The emotional case for Union
Recently Hague and Davidson have been promoting using an ’emotional’ case for Union on top of the ‘rational’ one used in 2014. Are they having a laugh?
Recently Hague and Davidson have been promoting using an ’emotional’ case for Union on top of the ‘rational’ one used in 2014. Are they having a laugh?
Scotland out of the EU / Towards Indyref2
by R J Hainey · Published October 4, 2016 · Last modified January 10, 2017
The unionist propaganda of the last referendum has shattered.Scotland has no control of its destiny. Are you just going to shut up and eat your cereal?
This week a new report looking at the UK economy was released. It has finally put to rest the myth of the Broad Shoulders of Union.
Editor's Choice / Humour / Scottish Politics
by R J Hainey · Published December 5, 2014 · Last modified June 22, 2017
Taking the title of your new book from the classic, Adolph Hitler: My Part In His Downfall is a brave move. However, judging by the excerpts published in the Telegraph this week, Alan Cochrane has actually managed...
Scottish Independence / Scottish Politics
by Lawrie McKay · Published September 17, 2014 · Last modified April 15, 2016
So the day is almost upon us. It’s been a long campaign and while many people have made their firm decision, there are still a lot of people who may not have made up their minds. ...
It is apparent that most No and Yes Voters want the same things. A more prosperous, more democratic, more equal society. Lots of No Voters agree that the current system in the UK is failing. What...
Editor's Choice / Scottish Independence
by R J Hainey · Published August 19, 2014 · Last modified June 22, 2017
In November 1820, on the Southern Pacific Ocean, a giant Sperm Whale attacked the American whaling ship, the Essex; it is reported that the leviathan, after an initial failed attempt, swam 500 meters out from the...
In the previous instalment of this series, I looked at wealth inequality in the UK and how we ranked the 7th worst in terms of income inequality of all the EU member states. Given that the...
Scottish Independence / Scottish Politics
by R J Hainey · Published June 1, 2014 · Last modified January 12, 2016
Better together have been sending out letters to people from Sophie 19, student. The letter is slightly misleading as it doesn’t mention that she is a Young Conservative and a Better Together activist but I guess...
In the previous issues, I’ve looked at how the UK has mismanaged oil revenues in the past 30 years, created a volatile economy that broke during the financial crisis of 2007/8 and failed to make the appropriate changes...
Recommended / Scottish Independence
by R J Hainey · Published April 13, 2014 · Last modified October 16, 2017
Watching some of the recent referendum debates, I have been struck by how the No campaign are framing the choice as being between the stable surety of the Union verses the uncertainty of independence. In this...
Editor's Choice / Scottish Independence
by autonomyscotland · Published April 5, 2014 · Last modified June 22, 2017
This is copy of an email sent to Margaret Curran MP. Margaret Curran MP Academy House 1346 Shettleston Road Glasgow G32 9AT Dear Margaret Curran, Here at Autonomy Scotland, we really worry about the plight of...
In the previous post we looked at what happened during the financial crash and how the UK has faired since the crash. Unfortunately, it seems that despite recovering to its pre-2008 peak, the economy is in a...
Each day we are bombarded with messages of fear. The utterances of the elite, parroted often verbatim and without investigation by a hamstrung and ineffectual media. It seeps into the consciousness of the Scottish people: an...
Welcome back to the second entry in this series of posts. In the previous entry I looked at the UKs approach to managing its natural resources. Unfortunately, unlike many other nations who have aimed to invest...
So the time is nearing for the people of Scotland to decide if they want to stay with England, Northern Ireland and Wales or to go it alone in the big bad world with no one...