Odds and Ends Monday 20th February 2023 – Thank the Lord for small miracles.

Thank God for small miracles – I suspect that his advisors have informed Angus Robertson how disliked he is across the yes community and within the SNP. Can anyone think of anything this so-called politician has achieved, constitution secretary for years and what have we gotten from this grifter, nothing. Allegedly it’s because he has a young family, I suspect it I more about being useless and disliked.

Stop trying to re-write history then – There is no place for abuse on social media, there is a place for honesty, sarcasm, for cheeky. Where I have little sympathy is for the likes of Christine Jardine, one of the very worst Lib Dem MPs I have ever met, and in my opinion a nasty piece of work herself. Jardine goes on to say “we should recognise and applaud her contribution” of course she would. Sturgeon was brilliant for the union but unionists re-writing history really is taking the piss isn’t it.

A letter in the National – IF Alex Salmond was to live up to expectations of the inspirational character who confirmed my belief that Scotland should determine its own future, he would now finally find a way to set aside his differences with Nicola Sturgeon and propose that she take a leading role in the new independence campaign of the wider Yes movement once the best route forward has been determined.

While there is still much debate around de facto referendums and possible alternatives, whatever route emanates as the preferred option from the SNP special conference (hopefully fully considering views across the wider Yes movement), these two very able and charismatic individuals working co-operatively towards their shared primary goal would soon deliver the sustained and clear majority support that will form the foundation of returning Scotland to independence.

Such a formidable alliance is what most of those attempting to sustain the dysfunctional “Union” fear as they know that when the various strands of the Yes movement are enthusiastically brought together, the Scottish public will no longer be “divided” but united in the knowledge Scotland has the talent and the resources to confidently determine its own destiny.

With Jeremy Corbyn and left-wing politics effectively ostracised from the Labour Party, most socialists know independence is now the only realistic route to socialist governance in Scotland and, rather than rely on Tony Blair devotees at Westminster and Holyrood, genuine Scottish socialists will democratically support self-determination to remain true to their core principles as espoused by Labour’s founder, Keir Hardie. (Stan Grodynski)

Bloody hell what more can the man have done to try to reach out, both as an individual and party leader of Alba. I know that I wouldn’t have reached out, I didn’t agree with the 1 SNP 2 Alba strategy but if anyone should be reaching out, or even begging for forgiveness, it is Nicola Sturgeon and many in the SNP for what they tried, and still try, to do to that man, an innocent man.

I would milk every last drop – I don’t know much about Ash Regan but what I have heard so far is a little common sense. Now before the Scottish Green gender warriors jump all over me oil is bad, we know that. However, we can use it to our advantage if we have the balls, we could have an oil fund or an environment fund. Use the proceeds from oil to fund a green revolution in Scotland, fund an energy company save some for a rainy day, and sell it at a fortune to make Scotland a better place. Regan said  “I will not support an accelerated net-zero path which sees us turn off the North Sea taps, throw 10s of 1000s of oil workers out of jobs, hollow out NE & H&I communities whilst still using and importing hydrocarbons.

She is not wrong is she, why cut off your hand to spite your face. The environment debate needs honesty and less passion, but it also needs to be taken back by us and used for us and not the profits of the greedy, won’t happen though will it. Scotland will be milked dry as it always has been.

Interesting article from Kevin McKenna – in the Herald and worth a skiffy. Iain Martin, the influential political commentator and founder of the political website Reaction commented “Her resignation marks the end of the gradualist route to independence. This is a big constitutional moment. As a Scottish unionist living in London, I’ve long felt that Sturgeon gets an easy ride from English broadcasters. 

As I have commented before Nicola Sturgeon was brilliant for the union, she strengthened it in so many ways and Iain goes on to say “There’s a palpable feeling too among London’s political elites that’s becoming evident outside the bubble: that for the first time in the Salmond/Sturgeon era the spectre of independence, and with it the break-up of the Union, is beginning to recede” if that is how many feel in England then Sturgeon’s work is done.

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