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Independence March and Rally 2013

Posted by: fitheach in Politics 10 years, 2 months ago

Has it really been a whole year since the last March and Rally? It is hard to believe as the time has passed so quickly. This year the route was from The High Street, down North Bridge, across Princes Street, along Waterloo Place/Regent Road and then up Calton Hill for the Rally.

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Homemade Yes Logo board

Posted by: fitheach in Politics 10 years, 10 months ago

This weekend, the nearest Saturday/Sunday to the anniversary of Robert Burns' birth, will be a busy one for YesScotland events all across Scotland. So, of course, we are having an event locally which means we needed to get out all the flyers, leaflets, banners and Yes boards. This was fine except the person who has most of the materials has gone away on a three week international holiday!

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Obama comments on Independence Referendum

Posted by: fitheach in Politics 11 years ago

The New York Daily News reported Barack Obama as saying:

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Independence March and Rally 2012

Posted by: fitheach in Politics 11 years, 2 months ago

The March and Rally for Independence 2012 took place in Edinburgh on the 22nd September.

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Positive case for the union

Posted by: fitheach in Politics 11 years, 5 months ago
Unicorn Santa Claus Positive case for the union Loch Ness monster The Tooth Fairy

Prologue

The union between Scotland and England began in 1707, Ireland "joined" the union in 1801 and most of Ireland "left" again in 1922. So, the union has existed in a form for 305, 211 or 90 years depending on your definition. After such a long time it would be expected that successive Westminster governments operating what was recently heralded as a "redistributive union" would have banished poverty and inequality. However, the reality is Scotland which is one of the most energy rich nations in Europe has the most deprived areas of the UK and some of the lowest life expectancy levels in the EU. These statistics aren't bad, they are a disgrace.

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