really emotional to watch people laying flowers in memory of the victims of the Union, so glad I went along to take part.

Neale Hanvey MP (Alba party) made a speech that was dedicated

To the victims of the Union 1707 – 2022

It started: “I was not born a Scottish nationalist, but I am very proud to be one. My early years were imbued with the unionist exceptionalism of Northern Ireland” 

Comment: He’s originally a Belfast man! Another Irish Connection!

The SSRG (Scottish Sovereignty Research Group), a non-partisan Scottish think-tank which was set up in 2020 and has upwards of 16 members,  welcomed and endorsed The Edinburgh Proclamation, describing what they envisaged  the Scottish National Congress could be.

Remember: Watch out for further developments!

Comment: The 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic is the Foundation Document of Modern Irish Nationhood. It is perhaps the single most important and most iconic document in the context of Modern Irish History.

Query: Will the 2022 Edinburgh Proclamation resonate in  the same way throughout the Scottish nation and over time ?

Refs: https://yoursforscotlandcom.wordpress.com/2022/09/01/much-more-than-talksolid-action-underway/

Neale Hanvey’s speech: https://yoursforscotlandcom.wordpress.com/2022/09/01/an-exceptional-speech-on-an-exceptional-day/

I can hear the nations tonight!

We heard the Irish nation speak out loud and clear last night when Sinn Fein won the West Tyrone seat

Congratulations, Órfhlaith Begley, West Tyrone’s first female MP

Irish voters  held the SF line along both sides of the border.

Today news has been released that the UK govt might be ready to throw the DUP under a bus!

‘A backup plan to impose border checks on trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK at ports and airports to avoid a hard border with the Republic of Ireland after Brexit has been drafted by senior civil servants.’

In other words there will be a controlled border between the UK and the EU at all British seaports and airports.

Northern Ireland will be politically part of the UK but in regulatory alignment with the EU27.

Comments:1) The backstop  is being “operationalised”

                       NI – UK-INO.

                       NI – UK in Name Only.

2) It fits in with what the majority of NI citizens voted for – Remain!
And what 50% odd of the population want if they can’t win any putative border poll

M.Barnier showed he had got the measure of the DUP

“He is understood to have told MEPs on his return to Brussels that the DUP – whose 10 MPs give May a parliamentary majority – had “used, or perhaps abused, their position in the House of Commons” to block a way forward”.

Comments:1) the UK Govt is struggling to cope with reality

“The EU says it wants to see progress on the Irish border issue by the time leaders meet in June. The U.K. doesn’t recognize June as a “deadline” and says that problem can be solved only through discussions on the wider future relationship.”

2) If Northern Ireland unionists want it to remain part of the UK in Name Only , they need to show a lot more flexibility on post-Brexit arrangements than the DUP are showing now.

Meanwhile over in Scotland – the stand-off over powers returning from the EU  to the Scottish Government continues, with the SNP’s position backed by all parties except the Tories

The ALL UNDER ONE BANNER march takes place in Glasgow tomorrow morning

Highland Scots, Lowland Scots, English Scots, Welsh Scots, Irish Scots, Catalan Scots, EU Scots all our World Scots!

Don’t be stiff! March the 5th. Bring everybody you know – even your Granny!

Let history record that we, in this place, in this time reaffirmed our intention to see an independent Scotland!

PS Warning for both nations:

“EU officials have warned the UK that Brexit talks could be suspended if no acceptable customs solution is found by a meeting of European leaders in June that avoids the creation of a hard border in Northern Ireland, The Times reports.

At a meeting last week, Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney warned that Ireland would be ready to force a suspension of the talks if no progress is made, it has emerged”

Linking in with that the Independent’s report of the Public Accounts Committee hearing includes the sentence:
“The committee demanded an update from Defra by next month, “in case negotiations break down”.

And confirmation comes from the Irish

“Without movement in the British position the [Irish] Government has been clear that it will block progress on further negotiations on an overall EU-UK trade deal and an agreement on a transition period.

Officials are adamant that the EU strongly backs this position, raising the prospect of a collapse in the Brexit talks at or before the June summit.“

Anyway here’s a song for both nations tonight

Refs

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/04/irish-border-backup-plan-suggests-checks-ports-airports-brexit

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-04/brexit-talks-sidestep-thorny-issues-as-officials-start-on-future

ttps://www.dover.uk.com/forums/politics-forum/the-money-tree-lol

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-civil-servants-it-systems-defra-dit-not-ready-uk-border-manual-systems-a8335101.html

 

Whither the SNP and Scottish independence?

Saturday Night Film

Some of you   may have been aware of  quarrels, discussions

storms in teacups over the summer among supporters of different views of an Independent Scotland

“Tiffs among cybernats“, we were told

This interview hints at more fundamental  issues

Are the SNP the equivalent of the Redmond’s Irish Independence Party rather than Irish Republicanism?

Has Westminster blocked two paths to independence –

1. the gradualist incremental approach. By steadily acquiring more powers for the Scottish Parliament, this was hoped to lead  to de facto independence. However,  the Sewell Convention is worthless and Westminster   refuses to repatriot Brussels powers to Scotland
2. the Referendum as  the means for self-declaring that Scotland wants to be independent (de iure independence). PM May’s declared “now is not the time” And the SNP appeared to agree.

If so, where does Scotland go now in her quest for independence?

Nicola Sturgeon has set up all the ducks in order to call for Indyref2 as soon as the implications of Brexit (which Scotland did not vote for) are clearer.

Bets are on for Autumn 2018-Spring 2019

But it could be postponed until the end of the Brexit process.

When’s that?

Including the latest UK demand for a time-limited transition period after March 2019?

How long is a piece of string?

IndyRef2 could  even called off if Scotland remains within the Single Market, all the while exiting the EU.

So if the SNP is serious about Independence, is a more radical approach needed?

Is it time for Scotland  to take the gloves off?