DON’T VOTE NO TO SAVE FASLANE – ITS GOING ANYWAY! One of the principle concerns we find on the doorsteps of Argyll & Bute is potential closure of Faslane with a YES vote and an SNP Government. Two things are immediately worth pointing out. First, with a YES vote there is no guarantee nor is it a given that SNP…
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Scotland’s referendum – the ‘power’ of the badge
It’s Saturday 28th and we are headed for Bannockburn. This is day 1 of 2 of the re-enactment and there is a capacity crowd of 10,000. It’s a nice(ish) day, some showers predicted but some sun as well. Nothing will dampen our spirits for this historic 700th anniversary. Going through Stirling we run out of road signs. The military celebration,…
Scotland’s referendum is our ONE chance to stop The Glasgow Effect
Today, I am very pleased to publish a brief article from Dr Gwen Jones-Edwards explaining The Glasgow Effect. First, let me set a scene: Unfortunately, the referendum has come too late for some. However, if we do not take our destiny into our own hands, many others are condemned to the same fate. Ecclesiastes 9:3 – ‘Where There’s Life,…
Waken up Scotland
If we go back in time to around 1832. Up to that point women were prohibited from voting. 1872 marked the start of the national women’s suffrage movement. However, it was not until 1928 that women finally were given the vote. Could you imagine Mori conducting a poll of women, 2 months before they got the vote, asking if they…