He still found the time to scare old folks with porkies about their pensions in 2014.

For Scotland this may be hypothetical.

- SNP majority 2026 Holyrood
- Referendum 2027 (UK Gov realising it can't spit on democracy)
- YES vote
- Exit negotiations begin
- No need to stand for election to Westminster in 2028

There is an element of point missing going on. I posted it because the increasing alignment of Yes voting to Indy party voting is really interesting, but folks are focusing on the Yes line, and even on why Alba's supposed increased polling numbers aren't shown. *sigh*

I posted this on my Yes page and I'm getting some pushback over the indy vote apparently declining. Is there a source for the data?

You can take the boy out of South Africa, but...

Fishing boat in rough Scottish sea with gulls. Text: “Scotland brings the catch; Westminster keeps the cash.” Scotland lands 60% of UK fish but gets under 8% of the £360m fund.

🎣 Scotland brings the catch; Westminster keeps the cash.

🟦 Scotland lands 60% of UK fish but gets under 8% of the new £360m fishing fund.

👉 Here are 10 key facts you need to know: www.businessforscotland.com/the_uks_fish...

What this shows more than anything is the extent to which the financial crash broke the world.

Background is a highland sunriseand a small Yes Ben Wyvis logo. The text reads: "Scotland’s future doesn’t have to be something that happens to us. It can be something we choose — together. From clean energy to caring for one another, we already have the ideas and the talent. What we lack is the power to put them fully into practice. Independence isn’t about breaking away. It’s about growing into the country we already know we can be.

The backdrop scenery is of the Scottish highlands. The text reads: Ask yourself: Which is only nation in the UK that’s free to leave the Union? Which nation can refuse to grant permission to hold a referendum? Find the answer and you've found where all the power lies in the 'union of equals'

So, Starmer is going to be visiting Scotland more often in the months leading up to GE2026. Maybe the media could get off their arses and ask him these questions.

Poster with text - Did you know that over the last 19 years Scotland has sent £60Bn worth of renewable electricity to England?

Scotland is literally a powerhouse, producing nearly half the UK's renewable energy and sending £billions of our power to the south of England. Yet we pay the highest energy bills in Europe. It could have been different. It still could be. #IndependenceIsNormal

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Yes Scotland, you too could have a government as uninspiring and cruel as England's.

And ScotGov spends a significant proportion of its block grant mitigating the worst effects of Westminster austerity.

"Has done everything it can to protect us..." would be fairer, follwed by "and the only way it can do more is with independence."

Graphic using 'boiling the frog' expression to compare independence with those who stayed in the rapidly heating cauldron hoping things would get better.

Spot. On.

Sir Keir Starmer at Downing Street podium, with a string of St George's Cross flags behind him.

The UK Prime Minister — wrapped in the flag of England.
If he wants independence for England, Scotland will be the first to shake his hand.

Too Wee, Too Poor, Too Sark? Sark is a tiny British crown dependency off the coast of northern France with a population of only 500, and yet it has more political autono...

"Sark is a tiny British crown dependency off the coast of northern France with a population of only 500, and yet it has more political autonomy than the nation of Scotland."
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A Union flag bearing the message "One of the most unequal countries in the developed world."

It doesn't have to be that way for Scotland.
We can choose a different path - 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

A wooden signpost with scottish mountains behind. One arrow points left and reads “IMF Bailout” (UK). The other arrow points right and reads “Wealth of Nations” (Sotland), symbolising Scotland’s choice between UK decline and independence.

#UKBasketCase

We have a precedent in the UK for appeasing the far right.
It didn't turn out well. It never does.

Fight. Expose the lies.

Oh, and Scotland? This is not who we are. GTFO already.

A Sunday Telegraph front page with the headline "Reeves 'heading for IMF bailout'".

We've always said that the bigger risk is not re-gaining independence - it's staying in a bankrupt union.
#UKBasketCase

People who come to my country: Immigrants

People from my country who move abroad: Ex Pats

Worth noting: polls still weight results to match the 2014 indyref outcome. That artificially drags Yes down. The raw, unweighted numbers consistently show support for independence several points higher than what’s reported.

9 CDs' worth of Lennon's worst album, and they omit the best song on it.
"It's political correctness gone mad, I tell you."

It may be “Your Party” — but is it Scotland’s?

We don’t yet know where Jeremy Corbyn’s new party stands on Scottish independence. Until that’s clear, half the country — those who want to leave the UK — don’t know if this is a party for them.

We wish the project well. But Scotland deserves clarity.

To be clear, since 1999 we have our own parliament again, but its powers are limited and it can be overruled by the UK parliament whenever they think it has stepped out of line.

The UK is a union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland. Neither nation gave up their nationhood. But Scotland gave up its parliament. The result is that England, with a far larger population, controls parliament. And so, Scotland is sidelined, and does not have the power to decide its own future.

Map of Scotland covered in red and blue location pins, with bold black text overlayed saying: "If Independence Isn't in the Top 10 Concerns… Maybe it's because we haven't connected the dots – yet."

Independence isn’t some abstract ideal—it’s the tool we need to tackle real issues like the NHS, economy, and energy bills.

It’s not independence OR public services—it’s independence FOR public services.

Let’s connect the dots between what matters now and how we gain the power to change it.

Don't get me wrong. I'll vote for them. They are the political arm of independence and they're the only only route to get there.

But it's not unreasonable to ask for a plan to achieve the number one objective.

But my problem is that they don't appear to have a plan other than 'Vote for us for more of the same'.

I fear what it will take to wake them up is a collapse at the polling booths.

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