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?
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Scotland, you’re getting a cold, hard, bigoted Brexit, now eat your cereal
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?
Britain: the pauper with the ‘broad shoulders’
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.
Alan Cochrane: My part in his downfall
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...
Whatever the result tomorrow, let’s be excellent to each other from now on
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. ...
Delusions Of No Thanks #1: We Can Change The System From Within
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...
What The Crew Of A Doomed Whaling Boat Can Tell Us About Scottish Independence?
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...
SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE: WHAT SHOULD WE REALLY BE AFRAID OF? INEQUALITY II
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...
Tweaked Version of Better Together Letter By Sophie 19, Student .
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...
Scottish Independence: What should we really be afraid of? Inequality I
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...
Why a No vote is not a vote for certainty: despite what Better Together say!
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...
Dear Margaret Curran
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...
Scottish Independence: What should we really be afraid of? Economy II
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...
The McCrone Report
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...
Scottish Independence: What should we really be afraid of? Economy I
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...
Scottish Independence: What should we really be afraid of? OIL
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...
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